Racism: What It Is and How to Deal with It - Uned
Racism: What It Is and How to Deal with It - Uned
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Module 1 – <strong>What</strong> is <strong>Racism</strong>? | 37<br />
the word “racism” written in the circle of the sun. On the rays that go out from the<br />
sun, the participants should write what they associate <strong>with</strong> this concept. This can be<br />
a good method <strong>to</strong> invite the participants <strong>to</strong> develop ideas related <strong>to</strong> this concept,<br />
rather than suggesting that they write more elaborate definitions. The two methods<br />
can also be combined.<br />
Activity 5. Definitions of racism II<br />
During the past year, we had the opportunity <strong>to</strong> interview teenagers about their<br />
experiences of racism <strong>and</strong> how they underst<strong>and</strong> racism. Their answers <strong>to</strong> the<br />
question: “In your opinion, what is racism?” were the following:<br />
Question: <strong>What</strong> do you think being racist is?<br />
Answer: Well, discriminating against a person because of their color or<br />
race or anything else. (Interview 3 p.63)<br />
Q: <strong>What</strong> do you think being racist is?<br />
A: Well, a racist is a person who, mostly they say it about black people,<br />
because he’s black I don’t want <strong>to</strong> be <strong>with</strong> him, <strong>and</strong> that’s it. Mostly here,<br />
you hear it about black people. (Interview 1 p. 63)<br />
A: The problem <strong>with</strong> it is the number of prejudices we associate <strong>with</strong>...<br />
simply <strong>with</strong> the title of this or that race, or <strong>with</strong> a series of characteristics,<br />
physical ones more than anything else; well, physical or maybe economic,<br />
social, well, a series of characteristics that we then associate <strong>with</strong> this<br />
kind of race or ethnic group or... all quote-unquote […] Uh… I don’t know<br />
(Interview 10 p. 64)<br />
Q: <strong>What</strong> does being racist mean?<br />
A: That you don’t accept or you don’t like people who come from another<br />
country, especially if they’re Asian or African countries, or South American<br />
ones (Interview 15 p. 64)<br />
A: Well, racism, because they don’t like you because of the color of your<br />
skin, or because you’re from another country… or because you have a<br />
different accent, I don’t know, all that… (Interview 17 p. 64)<br />
A: <strong>What</strong> I know… about racism, it sounds <strong>to</strong> me more like it’s a<br />
classification <strong>to</strong>, I don’t know how <strong>to</strong> express it, except inferiorize... <strong>to</strong><br />
make a kind of scale, who is better, who is worse.” (Interview 10 p. 65)<br />
A: That’s what it sounds like <strong>to</strong> me, a classification, negative as much as<br />
positive. I mean that... I mean, not that it will benefit us, or maybe it will.<br />
But... No, I’m not saying it’s good, but that for a group called race, right?
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