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Responding to Racial Joking & Teasing

Civic Character & Critical Consciousness in Advisory

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Agenda

  • Greeting
  • Reading
  • Initiative
  • Debrief

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Agenda

  • Greeting
  • Reading
  • Initiative
  • Debrief

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Greeting

  • If you could only eat one food for the rest of your life, what would it be?

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Agenda

  • Greeting
  • Reading
  • Initiative
  • Debrief

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Reading

This study found that racial joking and teasing increases the feelings of anxiety of the person being teased for a full day. This increase in anxiety happened even when the joking and teasing came from a young person’s friends, and when the young person knew that their friends were only fooling around.

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Agenda

  • Greeting
  • Reading
  • Initiative
  • Debrief

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Initiative

Umaña-Taylor, A. J. & AERID lab (2020). You May Be Wondering…Should we address all racial jokes?.

[Fact Sheet]. https://umanataylorlab.gse.harvard.edu/

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Active Racism

  • Active = Blatant, intentional acts of racial bigotry and discrimination

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Passive Racism

  • Not acting to challenge racism happening around you

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    • e.g. Accepting the exclusion of people of color from school curriculum
    • e.g. Laughing when a joke about racial stereotypes is told

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Discussion Question

  • How might you respond if a friend or classmate was making a joke involving racial stereotypes?

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Discussion Question

  • Which of these responses is most similar to your own?

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  • Is there another approach here that you might consider using?

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Micro-Intervention Strategies

  • Disagree with the comment
  • Explain the comment goes against your values
  • Explain the comment goes against the teller’s values (“you’re better than this!”)
  • Express that you’re not interested in hearing racial stereotypes
  • Explain intent vs. impact
  • Interrupt and change the subject
  • Talk to a teacher or friend

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(Sue, 2010)

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Debrief

  • Greeting
  • Reading
  • Initiative
  • Debrief

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Debrief

  • What did you like about today’s lesson?
  • Did you learn anything new about yourself or anyone else?
  • What could make it better?

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