“Oak Park and River Forest High School principal, Nathaniel Rouse, hosted a “Black Lives Matter” event exclusively for black students.” The decision to exclude non-blacks was “not meant to give a connotation that we were trying to be exclusive.” The event was intended “for students who identify as black.” Rouse said he “found it...far easier for me to talk...with individuals that look like me.” He added, “I still struggle...talking...with people who don’t look like me.”
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Sounds like this black principal is making the case for segregated schools. He can’t be racist, though, because he’s black.
That wouldn’t bother me, if only both sides got to initiate it. But as it stands, only blacks get to say what can be “exclusive”. Do you know how pathetic it sounds for white parents to whine that blacks excluded their white children from having to hear all about how guilty they are? When what white parents should have done in response is to say, “That’s fantastic! We agree! Sometimes you just need to talk to your ‘own kind’, we agree! so while y’all are doing it in that room, we’ll be over here in this room explaining to our kids that no, you are not responsible for the sins of your forefathers, any more than others want to held liable for the dysfunctions of their racial brethren”.