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Event will demonstrate how stereotypes are damaging
Katelyn Tonra / Staff Reporter
Issue date: 4/20/09 Section: News
Archie Bunker, the character from the hit television show "All in the Family," changed the face of racism in America with his extremely bigoted comments against every race different from his.
Bunker showed everyone how some stereotypical comments and beliefs could hurt and anger those people being attacked.
As part of Social Justice and Diversity Week, the Residence Hall Association will host "Archie Bunker's Neighborhood" at 7 p.m. today.
The program is being used to show how damaging stereotyping can be.
"Participants will be assigned an ID tag that will have a gender, race or sex orientation in it," said Karla Browning, the programming and diversity coordinator for the RHA. "Each participant will then separate according to their ID around campus to build their community."
The students will then have the opportunity to create a community, she said.
Along with building their community, participants have to "build" structures, such as homes, schools or hospitals.
But, the catch is that certain groups will have more money, supplies and resources presented to them to develop their community, Browning said.
The program will begin in the Taylor Hall classroom, but the actual event will take place at various spots around campus so the participants can build their communities.
A full explanation of the rules will be given at the start of the event, Browning said.
After the event, all participants will regroup to share how they felt discriminated against, and how the opportunities were different than the other groups because of the resources made available to them.
The participants will also discuss the struggles and weaknesses their community faced.
Katelyn Tonra can be reached at 581-7942 or at DENnewsdesk@gmail.com.
Bunker showed everyone how some stereotypical comments and beliefs could hurt and anger those people being attacked.
As part of Social Justice and Diversity Week, the Residence Hall Association will host "Archie Bunker's Neighborhood" at 7 p.m. today.
The program is being used to show how damaging stereotyping can be.
"Participants will be assigned an ID tag that will have a gender, race or sex orientation in it," said Karla Browning, the programming and diversity coordinator for the RHA. "Each participant will then separate according to their ID around campus to build their community."
The students will then have the opportunity to create a community, she said.
Along with building their community, participants have to "build" structures, such as homes, schools or hospitals.
But, the catch is that certain groups will have more money, supplies and resources presented to them to develop their community, Browning said.
The program will begin in the Taylor Hall classroom, but the actual event will take place at various spots around campus so the participants can build their communities.
A full explanation of the rules will be given at the start of the event, Browning said.
After the event, all participants will regroup to share how they felt discriminated against, and how the opportunities were different than the other groups because of the resources made available to them.
The participants will also discuss the struggles and weaknesses their community faced.
Katelyn Tonra can be reached at 581-7942 or at DENnewsdesk@gmail.com.
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J
posted 4/20/09 @ 10:56 PM CST
Actually, if you ever watched the show, Archie Bunker talked about EVERYONE, especially people the SAME race as his, mostly Polish, Irish, Jews and hippies (generally hippies were thought of as ultra-Liberal Whites). (Continued…)
J
posted 4/21/09 @ 11:28 PM CST
I imagine everything will be like it always was. No need to dream.
White college kids will wax poetic about destroying stereotypes, fighting racism, increasing diversity, etc. (Continued…)
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