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I came across a video of James Fishback, a gubernatorial candidate in Florida, talking about how if elected governor, he will absolutely not tolerate any public school teacher imposing \u201cwhite guilt\u201d on Florida\u2019s students, saying they \u201cwill not be public school teachers\u201d on his watch.<\/p>\n

Bravo, I love this, and this is absolutely the answer. (I really hope he wins.)<\/p>\n

Fishback\u2019s comments got me thinking though about the whole idea of white guilt, which obviously, is ludicrous; like I wrote the other day, I\u2019m not apologizing for America, or white people. We don\u2019t owe a sorry, and there is zero reason to possess any sense of guilt as whites for being more functional and productive than other races as a whole, but we can recognize<\/em> that there are many disadvantaged students, many of whom are non-white, and all of whom deserve great empathy and love.<\/p>\n

And, this is where Mr. Pigden comes in; it was he who set the example of how white teachers should approach their black students, turning disadvantaged children into advantaged, and incredibly thankful, adults.<\/p>\n

I was reminded of Mr. Pigden last night, when I stumbled across a video clip I\u2019d seen countless times before, which always<\/em> makes me ugly-cry, the emotion of the scene so heavy I can actually feel my heart cracking open. It features Arsenal footballer (now retired) Ian Wright, a black Englishman, unexpectedly coming face-to-face with his white, primary school teacher Mr. Pigden in 2005, whom he\u00a0he believed had passed away, and\u00a0<\/span>who had utterly changed his life for the better. You see the shock on Ian\u2019s face and he quickly pulls his hat off, instantly becoming again that little boy with tremendous respect and reverence for the teacher he loved so much, before he breaks down into tears and hugs the aged Mr. Pigden.<\/p>\n

A four-minute video with contextual footage, as well as the original 2005 clip, can be found below, and I highly, highly<\/em> encourage you to watch it.<\/p>

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