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How would you describe yourself when talking about your skin tone and racial identity?
I describe myself as Black. If going into detail or being more specific- I’ll say I am Black, White and Native American. My skin tone is light. Caramel!
Make a list of stereotypes and give examples:
You’re conceited because you’re light skinned. When I was in high school this girl didn’t know me, but decided she did not like me
because she thought I was conceited. We never had any interactions. We went to different schools, but took the same Septa bus. When we
were both juniors, we were in the same internship program. We became friends and she told me how she assumed I was conceited. She
saw I was very shy and was not how she thought I would be. She made this assumption because of the way I looked. She said she assumed
I was conceited because I was light skinned and had long hair.
I was told I “act white” because I speak properly. Then as an adult and having a child, she went through the same thing with girls saying
that to her.
Black is associated with bad and evil. White is associated with pure and good.
“They’re all alike” when talking about particular groups.
Please Read the following article and tell us two things that resonated with you:
After reading the article about Dark skinned Asians and Latino Teens finding more discrimination, I noticed a few things that were interesting.
Colorism was brought up. In the article, Huynh talks about how discrimination being based on one’s color is found all over the world and in all cultures.
Colorism is a topic that has come up often recently in various shows I watch. Whether they are talking about people getting treated differently because of their skin color or the light skin women “getting away with things” the women with darker skin don’t get away with. I have friends that told me they grew up hearing they are “pretty to be dark skin” or "cute for a dark skin girl.”
Another part of the article I found interesting was that they talk about having conversations about discrimination. It is important to have these discussions. People actually think that we’ve come such a long way and people are treated equally, however, we have a long wait to go.
How important would it be for young children, in trying to interrupt the cycle of racism, for the teachers to apply the ABE Goals and how can they go about doing so? Also, what do you think when considering the following question, regarding the goals:
Do you think it’s long overdue?
Do you feel like it’s comprehensive, or limited? Some things could be added to it?
Do you think it’s good, radical, or any other way you’d like to describe it?
I think it is long overdue for some teachers, however, there are teachers that are working hard educating themselves so they can be more sensitive, understanding and respectful of all children and families. By doing things such as: taking more trainings, encouraging more family involvement, learning and engaging with families, signing up for programs like this teaching cohort to learn and share ideas with fellow teachers.
I think it is comprehensive or limited depending on the school and the teacher.
Article: After West Side School Forces 4-Year-Old To Remove His Braids, Parents Ask: Why Are We Policing Black Children’s Hair?https://blockclubchicago.org/2021/03/18/west-side-private-school-forces-4-year-old-boy-to-remove-his-braids-why-are-we-policing-black-childrens-hair/
I've heard of hair policing many times from little children to high school. Unfortuately, it doesn't end there. Adults are dealing with the same
discrimination over their hair as well. No one should have the right to tell you how your child should wear their hair or what hairstyle is
appropriate for school. No one should be able to tell you how to wear your hair for work. Getting or losing a job should not have anything to
do with your hairstyle either.
Photograph (children in the window) on this page by Milton Rogovin
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