We are, and I am, tied to the power I critique – the legal profession, law firms, and law schools remain disproportionately white. How can white people credibly advocate for racial justice when every action takes advantage inherently (and arguably intentionally) takes advantage of racial privilege? I’m not sure how to answer that question, and it is one I struggled with during my CRT seminar and one I struggle with today. That’s why I wrote this post: because BU has provided us with a really important space to critique and challenge. I’m trying to use that space, and this one, to learn.

Froggy, I do want to address your point specifically – I agree with you, but you attack an argument my post did not make.I did not argue that people of color need to change. To the contrary, I argued that is our white system of laws and judges that is flawed, and that I appreciate the space within law school to consider those flaws. I argue that our laws that needs to be fixed, not the people upon whom those laws act.

Thanks again for the critique and comments – I appreciate it.

The way you see the world: ‘Come here person of color and let me tell you what is wrong with you and how I am going to fix you.’ I find it just a bit hypocritical that so many of get bent out of shape when men want to tell women what to do with their wombs, but find no irony in using your white privilege to tell minorities how or what they should do.

Yes, I am a minority and I attend BU law. This should narrow it down as there are only 5 or so of us at the law school, excluding, of course, the LLMs.