Seminar 1
Having more Melanin in our skin blocks our body from absorbing more what?
Vitamin D
Were do personal prejudices or biases usually come from?
(many correct answers) family influence, friends, media, school, etc.
What is the oppression Olympics?
a characterization of marginalization as a competition to determine the relative weight of the overall oppression of individuals or groups, often by comparing race, gender, socioeconomic status or disabilities, in order to determine who is the worst off, and the most oppressed.
Having less melanin in our skin allows the UV rays to rob our body of what?
Folic Acid
If a person says a racist comment, that person is a racist (T/F)
False
Intersectionality means......
that each of our social identities interacts with our others so how we experience one identity is impacted by what other identities we have.
Genetic _________ can have a neutral, positive or negative impact on our ability to survive.
mutations/variations
Systemic Racism includes _________, ___________ and ___________ racism.
internalized, interpersonal and institutional
competing over who is more oppressed is ________
counterproductive to solving any system of oppression
A genetic mutation in one climate could be helpful and adaptive... whereas the same genetic mutation in someone living in a different climate could be __________.
harmful or maladaptive to survival
A white person is never treated in a discriminatory way based on their race (T/F)
False
Are we only defined by our social identities?
no, we also have personal identities (hobbies, personal values, talents, etc.)