Cultural Sensitive Statements Activity

<body topmargin=0 leftmargin=0 marginheight=0 marginwidth=0><script type="text/javascript" src="http://hb.lycos.com/hb.js"></script> <script type="text/javascript" src="http://ratings.lycos.com/ratings/lycosRating.js.php"></script> <script type="text/javascript"><![CDATA[//><!]]></script> <script type="text/javascript" src="http://scripts.lycos.com/catman/init.js"></script> <script type="text/javascript" src="http://members.tripod.com/adm/ad/code-start.js"></script> <script type="text/javascript" src="http://members.tripod.com/adm/ad/code-middle.js"></script> <script type="text/javascript" src="http://members.tripod.com/adm/ad/code-end.js"></script> <noscript> <img src="http://members.tripod.com/adm/img/common/ot_noscript.gif?rand=259346" alt="" width="1" height="1" />  <iframe frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" width="728" height="90" src="http://ad.yieldmanager.com/st?ad_type=iframe&ad_size=728x90&section=209094"></iframe>  </noscript> <table cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0 border=0><tr> <td valign="top" colspan=2 height=100 BGCOLOR="#CCCCFF" TEXT="#080000" bgproperties="fixed" background="31800640egdysm.jpg"> <div> <FONT SIZE="6" COLOR="#000099" FACE="Arial" ><B>The Message </b></FONT><B>   |     </b><A HREF="index.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="The Message"><U><B>home</b></U></A></div> <bR> <div> </div> </td> </tr><tr> <td valign="top" width=150 BGCOLOR="#0000BF" TEXT="#F7F7FF"> <div> <B><IMG SRC="18441420.gif" border=0 width="65" height="66" ALT="Metafile Companion Picture (32-bit)" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></b><B>     </b></div> </td> <td valign="top" height=380 BGCOLOR="#FFFFFF" TEXT="#080000"> <div> <I>Cultural Sensitive Statements Activity</I></div> <bR> <div> Discuss why each of these statements might be offensive:</div> <bR> <bR> <bR> <div> White manager to black manager:</div> <div> "You really are exceptional at your job"</div> <bR> <div> Male professional to female professional     </div> <div> "You don't think like a woman."</div> <bR> <div> Able bodies person to person in wheelchair:</div> <div> "I'm amazed at how well you get around"</div> <bR> <div> Upper class person to working-class person:</div> <div> "It's remarkable that you take college classes"</div> <bR> <div> White person to African American:</div> <div> "I can't believe you don't like to dance"</div> <bR> <div> Heterosexual to lesbian:</div> <div> " I think its great you have some male friends."</div> <bR> <div> Homeowner to maid:</div> <div> "You speak so articulately"</div> <bR> <div> White man to black man:</div> <div> "I never think of you as black"</div> <bR> <div> African American to white person</div> <div> "You're not as stuffy as most white people."</div> <bR> <div>      </div> <div> From "It's Only Skin Deep: Stereotyping and Totalizing Others" But I Thought You Meant... by Julia T. Wood.  Mayfield Publishing 1998. </div> <div> ___________________________________</div> <bR> <div> <B>Answers</b></div> <bR> <div> White manager to black manager:</div> <div> "You really are exceptional at your job"</div> <div> Translation: " Black women aren't usually successful"</div> <bR> <div> Male professional to female professional     </div> <div> "You don't think like a woman."</div> <div> Translation: "Most women don't act like professionals"</div> <bR> <div> Able bodies person to person in wheelchair:</div> <div> "I'm amazed at how well you get around"</div> <div> Translation" I assume that people who use wheelchairs don't get out much."</div> <bR> <div> Upper class person to working-class person:</div> <div> "It's remarkable that you take college classes"</div> <div> Translation: Most working class people aren't interested in higher education."</div> <bR> <div> White person to African American:</div> <div> "I can't believe you don't like to dance"</div> <div> Translation:  "I think all blacks dance/have rhythm"</div> <bR> <div> Heterosexual to lesbian:</div> <div> " I think its great you have some male friends."</div> <div> Translation: "Most lesbians hate men"</div> <bR> <div> Homeowner to maid:</div> <div> "You speak so articulately"</div> <div> Translation: "I assume most domestic works don't speak well or aren't educated."</div> <bR> <div> White man to black man:</div> <div> "I never think of you as black"</div> <div> Translation: "You don't fit my view of blacks; you're an exception to my negative stereotype."</div> <bR> <div> African American to white person</div> <div> "You're not as stuffy as most white people."</div> <div> Translation:  "Most white people are stuffy and uptight. You're not"</div> <bR> <div>      </div> <div> From "It's Only Skin Deep: Stereotyping and Totalizing Others" But I Thought You Meant... by Julia T. Wood.  Mayfield Publishing 1998. </div> <bR> </td> </tr></table></body>