Sensitivity training or more stereotyping?

[2dsdad]

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ASU Residential Life spokeswoman Diana Medina said the role-play was designed to examine the effects of racism, classism and “homophobia” on different cultural and economic groups. </p>

<p>But Visconti said the students who designed the roleplay overlooked their own stereotypes, such as the notion that white men don’t have to work for wealth because society gives them a free ride. Or the idea that Christian churches are filled with bigots, and people who support traditional family values such as heterosexual marriage are hateful and narrow-minded.

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[weenie]

<p>This reminds me of the second episode of “The Office” (NBC, Steve Carell) where he does the diversity training. Did anybody see that? It is absolutely hilarious.</p>

[wharfrat2]

<p>D’s High School is going through the Middle States Accredidation process. They have been told that this coming Wednesday is “Diversity Day” and they are expected (actually being asked since for all practical purposes it’s unenforceable) to sit by birth month in the cafeteria rather than with their friends.</p>

<p>While I understand why this is being tried the whole thing strikes me as silly since like I said it is completely unfeasible from a practical standpoint.</p>

[Marian]

<p>I think a lot of colleges have diversity training, but I think that few of them actually require kids to participate in role plays. The situation described in the article is special. The student in question was applying to be an RA. That could justify more intense diversity training than what is required of the general student population.</p>

<p>My daughter is looking forward with considerable irony to the diversity training at the college she will attend next fall. Her high school is 54% “minority” (I put that in quotes because so-called minorities are actually in the majority); the college is 27% minority. What is the college going to do? Try to teach her how to cope with a less diverse environment?</p>

[2dsdad]

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<p>February 1, 2007
Arizona State University placed a resident assistant on probation four days after he objected to a diversity training exercise that he said reinforced negative stereotypes and portrayed Christians as hateful and narrow-minded.</p>

<p>Ryan Visconti, a 22-year-old political science student from Mesa, said he believes he was placed on probation because he spoke with the Tribune about the Jan. 11 role-playing exercise that was required for his dorm job. Visconti also filed a formal complaint Jan. 13 at ASU. </p>

<p>He said supervisors told him that part of the reason he was placed on probation was because he missed a different training exercise on homosexuality and gay marriage. He said he skipped the exercise because of his negative experience with the earlier activity. </p>

[WashDad]

<p>A few years ago officials at UC Riverside were directed to take training on the First Amendment after kicking a fraternity off-campus for posters advertising their Mexican-themed party. Heh. That’s my idea of diversity training.</p>