Diversity in Education

What does diversity mean to you?

[steven-gerrard]

Ben Affleck speaks about Islamophobia X

[svllywood-deactivated20141215]

ON BILL MAHERS ISLAMOPHOBIC ASS SHOW GO AWFF AND EID MUBARAK BROTHERS AND SISTERS

[sagaltesfaye-deactivated2014120]

okay um yas

[jessehimself]

“There has been a lot of evil in the world. But to me, none as great as slavery. It’s the worst thing that has ever happened. They take you from your home. They take you from your family, your history. They make you work. They tell you when to mate. They chop off your foot if you try to run away. And I’m sorry to say this, but white people did that. And black people are still living with the remnants. For over 200 years, black people built this country and didn’t get a single dollar. And sure, it isn’t happening anymore, but we’re still living with the remnants. We don’t have the same connections, the same powerful friends, the same access to capital. I tell young African Americans that they’ll do just fine, but they’re going to have to work twice as hard. I tell them that they will need to go out of their way to search for their identity. They aren’t going to find much about their heritage in the history books. Even the constitution classifies black people as three-fifths of a man, and that was supposedly written by the most enlightened, glorified white people of that time. I tell young African Americans that they are going to have to dig hard to find out the giant contributions that Africa made to civilization, because they aren’t going to find it on the television. And I tell them that just because it’s a tough road does not excuse them from personal responsibility. I tell them that God put them on earth to build and not destroy. And I tell them that some opportunities cost money, but books are absolutely free.”

humans of New York

[mulaneysbutt]

"But it’s very strange. Cause this is the first time I’ve ever seen a law change because the government was just like, ‘*sigh*… fine’."

Mulaney: An Opening Act Preview Special | (x)

[sandandglass]

[diversityposts]

Rachel Wiley - "10 Honest Thoughts on Being Loved by a Skinny Boy"

Subscribe to Button! New video daily: http://bit.ly/buttonpoetry Rachel Wiley performing at the 2013 National Poetry Slam, in Boston, Massachusetts for Writi...

This is one of my favourite slam poems. To me, it represents "fat positivity". When reading Lunette's "Why I'm Fat Positive", I thought of this poem. Being "fat" is a label, and as a woman you are worth more than some label telling you that you are fat. Being classified as fat, is not the worst thing you can be called, and people need to start realizing that. Women shouldn't be ashamed of their bodies, no matter what size they are. They shouldn't be constantly comparing themselves to models and actresses. Women shouldn't have to become anorexic or bulimic to make themselves feel pretty.

10 - I say "I am fat", he says "No. You are so much more."

[autohaste]

Do not forget Michael Brown

Do not forget how the media dehumanized him and tried to justify his murder

Do not forget how peaceful protests were painted as savage riots

Do not forget police armed with military grade weapons terrorized and arrested black civilians

Do not forget Darren Wilson being awarded over $400,000 in fundraiser donations for murdering an unarmed black child

Do not forget that this system was not built to defend us, but to control us

Do not forget Ferguson 

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[diversityposts]

One of the best forms of white privilege I have seen yet.

[scooby-gang]

[phoukanamedpookie]

This is privilege in a nutshell.

[crashingbutnowave]

[wtfwhiteprivilege-blog]

…No. No, it’s not…

[justsomeantifas]

"Oh, it’s an inner city school. I doubt anyone cares anyways."

-Senior Social Work Major, submitted by contrabassic-deactivated2014010 

[checkprivilege]

[diversityposts]

Awesome article on fairness, equality, and privilege in the classroom.

"The system is flawed when it does not meet everyone's needs"

"Can we change the whole system? Rarely. What we can do is advocate for equitable practices in order to promote fairness. This requires extra work."

[diversityposts]

Why Reverse Racism Isn't Real - Sarah Luckey

We're about half way through the course now, and I think this piece is one of my favourites. It's very to the point, and very true. I 100% agree with Sarah Luckey- reverse racism isn't real. White people are extremely privileged in our western society, and I think for some people, it is hard to see just how privileged their lives really are. When white people believe they are experiencing "reverse racism" they are actually experiencing discrimination, prejudice, and/or bigotry. While experiencing any of these is not any better than experiencing racism (or reverse racism), it is important for people to understand what it is they experienced. White people also need to understand that while their experience of discrimination was awful, (as Luckey states) it is certainly not on par with any form of racism a PoC is likely to experience in our society. I agree with Luckey when she states that when white people are complaining of reverse racism, what they are really complaining about is the loss of their privileges, privileges they likely deny and take for granted. 

[diversityposts]

Emma Watson UN speech

Emma Watson's moving speech about gender equality and the he for she campaign To join heforshe: http://www.heforshe.org/

Awesome speech. Awesome young lady. Awesome movement. It's not just about getting equality for women, but also for men. Many people overlook some hardships men may face due to the fact that white males seem so privileged. What people forget is that men, like women, are stigmatized. Men are not supposed to suffer from things such as mental illness, and because of this, many men suffer in silence.

Gender equality is not just for women. It is for all genders.

[diversityposts]

America's Paths to the Top

The cartoon I just posted of "America's Paths to the Top", is one of my favourite images depicting not only class-ism, but also racial and gender racism. As concentratedridiculousness pointed out, the picture not only depicts the different classes, and how easy/hard it is for them get to the "top", but you can ignore the class labels and see the cartoon in a totally different light. A white male has the easiest route (as Group 2 discussed in Scalz's Straight White Male- The Lowest Difficulty Setting) to the top by taking the elevator. The white woman might be able to make it to the top by climbing the rope, but it will be a much longer and more difficult journey than the white male's. And lastly, the person of colour has a ladder; a ladder that is just too short, and will not make it to the top. If this person wants to get to the top they are going to have to work extra hard, and find some other means to get them there.

[cartoonpolitics]

"A person of good intelligence and sensitivity cannot exist in this society very long without having some anger about the inequality - and it’s not just a bleeding-heart, knee-jerk, liberal kind of a thing - it is just a normal human reaction to a nonsensical set of values where we have cinnamon flavored dental floss and there are people sleeping in the street" ~ George Carlin

[sherekahnsgirl]

This man was a pure genius.

[queertillyarchive]

The comic works just as well if you ignore the class labels - the white man rides straight to the top, the white woman can MAYBE make it if she climbs the treacherous rope, and the POC is going to have to learn to fly.

[thefeministme]

VIA: Women’s Rights News

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