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RACISM

SELF WORTH

AND THE EXPERIENCE �OF BEING DIMINISHED

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Relevant competency goal

The students will:

  • Explore and reflect on diversity and social conditions in the English-speaking world based on historical contexts.

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Warm-up activity

Examples of microaggressions:�

"You're so angry - are you having your period?"

"You speak very good english, to not be from here"

"You're so childish"

"Sometimes I forget that you are a foreigner"

“You should eat a little less/more”

"No, where are you really from?"

"Are you sure you want to wear such a short skirt?"

“That makes you look like a boy”

“You’re such an activist”

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  1. Turn to the person next to you and say each of the above to each other.

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  • Questions for reflection:
    1. How did you feel when each thing was said/asked?
    2. Did one hit you harder than the other? - Why?
    3. How would it affect you if you heard this every day?
    4. Give one example of microaggression, which is not on the list.

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  1. How does Duduzile describe �the reaction from the community when her family moved into a “white neighborhood”?

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  • How does she describe �the sexual assaults she experienced from white men?

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  • How did the assaults�affect her self-image?

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  • What does Duduzile say about microaggressions, and how �they affected her over time?

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Questions to reflect to while watching part 1:

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PART 1/3

MY CHALLENGE

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  1. How did Duduzile move beyond blaming herself?

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  • How did she process �the trauma from growing up in a structural racist society?

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  • How did Duduzile`s family support her to claim her place in the world?

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Questions to reflect to while watching part 2:

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PART 2/3

HOW I HANDLED IT

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  1. What did you learn �from Duduzile`s story about racism?

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  • Which lessons from �her story can you apply �in your own life?

Questions to reflect to while watching part 3:

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PART 3/3

WHAT I LEARNED

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Questions for further discussion

  1. Imagine living in an apartheid system. A system where you are stripped of �the freedom and rights that you have now. How do you think that would affect you?
    • Practically in your everyday life?
    • Emotionally in your heart and mind?
    • Who would you have been in such a society?

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  • Apartheid ended in South Africa in the early 90s. Where do you see structural racism �in your society, that impacts the rights of a minority or distinct group? (Give an example)

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  • Why do you think racism still exists in your society? �Reflect around Duduzile`s explanation and why diversity is a relevant word.

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  • How can you as an individual contribute to remove structural racism?

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  • What do you think are the 3 most important structural changes �to move your society towards being more diverse and inclusive?

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