books are like Kryptonite
Posted on 03/25/2017 12:29:18 PM PDT by rightistight
April Hathcock, an attorney and NYU librarian, argues that "whiteness... has permeated every aspect of librarianship" and must be "dismantled."
Her article, titled "White Librarianship in Blackface: Diversity Initiatives in LIS," offers ways to "correct for whiteness" in the field of librarians.
"It is no secret that librarianship has traditionally been and continues to be a profession dominated by whiteness," Ms. Hathcock begins her piece.
"In this article, I use “whiteness” to refer not only to the socio-cultural differential of power and privilege that results from categories of race and ethnicity;" she writes. "It also stands as a marker for the privilege and power that acts to reinforce itself through hegemonic cultural practice that excludes all who are different."
Citing scholars who have tackled the "problem" of "whiteness" in libraries, Hathcock continues, "As Branche (2012) notes, "Whiteness and white normativity are embedded in U.S. library culture.""
Because of this, Hathcock argues, despite "diversity initiatives" to rid the librarian field of whiteness, they are not working.
In fact, asking prospective librarians for a "completed application" and "resume" are hardships because they are "situated in positions of white, middle-class, cisgender normativity that allow for the temporal, financial, and educational privilege."
She continues, "These applications are created particularly to recruit for whiteness and require the ability to play at whiteness in order to succeed."
Libraries accross the country must wash away "the blackface of white librarianship."
Ms. Hathcock concludes, "The first step is to help diverse applicants navigate the whiteness of the profession and make a concerted effort to dismantle whiteness from within." She adds, "In doing so, we can recreate the profession into one that truly embraces inclusivity. We can wash away our white librarianship in blackface."
Maybe because cursive is beyond their skill set..
Racist bastard.
Hey, lady. Can I borrow a book?
books are like Kryptonite
Librarians are usually pretty well educated. That’s a clue.
When I see a Leftist SJW throwing out terms like “hegemonic cultural practice”, I know there’s no content to be had in the piece. And I do mean piece.
This is a country built and fought for by white european christian heritage peoples.
Whiteness is the norm. There is no problem.
Now take a look at the demographics of those using the library.
APRIL HATHCOCK
Every article like this shows everyone how dumb commies really are.
Blackface?
Like when they painted up Obama to look darker?
We posted photos within seconds of each other. I kindly chose on that didn’t make people jump with fright! Shades of Helen Thomas!
Nut cases that are this far gone cannot be reasoned with. Only violence and oppression will make them slink back into their closets - or silence them permanently.
The spectra of replies to this idiot exceeds one’s ability to count infinities.
Let’s just let the moron start with a library of great literature by those he/she/it feels meets the requisite criteria.
I’m thinking a three or four foot long shelf oughta do it.
And we eagerly await the STEM books. No, not any books written recently building on previous works, but ones showing new math/physics/philosophy/etc.
Crickets chirping.
My FRiends, thus we see the lexicon of the left
permeate every nook and cranny of our everyday life.
To attempt to reason or argue with it only results
in becoming firmly enmeshed in the clutches of socialist
dialectic.
It doesn’t bode well for our future.
These racists must be driven from the public square. This is Nazism.
I’ll bet those nasty white people they hate wrote this article for her. They all sound the same no matter who writes it using their talking points.
Skip a lunch April.
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