What are some examples of colorism within american society

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Assignment: White Privilege and Colorism Worksheet

Answer these questions, and include your answers when you submit your assignment.

What is White privilege?

• If you are White, what are examples you can think of where you have experienced and/or currently experience White privilege?

• If you are a person of color, what are some examples of being denied privilege due to your color?

• What other kinds of privileges exist in American society, such as male, wealth, beautify, stature, education, last name? How do they provide privilege?

• Can you think of privileges that change, depending on the social context, such as a deaf student using sign language in a deaf community, or an African American member of NAACP? Provide some examples.

What is colorism? How did this idea develop, and what are its roots?

• What are some examples of colorism within today's overall American society?

• To what extent does colorism exist within each minority community in the U.S.? Give some examples.

Write a 350- to 700-word essay comparing and contrasting White privilege and colorism, using the answers to the above questions.

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