Western University’s mandatory “anti-racism” e-learning module was leaked on social media exposing how students are taught racially charged and ideological lessons.
The London, Ontario post-secondary school is forcing their staff, students, and faculty to pass a 45-minute e-learning program before November 24th.
Some of the module’s contents uploaded to X (formerly Twitter) revealed a series of highly contentious and racially inflammatory claims about white people and “people of colour,” including the idea that certain behaviours are linked to race.
The module begins by narrowly defining racism as “prejudice plus power,” and “the belief of superiority of White people over non-White people.”
In contrast, the Merriam-Webster dictionary defines racism as “a belief that race is a fundamental determinant of human traits and capacities and that racial differences produce an inherent superiority of a particular race.”
The module goes on to claim that white people hold “internalized racism” – private prejudices and biases about members of other races that reside inside the “mind and body,” while black people hold internalized oppression.
“For white people, this can be internalized privilege, entitlement, and superiority; for People of Colour, this can be internalized oppression,” reads the module prompt on internalized racism.
The module also defines institutional racism as policies that result in better outcomes for white people rather than for black people, “people of colour,” and indigenous communities.
“It [institutional racism] involves unjust policies, practices, procedures, and outcomes that work better for White people than Indigenous, Black, or People of Colour, whether intentional or not,” reads the module.
Microaggressions are defined in the module as intentional or unintentional slights and insults based on race, gender, sexual orientation, and religion, and claims that equity deserving groups often face microaggressions daily.
“Because microaggressions are common and because they occur in the context of systemic oppression, exposure to them can cause serious harm to people’s health and well-being,” claims the module.
Despite Western requiring that all students must complete the anti-racism module,some have opposed the teaching of divisive social theories.
One student who spoke to True North last week said that the content being taught in the anti-racism module is upsetting and concerning.
“This push towards racial division and segregation which I see as anathema to something I stand for is something I am deeply concerned for and I think it’s fracturing society,” the student told True North.
The student chose to remain anonymous so as to avoid blowback and punishment from the university.
