The University of Calgary’s “systemic racism” admission is virtue-signalling at its worst
The University of Calgary (UC) has publicly admitted to being a systemically racist institution against blacks, indigenous people and other people of colour.
The University of Calgary (UC) has admitted to being a systemically racist institution against blacks, indigenous people and other people of colour. The revelation by its Senior Leaders University Team has hardly received any attention. The shocking admission was made on June 24, which coincidentally is the unofficial discovery of this country, when John Cabot landed in Newfoundland in 1497.
Only three weeks earlier on June 1, the University tweeted a statement denouncing racism and offering support “in these difficult times.” It was retweeted 168 times and received 559 likes (July 14).
Spearheaded in the Department of Psychology, a group from the academic grievance industry reacted to the tweet a week later, charging the university with racism in an “Open Letter”. It is an adapted form letter circulated on other Canadian campuses.
The open letter initially acknowledges efforts at the UC to create an environment of inclusion, and welcomes the new “equity,…
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