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Apparently, those of us white folk who are allegedly “privileged” have difficulty seeing that we are “born with access to power and the resources that go with that power.” Or so says the conference narrative.

The conference is being hosted by Social Justice U’s Office of the v-p of equity and community inclusion — an office that is touted as “proudly diverse and intentionally inclusive.”

Am I missing something or do the social justice warriors at Ryerson U’s equity and inclusion office fail to see the humour/irony of claiming they are “intentionally inclusive” as they prepare to host a conference that is sure to isolate, disparage and generally treat the white male with disdain and the furthest thing from an equitable member of today’s society? Just sayin’.

(One wonders how they would view a white female like myself, gay and Jewish. Am I oppressed or privileged or half and half? Are white females even welcome to attend the conference?)

In an effort to get answers to six questions, I contacted the office’s director of communications, Dayo Kefentse. She informed me in a voicemail message 15 minutes before she departed at 3 p.m. that she’d be happy to respond to my questions but couldn’t do so until the end of the day on Friday.

Ryerson’s main public affairs team — Johanna Vandermaas, Elise Cotter and Zandra Alexander — didn’t acknowledge my e-mail request.

Oh my, how privileged of me to expect to have an answer on a timely basis, one befitting the deadlines of a daily newspaper.