Diversity in the SEC

[DrPhil]

Originally Posted by Hartofsec

I would be interested in a list of things to do and say about diversity in SEC GLOs that are not considered "cliché."

There is great irony and cliche in your wanting a quick GC Diversity Training.

Your post reminds me of my "sandbox" post in another thread. White organizations tend not to play in the sandbox owned by nonwhites or tend not to be willing to create a new sandbox with nonwhites. Nonwhites, on the other hand, tend to be accustomed to having to smile and show an appreciation for even being invited to the white sandbox.

I'm all for separate sandboxes that can work together if so desired. But since some organizations seek diversity, they need to know that such diversity is not contingent upon how the majority feels. Don't invite minorities and then expect them to not acknowledge the minority identity. That serves no purpose than to make the majority feel warm and fuzzy. I have no interest in riding the rainbow pissing pony created by the majority. The majority who wishes to pretend no one cares or thinks about this stuff can form their Kumbaya circle elsewhere.

Originally Posted by amIblue?

NPC groups didn't have to worry about keeping Black members out at their founding because their schools already did that for them. How many schools were racially integrated in the late 19th century and early 20th century?

Yep and white students knew this. Many celebrated this.

I just want people to stop living in lala land. For instance, GLOs were founded at HBCUs in the early 1900s, and some of them mention being a brotherhood or sisterhood for Blacks. Race and ethnicity are intentional and detailed in some of our purposes despite being surrounded by 99% Black student population at HBCUs. Race was still not invisible and neutral to us. Our founders were thinking beyond the HBCU campus and for years to come.

The only difference is the founders of the predominantly white GLOs made no explicit mention of race. Race stood for itself despite attempts at false race neutrality.