‘White Fragility’ author tricked into paying reparations to ‘Am I Racist?’ producer

An undercover Walsh, 38, coerced author Robin DiAngelo into paying cash to his producer, Ben, to compensate for so-called sins of the past by offering money himself, the New York Post reported exclusively on Monday. Walsh, who was conducting an interview with DiAngelo for a documentary project while feigning anti-racist sentiments and posing as an activist, called on Ben after finishing most of his questions. “This is Ben, a producer on the film. I thought it would be a powerful opportunity to speak directly to a person of colour and confront our racism and also, apologize for the white supremacist systems that oppress Ben,” Walsh began. DiAngelo, 68, followed suit. “On behalf of myself and my fellow white people, I apologize — it is not you, it is us. As long as I’m standing, I will do my best to challenge it.” Walsh announced that he’d pay Ben reparations if he’d accept it, prompting his producer to say, “I mean, I won’t turn it down.”Walsh then handed Ben some cash from his wallet.“That doesn’t make up for 400 years of oppression, but it’s all that I have to give,” Walsh said.Ben, fully in on the trick, explained that he didn’t...