The document lists “behaviors” that “are examples of white privilege and fragility in action,” citing “physically leaving” or “emotionally withdrawing,” “focusing on intentions,” “denying” and “seeking absolution.
The screenshots were shared this month on X by the page “End Wokeness,” which has 2.2 million followers.
“EXCLUSIVE: UW Health employee sent this from their mandatory DEI training,” the site wrote. “White employees are required to check off examples of their white privilege & white fragility. Whites are also instructed to take steps like yielding positions of power to non-whites in order to atone for their natural racism.”
UW Health denies the trainings are mandatory but did not contest their authenticity in an email response to Wisconsin Right Now.
The page noted, “They are also directed to take courses to unlearn the systemic racism they were inherently born