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TrollfaceDeux
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Tanoomba
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Either one. As has been pointed out, I've said "American Inventors gonna Kang" more times than anybody else on this thread, as much of the discussion had to do with the use of said axiom. "American Inventor" alone is not a magic word. It's a couple of phonemes slapped together that, under certain circumstances, have a very loaded meaning.
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White Privilege Pop Quiz: The Test You Can't Fail
by Molly Secours (Copyright Molly Secours 2012)
A) When was the first time you were made aware of your
racial identity and realized that your 'race' would play a
pivotal role in the challenges you faced on a daily basis.
1) 1-5 2) 6-10 3) 11-present 4) never
Discuss: How old were you? What happened? What kind of Impact did it have on you? How did it change your hopes, dreams and goals?
B) How often are you reminded about being the race with
which you identify?
1) several times a day 2) once a day 3) several times a week
4) once a month 5) never
Discuss: Tell a story about a recent situation where you were reminded of your race. What caused you to think about it?
C) As a child how often were you given safety instructions
on how to walk through a department store or public
establishment in a way that did not foster suspicion or
attract attention?
1) frequently 2) sometimes 3) rarely 4) never
Discuss: Tell a story about feeling watched, followed or suspected of wrong doing and how it affected your sense of safety.
D) How often have you been (or are you now) coached by
parents or guardians or family members on how to behave
or what to say in order to avoid being perceived
as dangerous or menacing when confronted by law
enforcement, teachers or authority figures?
1) frequently 2) sometimes 3) rarely 4) never
Discuss: Describe the last time you were detained by authority figures and felt unsafe. Describe the time before that. And the time before that.
E) How often do you talk with close friends and family
members (or just wonder to yourself) whether or not your
racial identity is negatively impacting your daily interactions
with others.
1) everyday 2) once a week 3) once a month 4) once a year
5) never
Discuss: What was the last situation? Did you feel comfortable confronting or discussing with the other people involved?
F) How often have you wondered if your race negatively
impacted a job interview, a grade, a confrontation with a
co-worker or a friend?
1) too many to count 2) periodically 3) seldom 4) never
Discuss: What were the circumstances? How have you learned to cope with the uncertainty?
G) How often are you the only person (or very few) of
your identified race in daily activities? Including Church,
school, bars, nightclubs etc?
1) always 2) frequently 3) seldom 4) never
Discuss: What are the circumstances and does your behavior change when you are no longer in those environments?
H) Have you ever been tempted to deny your racial identity
in order to feel more comfortable in a particular setting or
to have an advantage?
1) always 2) frequently 3) seldom 4) never
Discuss: Describe the situation.
I) Have you ever found yourself feeling frustrated, invisible or ashamed in a history class because you felt 'your people' weren't represented (or represented accurately) in "His-story".
1) yes, always 2) yes, often 3) yes, sometimes, 4) never
Discuss: Describe the circumstances. Were you able to express your concerns with teachers and classmates? Were you penalized for speaking up? How was it received?
J) While watching television or movies do you often feel that people who look like you or are racially/culturally connected to you are not represented (or misrepresented) in the media?
1) yes, always 2) yes, often 3) yes, sometimes, 4) never
Discuss: What was the last movie or program you viewed that left you feeling this way? Why?
K) How often have you been challenged and/or corrected by someone about how 'you identify' racially?
1) more than 5 times 2) several times 3) once 4) never
Discuss:
L) How often have you adjusted your behavior out of concern that people might assume or suspect you to be lazy, inarticulate, untrustworthy, criminal, or unintelligent because of your race.
1) more than 5 times 2) several times 3) once 4) never
Discuss: Explain your answer
M) How often do you notice that the majority of authority figures in your school career or work environment--who sign your checks or supervise your daily activities--are identified with another race and/or culture?
1) always 2) often 3) sometimes, 4) never
Discuss: How (if at all) does this affect your performance and/or comfort level?
N) How often do you feel in need of reassurance (or to reassure other family members) you/they are 'just as good as' (not better) than someone of another racial group because of a negative experience?
1) Always 2) Frequently 3) Seldom 4) Never
O) How often have you wondered if something you said or did in a public setting might reflect negatively on your identified race?
1) frequently 2) sometimes 3) seldom 4) never
Congratulations! You just took the first step.
While this condensed version of the quiz is not meant to be conclusive, the sampling of questions may help begin a dialog with others--but most importantly with yourself. If you answered numbers 3, 4 or 5 for more than 3 questions then you are someone who experiences white privilege. If you answered number 3, 4 or 5 for more than 7 questions, then you are definitely a 'card carrying member' of white privilege. And if you answered 3, 4 or 5 for more than 10 questions, let's just say, 'it's a done deal'.
Remember, the first sign of privilege is that you don't have to think about it. And after acknowledging privilege some even say "So why should I care about whether or not I experience white privilege?
As we all learned this week with Trayvon Martin, unchecked whiteness (and all the assumptions that it fosters) is a matter of life and death for those who encounter it.
White Privilege Pop Quiz: The Test You Can't Fail
by Molly Secours (Copyright Molly Secours 2012)
A) When was the first time you were made aware of your
racial identity and realized that your 'race' would play a
pivotal role in the challenges you faced on a daily basis.
1) 1-5 2) 6-10 3) 11-present 4) never
Discuss: How old were you? What happened? What kind of Impact did it have on you? How did it change your hopes, dreams and goals?
B) How often are you reminded about being the race with
which you identify?
