"Am I racist?"-- the movie...

Saw "Am I racist?" on Saturday with Brennan. Good if you're into the topic. Well-done, but left money on the table. Walsh gets in the way too much, especially (big-time) in the opening scene, and misses the op to let them speak for themselves and look sad/funny.

Funniest subtle moment: Walsh redefining "mansplaining" with DiAngelo.

Most powerful moment: African-American Christians talking about race as secondary to love and our identity as humans. (It's a bigger deal to those who make it a bigger part of their identity.)

Coolest question: I'm excited that my daughter loves Moana, but I don't know what to do with the cultural appropriation if she wears the costume at Halloween. What to do?

Most surprising: DiAngelo was quite reasonable/rational-- and the only person who wasn't silly or seemingly in it just for the money (a bunch of cynics or clowns).

Most provocative: DiAngelo seemingly earnest bewilderment at the reparations payment. I don't understand why she described it as "weird" rather than beautiful, interesting, etc. She said, reasonably from her perspective, that such things are systemic, so systemic solutions are required-- except that she tries to persuade individuals all the time in her training/books. (She said she would "process this"-- and again, seemed earnest. Does anyone know if she's said anything serious about this?)