Unfortunately, just about everyone has experienced bias,
prejudice, and /or oppression. Society
as a whole are sometimes are afraid to address these issues because of the
destruction it may cause. People may
become victims of stereotyping which leaves me sorrowful. According to Derman-Sparks & Edwards, 2010,
“internalized oppression is a feeling or belief that the negative messages are
true”. People are often biased against
others outside of their social group, showing prejudice (emotional bias),
stereotypes (cognitive bias), and discrimination (behavioral bias). Therefore, it is vital to creating an
educational environment that reflects the diversity of different groups to turn
this incident into an opportunity for greater equity. “Invisibility erases identity and experience;
visibility affirms reality” (Derman-Sparks & Edwards, 2010).
Reference
Derman-Sparks, L., & Edwards, J. O. (2010). Anti-bias
education for young children and ourselves. Washington, DC: National
Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC).
Barbara,
ReplyDeleteYou brought up some interesting points in your blog this week. As I was listening to the news this past week concerning the super bowl celebration in Denver this past week. As the fans were destroying property in the midst of this celebration. The media referred to the incidents as getting overly excited causing some damage of local property. The fans in this video were mostly majority. However, when the population was mostly minority the media as in the case of Ferguson and Michael Brown incident, describe the damage of property as looting, vandalism, and some case major property damage. Both groups were displaying actions based on emotions but, how the media covered the stories were in very different tone and language.