Here are some discussion questions that go with the chapter: 1) How much energy do you expend trying to get people to believe that you are not a racist? Or do you believe that you are racist? 2) To which societal groups do you belong? Which groups give you advantage? Which groups disadvantage you? 3) Are there unearned advantages that you received when you were born? 4) Do you think there are common characteristics that white people share? 5) Has the discomfort of talking about racism ever kept you from talking about racism?
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Sylvia E Shirk
7/5/2020 08:03:03 pm
Yes, talking about racism is often uncomfortable. At a march in my neighborhood, I saw this on a T-shirt:
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Kris Voss-Rothmeier
7/5/2020 08:32:30 pm
You said it, Sylvia! The T-shirt quote is super poignant. For me, talking about racism is always uncomfortable. I don't like highlighting the fact that I'm a racist. As a white male, I benefit economically, politically and culturally. My wealth and position in the U.S. have never been negatively affected by my skin color. I can choose to talk about racism, or not. I can choose to see it, or not. I can choose to be comfortable, or not. Of course, my preference is not to talk, not to see, and to be comfortable. But that's not the way of an anti-racist.
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