Posted on 10/12/2019 6:07:40 AM PDT by robowombat
University bans white students from attending ‘anti-racism’ meetings
Sheffield Students’ Union has banned white students from attending meetings for its new “anti-racism” policy.
The SU announced on Tuesday that it is shifting from a “non-racist to an actively anti-racist” stance.
But Sheffield SU bosses say “only black and minority ethnic students” will be allowed into meetings to share their views.
Those wishing to join two focus groups being held to discuss “how we can create an anti-racist Students’ Union” are promised on the sign-up form that the SU “really values hearing your experiences and ideas”.
However, a few paragraphs below, it states: “Please note that these sessions are only open to black and minority ethnic (BME) students.”
The Sheffield Tab understands that the policy change will involve the SU taking more active measures to confront racist language and actions.
It follows outcry over a Uni of Sheffield student throwing a banana at a black Hallam student during Varsity ice hockey in 2018.
Announcing the new policy on Tuesday, SU women’s officer Rosa Tully and welfare officer Beren Maddison said on Facebook that the focus groups, based in the Octagon, are “open to BME students only”.
“Sheffield Students’ Union want to make a change from being simply non-racist to actively anti-racist,” Tully’s post adds.
“To do so, we are enlisting a member of the National Union of Students to audit the Students Union to see what we can do better.
“However, we need your help to incorporate your ideas and experiences into our work. We are hosting two focus groups on the 14th of October, open to BME students only.”
Last month students at the Uni of Edinburgh sparked controversy for planning to hold an “anti-racism” event where white attendees were barred from asking questions.
University staff raised concerns after reading promo material for the conference, named Resisting Whiteness, which said: “We will not be giving the microphone to white people during the Q&As, not because we don’t think white people have anything to offer to the discussion but because we want to amplify the voices of people of colour.”
Sheffield SU and the NUS were both unavailable for comment when contacted by The Sheffield Tab on Tuesday afternoon.
Written by: Ewan Somerville
First published 08.10.19: https://thetab.com/uk/sheffield/2019/10/08/sheffield-su-bans-white-students-from-anti-racism-policy-meetings-40127
Leftism is a mental disease...
No problem if white lib/prog wannabes don’t mind.
So it would be OK to have a whites-only ‘anti-racism’ meeting?
Another Orwellian slogan: Racism is Anti-Racism!
Here is an example in the U.S. of a trustee directly telling 2 white male trustees that their opinion is not wanted in the revision of the town’s diversity statement.
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/3785509/posts
Wow... Just about as meaningful as banning born-again Christians from Satanic black masses.
Basically, banning people from somewhere they have no desire to be, and besides that, are emphatically *NOT* wanted, nor welcome at.
Yeah, the white kids have been done quite a favour. :P
Sounds like the meeting was only for racists
Yep that was mighty racist of them
This is a “RACIST ACTION”!
Looking for suggestions to solve a problem from only half of those involved with one side of the issue, is like crossing halfway across a fast flowing river. You only make it to the middle and you, at that point, can sit there until you drown as the current never changes unless someone else builds a dam upstream as you can’t get out of it. And you’re all wet to boot.
rwood
Illegal and unconstitutional.
“University bans white students from attending ‘anti-racism’ meetings”
What a shame, and I’ll bet the white students so badly wanted to attend too.
They are merely admitting that “anti-racism” is racism.
They should be applauded.
Yup—if they act like they hate you...
They hate you!
I wished I could have been banned from my old employer’s diversity meetings.
In the end they’ll want everything separate including the water fountains.
All this tells me is that white liberals irritate people of color as much as they irritate us.
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