In this module, students will continue to reflect on their own intersecting identities to explore the concepts of privilege and oppression. Students will explore the way in which microaggressions are tied to implicit bias. Students will understand the core tenants of Internationality Framework; Multicultural Framework (4th Force of Counseling); Social Justice lens (5th Force of Counseling); Systems Approaches in counseling within the school system.
Spot the Microaggression…
Match up each statement with possible interpretations listed below it. You may connect some statements with more than one interpretation. If you can, try to come up with a more neutral statement.
“You are a credit to your race.”
[White Professor to Latina student during class] “What do Latinas think about this situation?”
[To a woman with a headscarf] “What are you hiding in there?” / [Store manager to employees] “Keep an eye on the Black shoppers.”
“Can I touch your hair? You look so exotic.”
“I don’t see color.” / “The only race is the human race.”
[To an Asian student] “Can you help me with my math homework?”
[A White woman to a Black woman] “As a woman, I understand what you experience as a minority.”
“ANYONE can succeed if you try hard enough.”
“Why are all Black women so loud?”
“You don’t even seem Black.”
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