
An academic conference in Toronto , Canada hosted a symposium focusing on “ Critical Becky Studies ” with multiple professors and faculty from American universities participating.

The early April symposium was part of the American Educational Research Association’s annual meeting. One of the main goals of the session was to “ problematize ” the way people think about the term “ Becky ”.
“ In the tradition of speculative fiction , parable , and counterstorytelling [sic] within critical race theory , this session aims to problematize the characterization of ‘ Becky ’, a term specific to white women who engage whiteness ( ?! ) , often in gendered ( ?! ) ways ” the session description states.
“ This characterization is relevant to education by critically examining who is Becky and how she is characterized , her positionality in education , and how the hope for diversity , inclusion , equity and racial justice within the P-20 educational pipeline is impacted by Becky.”
The description also states that the session on “ Critical Becky Studies ” will focus on how “ Becky ” enacts oppression.
What a load of TRIPE !!! … Education ?! … ‘ Academic Symposium ‘ ?!!! … How much money was wasted on this bullshit ?!!! …
Here’s another large mouthful ;
“ Explorations of Becky and implications of educational practice from a variety of perspectives and contexts will illuminate the dynamics of power , privilege and oppression tied to the gendered and raced mechanisms of whiteness enacted by Becky ” … says the session description …
More ‘ Turd Tidbits ‘ ;
“… white female teachers feel “ emboldened ” by “enacting their whiteness “…
“… this work found that many aspiring white women teachers are becoming emboldened in enacting their whiteness ”…
A particular paper described as …“ Border Becky: Exploring White Women’s Emotionality , Ignorance , and Investment in Whiteness ”…
According to the description , the paper focuses on white women who are considered “ Border Beckys ” and reveals the “ battle ” the must undergo in order to extract themselves “ from the white supremacist hegemonic alliance ”…
This one’s a corker !!! …
“ This paper establishes how white women are not seeking to disinvest from whiteness but perform how they’re not racist ” states the description. “ Leonardo (2004) argues that white people are petrified of being called racists , which overshadows their ability to fully commit to disinvesting from whiteness ”…
If I find many more of this sort of crap , I’m gonna have to move this shit from my ‘ WTF ‘ category and create a new one titled ‘ Whadda-Load-O-Shit !!! ‘…

Source: Basic Becky? Conference explores ’emboldened’ female teachers ‘enacting their whiteness’