"Do you see yourself as complicit in the perpetuation of racism, in the workplace, at university or in public life?"
Yes, sometimes. But when racist policies or practices are brought to light, I try to make sure I don't replicate them, going forward. I also reject the notion that someone is automatically "racist" or "a white supremacist" solely because they unknowingly participate in racist practices.
"Are you ever honest with yourself on the question of unconscious bias as it relates to dealing with Black, indigenous and people of colour?"
Yes, although I'm perhaps an unconventional or "abnormal" thinker. I'm literally examining and challenging my assumptions about what complete strangers' lives/backgrounds MAY HAVE been like (based on their superficial characteristics or their words/actions that I've witnessed secondhand), without even talking to (or interacting with) them. However, it isn't until you actually have a conversation with someone (or hear a testimonial from them) when you can determine whether those hypothetical assumptions of yours were flawed.
"Have you ever at any point in recent times eviscerated the notion of white people 'discovering stuff,' with your nearest and dearest?"
If you are referring to the myth of White people "discovering" a majority of modern inventions or Western civilization being superior in its innovation -- I don't personally subscribe to that fallacy, and it hasn't come up in any of my daily conversations.
"Have you ever called out close relatives for their bigotry?"
Yes. But I do it in a way that is likelier to prompt them to listen to me, rather than evoking instant hostility from them.
"Do you always get defensive, when the subject of systemic racism gets raised by non-White people?"
No. But I pay attention to whether the discourse itself is centered on the flaws of the systems themselves versus individual culpability for systems we didn't ask to be a part of.
"Should Black people even bother discussing the issues of race with White people if they aren’t prepared to accept their bigotry?"
People can discuss race however they want, whenever they want. Just be prepared that, if a Black person approaches a White person from the onset with an accusatory and outright contemptuous stance, it's less likely to prompt a White person to self-examine one's own prejudice or bigotry. If the race-based issue is framed assertively and honestly (but without automatic personal indictment), then the recipient is likelier to be self-reflective of times when they exhibited such prejudice/bigotry. That, in turn, will cause the "unlearning" process to be more effective and more widespread.
"Shouldn’t White people be supporting the teaching of critical race theory like never before, given what we now know about the insidious nature of racism in our society?"
White people should support Critical Race Theory if its framework is constructive, factual, and rational. Most White people aren't going to blindly accept every ideology packaged as Critical Race Theory just because the proponent chooses to classify it as Critical Race Theory per se.
"If every White reader of this article can truly answer these questions honestly and objectively, then Dr. Khilanani will have been justified in making those comments captured in the footage embedded to this page."
This statement is a Kafka trap.
