SUNY Binghamton offering 'Stop White People' course

The State University of New York at Binghamton is under fire for offering a "Stop White People" course. The Binghamton Review reports SUNY Binghamton, also known as Binghamton University, is instructing residential assistants (R.A.'s) on how to deal with "uneducated people" in racial situations. The course, titled "StopWhitePeople2k16," aims to "help others take the next step in understanding diversity, privilege, and the society we function within."

According to the Daily Caller , "privilege" is believed to suggest the course will discuss "white privilege" and related topics about race.LINK


The course description was revealed Tuesday in a page from Binghamton University's R.A. training schedule. The class is being taught three current R.A.'s, who receive a free room at the taxpayer-funded school for helping guide students living on campus.

The story went viral Wednesday when it was shared on Drudge Report and other sites.

Binghamton University has not commented on it, but the Daily Caller points out the school's official R.A. guide encourages "an environment where interaction between people of different cultural and ethnic backgrounds as well as the sharing of divergent opinions and beliefs are respected and welcomed."

"Stop White People" and #stopwhitepeople2016.became trending topics on Twitter, as some critics were quick to accuse the course of divisive rhetoric and reverse racism.