Oxfam should focus on solving real world problems such as hunger in Africa rather than "accusing every white person of racism", a leading politics lecturer told GB News.
His remarks come after the charity Oxfam circulated a survey to its 1,800 staff in Britain which describes “whiteness” as “the overarching preservation of power and domination for the benefit of white people”.
Dr Remi Adekoya said a "moral panic" similar to the aftermath of 9/11 has emerged following the death of George Floyd, whereby liberal white people are forcing others to apologise for their whiteness.
"The horrible murder of George Floyd was a terrible event that has induced a moral panic, which is causing extremist elements of the anti-racism movement to synonymise whiteness with racism and oppression.
"A lot of moral pressure is being applied on white people, even white people who are not racist in their every day lives."
He added: "This doesn't really help anybody. There's almost 500 million Africans living in extreme poverty today. That's what Oxfam should be focusing on."
An Oxfam shop sign - the charity has undertaken a staff survey on racial justice.
Yui Mok
A survey on racial justice – says that "white privilege" is a by-product of a racist system and that racism is "a power construct created by white nations for the benefit of white people”.
The document goes on to say anti-black racism is 'the most harmful and insidious of racism' and that the charity "does not recognise reverse racism".
Some staff have been angered by the voluntary survey, which they say is divisive, the Times reports.
Oxfam's staff is 88% white, and the proportion of ethnic minority employees fell from 16% in 2019 to 11.8% in 2020.
