Only in California, the home of rat infestation, a booming homeless population, and a place where they can’t build a homeless shelter for less than 500k, would people be this over the top when it comes to acronyms. An Art teacher is trying to be more “woke” in San Francisco and decided to stop referring to his art program as an acronym. He claims acronyms are racist because not everyone speaks English… It sounds like he doesn’t know what the word racist means…
“The San Francisco Unified School District’s art program decided to drop its former name, “VAPA,” because “acronyms are a symptom of white supremacy culture.”
The acronym, which stood for “visual and performing arts,” could “alienate” non-native English speakers, according to district art department director Sam Bass. The department will now just be referred to as the San Francisco Unified School District Art Department.
The decision to change the art department’s name was one of a handful of antiracist measures the district voted to implement last week Bass claimed.”
“We are prioritizing antiracist arts instruction in our work.” So they got rid of the acronym “VAPA,” which is short for visual and performing arts.”
“It is a very simple step we can take to just be referred to as the SFUSD Arts Department for families to better understand who we are,” explained Sam Bass, Director of the SFUSD Arts Department.”
“In a letter, he explains that acronyms are a symptom of white supremacy culture.
“The use of so many acronyms within the educational field often tends to alienate those who may not speak English to understand the acronym,” he added.
That’s based on a 1999 paper written by author Tema Okun titled “White Supremacy Culture.” Okun told me that, “Our culture perpetuates racism when things continue to be written down in a certain way.”
Here’s an idea, maybe people that move here could learn the national language. This is ridiculous. There is nothing racist about acronyms. People who can’t understand them clearly just need to brush up on English or find someone to help them. Every country uses them. Someone should tell the art teacher and author they need a reality check. It looks like they should stop wasting time on this B.S. and take some time to clean their sign.
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