2 chapters across the catalog
"Doing the Work," Anti-Racism Training and Code Words
The hosts analyze the phrase "doing the work" as a code word for engaging with specific anti-racism literature and training. They play clips of individuals in educational meetings accusing others of not "doing the work" and calling for more "courageous conversations." The hosts describe the movement as "destructive" and "destroying people."
Over-socialization, The Unabomber Manifesto and "Doing the Work"
The concept of "doing the work" in anti-racism training is linked to the "over-socialization" described in Ted Kaczynski's manifesto, *Industrial Society and Its Future*. The phrase is identified as a code word for adopting specific ideological frameworks, such as those found in the book *White Fragility*. This process is compared to 1970s sensitivity training and "Est" (Erhard Seminars Training), where participants are pressured to conform to a group identity.
