Description
You will be given three possible essay topics to write about. You have to choose one of them. The three possibilities are:
- In class on Friday, I showed a slide that said, "You cannot be racist against white people." Do you agree or disagree with that statement? Please provide specific reasons for whatever position you take on this matter. Be sure to integrate course readings into your answer.
- On Wednesday during class, I administered a racial privilege quiz. The point of the quiz was to identify people with racial advantages and disadvantages. This quiz was like a diagnostic. It was meant to determine if, in your everyday life, you have signs and symptoms of racial advantage or disadvantage. What score did you receive on the quiz? Do you think that score accurately represents the forms of racial advantage and/or disadvantage you experience in your daily life? Why or why not? (Note: For this essay option, you do not have to integrate course readings, unless you believe it is necessary).
- From our course readings for this week, both Blumer and Bonilla-Silva claim that racism is not just about "ideology" or individual feelings. Citing from each of the readings, respond to the following: How do this week's readings challenge "commonsense" or popular ideas about racism?