Brown Eye Blue Eye: Jane Elliot
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1. Does Stephanie choose to leave the exercise or is she forced out? When have you felt uncomfortable in a group? How did you react and what did you do?
2. The brown-eyed participants recognized that language is used to reinforce inequality. What language is used in the video to “keep people in their place”? What other offensive labels do we use? Why do we use them?
3. Who/what sets rules for us in society? Think about the media, school, religion, government, etc.
4. What are your immediate emotions and thoughts after watching this video?