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Respond to Jones- Gardener’s Tale; Wessel; Obama Speech (14:40-25:48 of video OR p. 3 of PDF), and Norton by answering the following questions or addressing other topics that are relevant to the readings:
What are your thoughts about Jones’s analogy between levels of racism and the Gardener’s Tale? Describe an example of institutionalized racism, personally mediated racism (also known as interpersonal racism), or internalized racism that you have seen, experienced, or are aware of?
Drawing from the Wessel article, describe how our names or phenotypic features (e.g., skin tone, eye shape, hair texture) might grant us privileges or lead to our being oppressed in ways we might not even realize?
Which factors does Obama identify as shaping the cross-racial perspectives of Blacks on Whites? How relevant do these factors seem to you?
Which factors does Obama identify as shaping the cross-racial perspectives of Whites on Blacks? How relevant do these factors seem to you?
What are the factors Norton and Sommers mention when explaining why many White Americans believe that, since the 2000’s, anti-White bias is a bigger problem in our country than anti-Black bias?
Given that millenials reported similar beliefs (in the Demby article & MTv Survey you previously read), how do you feel the beliefs expressed in the Norton and Sommers article and the Obama speech might influence cross-racial relationships between diverse groups?
