The Token by Crystal Byrd Farmer

Author:Crystal Byrd Farmer
Language: eng
Format: epub, pdf
Publisher: New Society Publishers

WORK

BOOK Microaggressions

Length: One to Two Hours

Format: Small Groups

Tokens Present: No

Resources (see Tools and Resources): Examples of Racial Microaggressions, “Racial Microaggressions in Everyday Life” by Derald Wing Sue.

Discussion Questions

1. When talking about bias and microaggressions, what was hard for you to hear?

2. What are ways you have tried to connect to people who have a difference?

3. What have your interactions with marginalized people been like? Do you see them in a variety of situations, or only as service workers, students, or some other disadvantaged group?

4. Did you see yourself committing some of the microaggressions described?

5. If you have feelings of guilt or shame around a particular incident, do you feel a need to make it right or apologize? Do you think they need to hear an apology from you, or is it just to make you feel better?

6. Has someone ever called you out on a microaggression? What was your response? What would you do differently?

7. Can you think of opportunities in your life to speak up about bias and microaggressions?

8. What are some aspects of your identity where you have experienced bias or microaggressions?

9. Do you see yourself as part of the majority group in this community? Are there ways that you have felt like a Token?

10. How will you talk to your friends and family about your learnings?

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