Comments on: Because race isn’t important unless melodrama is involved http://www.mixedmediawatch.com/2006/05/11/because-race-isnt-important-unless-melodrama-is-involved/ Fri, 29 Aug 2008 19:25:38 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5 By: Hoodwinked http://www.mixedmediawatch.com/2006/05/11/because-race-isnt-important-unless-melodrama-is-involved/#comment-7327 Hoodwinked Fri, 19 May 2006 15:18:21 +0000 http://www.mixedmediawatch.com/2006/05/11/because-race-isnt-important-unless-melodrama-is-involved/#comment-7327 tunnel of oppression is a program started at Northwestern that is now done at colleges across the nation. The format is similar but each school puts their own spin on it. There has always been controversy about it for different reasons but as someone who processes the experience with the students--I can tell you that it gets them talking. There is a lot of productive conversation and most students seem to come away with an experience they will remember. Again, there are different ways to construct the program so some scenarios might work better than others. At the three schools I have seen it at--they use a combination of actual incidents from the school--active and passive "scenarios". tunnel of oppression is a program started at Northwestern that is now done at colleges across the nation. The format is similar but each school puts their own spin on it. There has always been controversy about it for different reasons but as someone who processes the experience with the students–I can tell you that it gets them talking. There is a lot of productive conversation and most students seem to come away with an experience they will remember. Again, there are different ways to construct the program so some scenarios might work better than others. At the three schools I have seen it at–they use a combination of actual incidents from the school–active and passive “scenarios”.

]]> By: Lyonside http://www.mixedmediawatch.com/2006/05/11/because-race-isnt-important-unless-melodrama-is-involved/#comment-7192 Lyonside Sat, 13 May 2006 15:27:00 +0000 http://www.mixedmediawatch.com/2006/05/11/because-race-isnt-important-unless-melodrama-is-involved/#comment-7192 The problem w/ all of this is that if someone DOESN'T go out verbally or physically attacking someone, but has negative views of others based on gender, orientation, disability, ethnicity, etc., then they feel innocent. Real bias is much more subtle. This is about as subtle as a Lifetime Movie. The problem w/ all of this is that if someone DOESN’T go out verbally or physically attacking someone, but has negative views of others based on gender, orientation, disability, ethnicity, etc., then they feel innocent.

Real bias is much more subtle. This is about as subtle as a Lifetime Movie.

]]> By: gatamala http://www.mixedmediawatch.com/2006/05/11/because-race-isnt-important-unless-melodrama-is-involved/#comment-7168 gatamala Fri, 12 May 2006 16:11:05 +0000 http://www.mixedmediawatch.com/2006/05/11/because-race-isnt-important-unless-melodrama-is-involved/#comment-7168 I guess it's the counterpart to the hall of tolerance I guess it’s the counterpart to the hall of tolerance

]]> By: mtevc http://www.mixedmediawatch.com/2006/05/11/because-race-isnt-important-unless-melodrama-is-involved/#comment-7163 mtevc Fri, 12 May 2006 14:01:16 +0000 http://www.mixedmediawatch.com/2006/05/11/because-race-isnt-important-unless-melodrama-is-involved/#comment-7163 oh baby...take me to the tunnel of oppression...sounds like an amusement ride to deprogram klan members...what fun oh baby…take me to the tunnel of oppression…sounds like an amusement ride to deprogram klan members…what fun

]]> By: the joy princess http://www.mixedmediawatch.com/2006/05/11/because-race-isnt-important-unless-melodrama-is-involved/#comment-7145 the joy princess Thu, 11 May 2006 15:59:29 +0000 http://www.mixedmediawatch.com/2006/05/11/because-race-isnt-important-unless-melodrama-is-involved/#comment-7145 Sometime ago now, there was a sexual harassment exhibit/media installation in NY that did something akin to what I guess that school is trying to get at with the tunnel of oppression. Except it involved the funny-irritating to threatening-violent levels of catcalling women have experienced so men could get to see and sort of feel the "street terrorism" women put up with. Seemed like it was all too obvious to me, but some men were surprised, like, damn, guys really just shout out stuff like that! Erm, yeah. Sometime ago now, there was a sexual harassment exhibit/media installation in NY that did something akin to what I guess that school is trying to get at with the tunnel of oppression. Except it involved the funny-irritating to threatening-violent levels of catcalling women have experienced so men could get to see and sort of feel the “street terrorism” women put up with.

Seemed like it was all too obvious to me, but some men were surprised, like, damn, guys really just shout out stuff like that!

Erm, yeah.

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