“Subtle Bias,” “Microagressions,” And Teachers’ Pets

On Minding The Campus this morning I have some thoughts on the “subtle bias” and “microagressions” that have allegedly produced a “chilly racial climate” on today’s campuses. It’s no accident, as we conspiracy theorists are fond of saying, that those campuses that bend over backwards (or farther) to be solicitous to tender racial sensitivities, that try the hardest to ferret out even the most subtle biases and stamp out even the tiniest microaggressions, often have the worst racial climates.