(NAME-MCE) Carlin on racism

[Bill Howe]

Robin - I admire the fact that you pointed out your lack of reaction to the
homophia. Not enough peopple admit to the fact that we all have much to
learn. You must be a great role model for your students... Bill

On Wed, Jul 2, 2008 at 10:23 AM, Robin DiAngelo <rdiangelo at wsc.ma.edu>
wrote:

>
>
> I saw Carlin's piece on racism and also enjoyed it.  But when I sent it to
> a
> friend who is gay, he was impacted by Carlin's reference to "faggoty
> polkas."  As a privileged heterosexual, I had barely noticed the homophobia
> and had not reacted to it. So if you use it, it would be important to
> address the fact that he uses that word rather than just let it stand,
> unacknowledged and reinforced.  Among the points that can be made are how
> we
> can uphold one oppression as we intend to challenge another, and why using
> that word seems so unremarkable.
>
> Take care,
> Robin
>
> --
> Robin DiAngelo, PhD
> Assistant Professor
> Multicultural Education
> Women's Studies
> Westfield State College
> Westfield, MA 01086
> 413-572-5325
> rdiangelo at wsc.ma.edu
>
> "All people define situations as real; but when powerful people define
> situations as real, then they become real for everybody involved in their
> consequences." Mehan, 1999
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Bill Howe
Asian Pacific American Coalition (APAC) - http://apaact.com/

13th Annual New England Conference on Multicultural Education (NECME)
October 8, 2008, Connecticut Convention Center - Hartford, Connecticut
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