1) several times a day 2) once a day 3) several times a week
4) once a month 5) never
Discuss: Tell a story about a recent situation where you were reminded of your race. What caused you to think about it?
C) As a child how often were you given safety instructions
on how to walk through a department store or public
establishment in a way that did not foster suspicion or
attract attention?
1) frequently 2) sometimes 3) rarely 4) never
Discuss: Tell a story about feeling watched, followed or suspected of wrong doing and how it affected your sense of safety.
D) How often have you been (or are you now) coached by
parents or guardians or family members on how to behave
or what to say in order to avoid being perceived
as dangerous or menacing when confronted by law
enforcement, teachers or authority figures?
1) frequently 2) sometimes 3) rarely 4) never
Discuss: Describe the last time you were detained by authority figures and felt unsafe. Describe the time before that. And the time before that.
E) How often do you talk with close friends and family
members (or just wonder to yourself) whether or not your
racial identity is negatively impacting your daily interactions
with others.
1) everyday 2) once a week 3) once a month 4) once a year
5) never
Discuss: What was the last situation? Did you feel comfortable confronting or discussing with the other people involved?
F) How often have you wondered if your race negatively
impacted a job interview, a grade, a confrontation with a
co-worker or a friend?
1) too many to count 2) periodically 3) seldom 4) never
Discuss: What were the circumstances? How have you learned to cope with the uncertainty?
G) How often are you the only person (or very few) of
your identified race in daily activities? Including Church,
school, bars, nightclubs etc?
1) always 2) frequently 3) seldom 4) never
Discuss: What are the circumstances and does your behavior change when you are no longer in those environments?
H) Have you ever been tempted to deny your racial identity
in order to feel more comfortable in a particular setting or
to have an advantage?
1) always 2) frequently 3) seldom 4) never
Discuss: Describe the situation.
I) Have you ever found yourself feeling frustrated, invisible or ashamed in a history class because you felt 'your people' weren't represented (or represented accurately) in "His-story".
1) yes, always 2) yes, often 3) yes, sometimes, 4) never
Discuss: Describe the circumstances. Were you able to express your concerns with teachers and classmates? Were you penalized for speaking up? How was it received?
J) While watching television or movies do you often feel that people who look like you or are racially/culturally connected to you are not represented (or misrepresented) in the media?
1) yes, always 2) yes, often 3) yes, sometimes, 4) never
Discuss: What was the last movie or program you viewed that left you feeling this way? Why?
K) How often have you been challenged and/or corrected by someone about how 'you identify' racially?
1) more than 5 times 2) several times 3) once 4) never
Discuss:
L) How often have you adjusted your behavior out of concern that people might assume or suspect you to be lazy, inarticulate, untrustworthy, criminal, or unintelligent because of your race.
1) more than 5 times 2) several times 3) once 4) never
Discuss: Explain your answer
M) How often do you notice that the majority of authority figures in your school career or work environment--who sign your checks or supervise your daily activities--are identified with another race and/or culture?
1) always 2) often 3) sometimes, 4) never
Discuss: How (if at all) does this affect your performance and/or comfort level?
N) How often do you feel in need of reassurance (or to reassure other family members) you/they are 'just as good as' (not better) than someone of another racial group because of a negative experience?
1) Always 2) Frequently 3) Seldom 4) Never
O) How often have you wondered if something you said or did in a public setting might reflect negatively on your identified race?
1) frequently 2) sometimes 3) seldom 4) never
Congratulations! You just took the first step.
While this condensed version of the quiz is not meant to be conclusive, the sampling of questions may help begin a dialog with others--but most importantly with yourself. If you answered numbers 3, 4 or 5 for more than 3 questions then you are someone who experiences white privilege. If you answered number 3, 4 or 5 for more than 7 questions, then you are definitely a 'card carrying member' of white privilege. And if you answered 3, 4 or 5 for more than 10 questions, let's just say, 'it's a done deal'.
Remember, the first sign of privilege is that you don't have to think about it. And after acknowledging privilege some even say "So why should I care about whether or not I experience white privilege?
As we all learned this week with Trayvon Martin, unchecked whiteness (and all the assumptions that it fosters) is a matter of life and death for those who encounter it.
Tanoomba
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Well, you've been a great reference for the discussion.
I considered asking you whether we should ever take anything you say seriously, but then I realized that was one of those impossible questions. Answer "Yes", and that answer itself might be trolling. Answer "No", and if you're serious then the "No" already contradicts itself.
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hodj
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Why won't that racist racism spouting buzzing noise just stop being so racist on the internet?
What's that? It isn't racist?
Well can you prove it isn't? I said it is so it must be, right? That's how this works now. No one gets credit for joking around, after all.
I can still hear it faintly, it sounds so much like this, its really shocking this is even allowed
What's that? It isn't racist?
Well can you prove it isn't? I said it is so it must be, right? That's how this works now. No one gets credit for joking around, after all.
I can still hear it faintly, it sounds so much like this, its really shocking this is even allowed
hodj
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The worst part about being a racist is that you think you aren't a racist, I mean, that's the rule right. The most racist people don't even realize they're racist, right?
That buzzing sound is the most racist thing I've ever heard in my life. I mean just listen to this shit, you can't make this up.
That buzzing sound is the most racist thing I've ever heard in my life. I mean just listen to this shit, you can't make this up.
TrollfaceDeux
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hodj
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Well, he's a racist, so obviously he did.
The best part is this, you don't even have to read his posts to see how racist he is. Look.
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