A Difficult, Confusing, Painful Problem That Requires Many Voices, Many Perspectives
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 9730720 |
|---|---|
| Authors | J J Scheurich (0000-0002-6450-1782, corresponding author) |
| Year | 1993 |
| Volume | 22 |
| Issue | 8 |
| Pages | 15 |
| Publication date | 1993-11-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Educational Researcher (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0013-189X • E-ISSN: 1935-102X |
| Publisher | American Educational Research Association (AERA) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.2307/1176817 |
| OpenAlex | W4241300784 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 7 |
inate White supremacy. Our own role as Whites is rather different from that of people of color, because of the power that accompanies our color. A helpful analogy of White women is to consider how men should be involved in eliminating sexism. Eliminating sexism requires changing male behavior; men cannot simply opt out and leave sexism to women to address. Changes in male behavior would include learning to be quiet and not dominate conversations; not to speak for women; recognizing that male privileges nurture a sense of self-assurance that men tend to take for granted and do not see, even when they are trying to help. Changes in men would also include learning to share with us in a reciprocal fashion that respects what women can do; learning to step aside; learning to listen as nondefensively as possible when women try to tell them what bothers us; and generally taking us seriously. Men's role would also include actively supporting antisexist policies and programs, even (and especially) when they are unpopular with one's male friends and associates, and educating other men in order to win their support for antisexist policies and behaviors. Now replace the term sexism with White racism, and the appropriate gender groups with racial groups. (I do not mean to imply here that challenging sexism helps to address racism. It does not; White women are as racist as White men. But I find the analogy helpful.) This begins to provide an agenda for work White people need to do on ourselves
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| Citation span | 2007 - 2007 (1) |
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| Citation types | Neutral: 1 |