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Assignment:
White Like Me, based on the work of acclaimed anti-racist educator and author Tim Wise, explores race and racism in the U.S. through the lens of whiteness and white privilege. In a stunning reassessment of the American ideal of meritocracy and claims that we've entered a post-racial society, Wise offers a fascinating look back at the race-based white entitlement programs that built the American middle class, and argues that our failure as a society to come to terms with this legacy of white privilege continues to perpetuate racial inequality and race-driven political resentments today.
For years, Tim Wise's bestselling books and spellbinding lectures have challenged some of our most basic assumptions about race in America. White Like Me is the first film to bring the full range of his work to the screen -- to show how white privilege continues to shape individual attitudes, electoral politics, and government policy in ways too many white people never stop to think about.
Features Tim Wise, Michelle Alexander, Charles Ogletree, Imani Perry, Martin Gilens, John H. Bracey, Jr., and Nilanjana Dasgupta.
After viewing the documentary, please respond to the following questions.
- According to Wise, what is white denial?
- Why does Wise suggest that issues like poverty, housing, education, and healthcare are race-related issues? Please provide examples from the film.
- What is meant by affirmative action for whites?
- What are the critiques of colorblind and post-racial views toward race in America?
- What is suggested as an alternative approach?
- List 2 ways this documentary has impacted you.
- What did you learn?
- What questions do you still have?
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