Los Angeles Valley College What is Racism Discussion

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In what ways could you relate to her opening story about the argument she got into about racism with a coworker and then how she tried to explain it to a friend the next day? (Maybe you’ve been in her shoes or you’ve been the friend who wanted to change her mind about the experience?). When she says: “That was when I learned that this was not a friend I could talk to about this really important part of my life. I couldn’t be my full self around him, and he would never truly have my back. He was not safe. I wasn’t angry, I was heartbroken.” (Oluo, p. 26) What do you think she means about her friend “not (being) safe”? What would safety look like in this experience? What has it looked like for you?

In your own words, what is the difference between the definitions of race given by Oluo? Why are these important to distinguish and why does she encourage readers to embrace the second definition over the first? Why is systemic oppression (imposed by organizations, institutions, laws, policies, etc…) hard for people to understand or accept? Do you struggle accepting this as a reality for people of color in our society? Why/Why not?

What parts of this reading were hard for you to read/hear? Why do you think that is?

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