Prunes Alone

librariesandlemonade:

“We live in a society in which people are allowed to treat those who are different in an ugly way because of their differentness. I cannot shed tears for a young white female in this exercise, who knows it is an exercise, who knows it is temporary, who knows she’s getting a day of college credit. I have to save my sympathy for those who go through this every day of their lives.”

-Jane Elliot, in her “Angry Eye” exercise, used to illustrate discrimination.

This video is almost fifteen minutes, and has no transcript that I can find, but if you can, I really encourage you to watch it. Be warned, though, that it’s probably going to sting a little.

I’m planning to work on a transcript tomorrow

This is something that every person of privilege should have to experience. 

(Source: eshusplayground, via sogracelessthatway)