Another one in a series of humorous takes on micro aggression commonly associated with white privilege.
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If Asians said the stuff white people say
Here is one in a series of humorous takes on micro-aggression from white people towards another racialized group.
What kind of Asian are you?
A brief and funny look at the serious challenge posed by white people who “can’t see race” or who try to appear to be “in the know.”
How to tell someone they sound racist
Another great piece by Jay Smooth, who explains how he can talk to someone when they sound racist.
A trip to the grocery store
This is a short story, one of many in the World Trust “Cracking the Codes” series, which tells a true tale of white privilege.
Canadians react to racism
This is a short video which depicts an experiment run by some people in Canada following the terrorist attack on the Parliament in Ottawa in October of 2014. What happens is surprising in a hope-filled way.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p9rFprD_Qf4
Brene Brown on shame
White people working with white people on racism often encounter feelings of deep shame, and it can be important to help them work through the feelings — and note the differences between guilt (I did something wrong), and shame (I am wrong). This is a TED talk by Brene Brown that many of us have found useful in this process.
5 tips for being an ally
This is a short youtube video by chescaleigh which does a particularly good job of defining privilege, and offering a very brief list of ways to be an ally to marginalized groups.
She has also done an animated version that might work well for kids, called “Sometimes you’re a caterpillar.”
Definitional frameworks
There’s a lovely free resource available from the Center for Racial Justice Innovation, which offers clear, concise definitions, examples and case studies for understanding and engaging racism. The examples are mostly related to media, but are nonetheless compelling and well written.
To white people
There have been lots of posts lately across the web, with advice to white people about how to be engaged in the struggle for racial justice. Here’s one of the most direct and concise ones I’ve read lately. I’m sharing it with my students. What is yours?