lifelinebooks:pig-demon:samjohnssonvt:blackness-by-your-side:Something I wish more people would unde
lifelinebooks:pig-demon:samjohnssonvt:blackness-by-your-side:Something I wish more people would understand…What’s her name?Her name is Jane Elliott. She was a former schoolteacher, now she’s anti-racism activist, feminist and LGBT activist. She’s tiny, mean, and boss as fuck.She’s known for her “blue eyes-brown eyes experiment” where she divides a group of volunteers from the blues and the browns. The minute the people walk in, the blue-eyes know they’re not welcomed. She makes them wait in a separate room, gives them shitty chairs, bad food, and shows them less respect. And (obviously) it causes all sorts of discomfort and rage, but that’s precisely her point. It doesn’t help that most blue-eyed volunteers happen to be white as well. Sometimes they get the message, sometimes they don’t and leave, sometimes crying or screaming. And Jane Elliott says that’s exactly what minorities want to do everyday of their lives, but they simply cannot do.Did I mention she’s boss as fuck?Jane elliot guys. I saw her experiment when I was 13 and it made me understand racism like nothing else. -- source link