101 Primer

[mystickeeper]

This post is for posterity, and forever under construction. It will be linked to from my profile

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[homo_nescius]

Unpacking the Invisible Knapsack :) One of my favorites to read and on top of that, it employs my favorite social justice phrase "unpack."

[mystickeeper]

I love it! And yeah, although pretentious grad students pretty much ruined the phrase "Let's unpack that a little more." English TAs would ask me that all the time and I'd be like, "Yeah....that's all I've got."

[tablesaw]

I have found the advice here very useful: http://fixracism.com/

[mystickeeper]

Thank you for the link! I will investigate, and probably add it to the list!

recommended

[delux_vivens]

"This site features a variety of “racial vignettes” - descriptions of problematic interactions between white people and people of color."

http://www.learningdiversity.com/

Re: recommended

[mystickeeper]

Thank you for the link! I will investigate, and probably add it to the list!

Re: recommended

[delux_vivens]

no prob.

[fallenkalina]

Thank you! I read through every link as a refresher and hopefully, I'll get the nerve to send a link or two to my husband, who just doesn't seem to get privilege yet.

[mystickeeper]

You are quite welcome!

I often need refreshers myself, so it's nice to do it on my own instead of baring my ass to the entire Internet, :)

Good luck with your husband! I know I have family members and co-workers who could definitely learn a lot about privilege!

[merriehaskell]

"Unpacking the Invisible Knapsack" isn't working... an updated link: http://mmcisaac.faculty.asu.edu/emc598ge/Unpacking.html

[spacejaggy]

I wanted to second this... I had to go to Google to find it because the link's still broke.

I'm working through this reading. I appreciate posts like this that really lay it out. The last couple months have re-sorted my brainspace. Thanks again.

[mystickeeper]

Thanks! I'll go change the link now.

I am glad that the post is helpful to you!