(NewsSpace.com) – Being on time for an event is typically considered being courteous. Being on time to work is considered being responsible. However, it appears timeliness doesn’t mean the same thing to everyone. According to some people’s take on a Duke Medical School plan from 2021, it just might mean you’re a white supremacist.
In 2021, the school released its plan, “Dismantling Racism and Advancing Equity, Diversity and Inclusion [DEI] in the School of Medicine.” In it, the report speaks of creating an “anti-racist workforce,” where it claims “white supremacy culture” in the United States “explicitly and implicitly privileges whiteness and discriminates against non-Western and non-white professionalism standards related to dress code, speech, work style, and timeliness.”
The guide goes on to include definitions of white supremacy — the thought that white people are superior to non-whites — and how the culture values their ideas, beliefs, actions, and thoughts over any other race. It also points out that America is predisposed to this culture. Then it goes on to mention white fragility, the term coined by author Robin DiAngelo in her 2018 book on the subject. It refers to the discomfort a white person allegedly feels when confronted by racism or injustice.
The guide was well-received by Dr. Mary E. Klotman, Duke Medical School’s dean, who praised it for reflecting its “goals, priorities, and strategies.” She’s not the only one who agrees with the contents within, either.
In 2023, a UCLA Law Review essay said that being on time, or the idea of timeliness is nothing more than “a racial construct.” It also claims that some use the term “professionalism” to wield power over non-whites. The Sanford Social Innovation Review posted an article stating something similar, saying timeliness benefits capitalism. It also noted that being professional places emphasis on “productivity over people” and tends to favor those who are Western and white.
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