By the way, the article notes a Mellon demographic study noted that that "people of color" (possibly Balsamini's term, not Mellon's) occupy 42 percent of "intellectual leadership positions" at the Brooklyn Museum.

Sounds like pervasive and institutionalized racism to me. US DOJ should investigate!

What's with this "person of color" thing? That sounds like a hoity toity way of saying "colored person;" a term I thought was racist.

If these SJWs are going to change the politically correct term every couple of years they need to put out a memo. That way people with real lives won't be tricked into using wrong (read racist) language.

Jay, Lewis Carroll will explain what's going on.

'I don't know what you mean by "glory",' Alice said.

Humpty Dumpty smiled contemptuously. 'Of course you don't — till I tell you. I meant "there's a nice knock-down argument for you!"'

'But "glory" doesn't mean "a nice knock-down argument",' Alice objected.

'When I use a word,' Humpty Dumpty said, in rather a scornful tone, 'it means just what I choose it to mean — neither more nor less.'

'The question is,' said Alice, 'whether you can make words mean so many different things.'

'The question is,' said Humpty Dumpty, 'which is to be master — that's all.'

"That way people with real lives won't be tricked into using wrong (read racist) language."

But that was the goal Jay. They want to call you dirty names so you willingly cede authority to them.

This just makes me more convinced of a nascent idea that I've been nurturing:

In South Africa, the White population is facing a dreadful level of persecution by some Blacks, as well as the ANC-led government in the form of land reform. This violence includes the killing and wounding of some White farmers. I would have no problem in accepting these persecuted folk -- all five million of them -- as refugees or green carders to come contribute to our wonderful country.

Meanwhile, we offer the 5 million most ungrateful, angry, and/or violent Black people (such as Je$$e Jack$on, Al Sharpton and the people screeching about this museum's hiring process) voluntary one-way trips to South Africa -- undoubtedly to be renamed Azania sometime in the future -- where they can live in racial harmony and where everyone hired will be Black, so complaints will be few. I would have no problem with our government paying their way.

Win-win.

I have a vague recollection of another race-baited incident surrounding art. It seem that a white artist chose to paint a young black victim of white racists lying in state.

Apparently, white people aren't allowed to paint black people any more.

Oh, I almost forgot. Regarding the term "people of color," I refuse to use it.

It is intended to be an exclusionary term, so I call them what they are: non-whites.

about that tweet:

"our narrative"?

OUR?

Just what makes that person think that THEY, and they alone, own it and others don't have a say?

If one truly wants the truth of history; then, several voices have to be heard - there isn't just ONE narrative. That goes for ALL history.

I've just read an article in the Guardian - well skimmed really, a Very offended woman writing, then skipped to the comments, 350+ of them, and very very few were of the same opinion (didn't read them all, though). Sanity does still rule.

Article here - Why are white curators still running African art collections?

https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2018/apr/03/brooklyn-museum-white-curators-african-art-open-letter

wow. thanks for exposing this myopic crap view of the world...where others can dictate others' art and lifestyle just becuase, "justice?" NO.