I really enjoyed the activities we have done so far regarding diversity. The reading for last week and the pink sheet that we filled out really had got me to think about how I feel about discrimination. It makes noone feel good.
I also liked the green worksheet that we filled out at the end of class. It was hard to write down some of the words that I thought described my race and other races. Writing it down and seeing it on a piece of paper really makes you have to deal with it and try to understand it.
I'm sure that we all have acted with certain biases in our lives. I personally have done this through avoidance. I do things such as crossing the street when I see a black man coming at night or leaving a social gathering that I feel makes me slightly uncomfortable, usually because I am in the minority and am surrounded by many black males. Where do you draw the line though. If I am uncomfortable is it truly because of the color of others skin or because of the conditioning that I have had growing up and from the media to avoid situations that could potentially be dangerous. It is confusing and something that I want to think about more this week.
Sorry for the slightly downer post... on a happy note: The United States is winning the Olympics!!!
Thanks for reading and listening!
Lisa T.
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I completely agree. It can be super confusing! We're raised with one type of thinking and it's so hard sometimes to overcome that even when we know it's not right or fair. The worksheets were neat to fill out too. They really did make me stop to think and re-evaluate myself.
ReplyDeleteI agree Lisa, thanks for being so honest! Sometimes it hard for people to really admit we need to be more aware of our actions...
ReplyDeleteThank you for your honesty, Lisa. I appreciate that you're really thinking about it. The process of examining our own beliefs is not always easy or comfortable, and that's the nature of examining our beliefs. But, before we can really help others develop and examine their beliefs, we must be able to examine our own-- and you're clearly engaging in that process!
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