A few weeks ago I read an article on the Stepcase Lifehack blog titled “How to Be Offended” by Dustin Wax who teaches anthropology and gender studies at UNLV. The article addresses an issue I continue to struggle with – how do we deal with racism. Wax’s reflections from his teaching experience in a course [...]
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A Positive Framework to Respond to Offense
Posted in Constructive, tagged Constructive, Constructive Dialog, conversation, offensive, positive, Possibility, Race Relations, Racism, self improvement on June 30, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
What Is Racism…and the “R” Word
Posted in Constructive, Definitions, tagged Constructive, Constructive Dialog, discussion, Racism, self-reflection, systemic racism on June 22, 2009 | 1 Comment »
One of the initial barriers to discussing racism is that people often have different ideas of what racism means. Is racism simply the act of an individual expressing his or her prejudice to dehumanize or impede the advancement of people of color? Not quite.
As Frances E. Kendall writes in Understanding White Privilege, racism “is about [...]
10 Tips for Constructive Discussion
Posted in Constructive, tagged Constructive, conversation, dialog, discussion, respectful on May 29, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Discussion is the most important step on the path to understanding and solidarity. Constructive discussion will serve as a both community building and trust building exercise, both of which are essential to creating meaningful change.
Here are ten tips to lay out before a discussion starts to keep the discussion constructive and limit the possibility of [...]
How To Use Racism Constructively
Posted in Constructive, tagged Constructive, Constructive Racism, Criticism, Racism on May 28, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
This is the project to transform our understanding of racism, but what does it mean? How is this done?
Racism is an evil of the highest degree. This claim is evident through observation. In our society, being called a racist is among the greatest of insults and attacks on one’s character. The word racism itself has [...]
They Rigged ‘The Race’ So I Would Win
Posted in Conscience, Constructive, Privilege, tagged Conscience, Constructive, Privilege on May 26, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Have you ever felt that you lost a competition because someone cheated? Probably.
Have you ever felt that you won a competition because someone rigged it for you to win without telling you beforehand? Probably not.
This happened to me at a summer leadership camp. It also happens to be the moment that brought the realities of [...]
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