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  • 'White Racist' Invite Offends Lab Workers (NM-Sandia Lab)

    04/09/2008 9:53:12 AM PDT · by CedarDave · 122 replies · 315+ views
    The Albuquerque Journal ^ | April 9, 2008 | John Fleck
    An invitation to a "diversity workshop" sent to Sandia Labs employees last week by labs management has drawn complaints because of its suggestion that white people are inherently racist. "Recent studies suggest whites' lack of awareness about other cultures has to do with whites' commitment to maintaining higher social status, or 'white privilege,' '' the invitation said. It also said whites "are likely to persist in racist behaviors unless persuaded to abolish the privileges they receive as members of the white race." Sandia staff received a dozen calls from employees upset about the wording, labs spokesman Michael Padilla said. He...