Do you think that all people want to be treated the same?

Please watch the  Jane Elliott video Blue Eyed. Please note the first 90 seconds is an introduction in Spanish. The rest of the documentary is in English with Spanish subtitles:

The Blue Eyed

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Please respond to all of the following and post at least 1 reaction/response to a colleague’s post:

White viewers may say “The color of one’s eyes or skin is irrelevant to me. I treat everyone the same.”

● Do you think that all people want to be treated the same? 

● What happens to people with unique needs in a system that treats everyone the same? 

● What is a respectful way to acknowledge and respond to people’s differences?

At one point the exercise exaggerated certain insults to make a point, like having blue-eyed people sit on the floor.

● This may not happen in real life, but what does? 

● What if it did happen? What would you say or do? How would you feel? If it did happen, what would it mean about you?