Here's an appalling press release from the University of Texas:
Challenging the idea that racism education could be
harmful to students, a new study from The University
of Texas at Austin found the results of learning about
historical racism are primarily positive. The study
appears in the November/December issue of the journal
Child Development.
Psychologists Rebecca Bigler and Julie Milligan Hughes
found white children who received history lessons about
discrimination against famous African Americans had
significantly more positive attitudes toward African
Americans than those who received lessons with no
mention of racism. African-American children who learned
about racism did not differ in their racial attitudes
from those who heard lessons that omitted the racism
information, the study showed. . . .
Both white and black children who learned about racism
were more likely to value racial fairness and to
express greater satisfaction with the lesson. White
children whose lessons included information on
discrimination showed more defensiveness, had more
racial guilt (if they were older than 7) and were less
likely to accept stereotypical views about African
Americans.
Breaking down stereotypes is all well and good, but what kind of sicko
thinks it's "positive" to make 7-year-olds feel guilty about the color
of their skin?
