The Personal Side of Bias, Prejudice, and Oppression

    There are many things in life that takes time to change.  Many people’s racism behavior is one that has been challenging.  Institutional prejudices are sources of inequities and oppression, and that bias and prejudices  behavior are learned. 

      I was watching OMG! and Oprah was telling the entire world her microaggression experience that she had encounter in Switzerland: she walked into the upscale Trois Pomme boutique when she noticed a handbag that she might want to purchase.  When asked to see the handbag, the clerk refused, insisting it was “too expensive” for O.

      Oprah’s incident of microaggression as Dr. Sue described of unintentional behavior caused by the clerk has hit the media worldwide. The clerk’s reaction has cause me to feel that racism haven't out grown many people in society.

Oprah is well known around the world, for her work, and for changing lives.   If  Oprah was treated with unprivileged ways with her status. I know I would be recognized as a citizen of inequity.  

    In order for me to sees a social change for a greater equity for this company. I would start with the inside of the company’s operation.

Some people don’t know why they are prejudice or understand the damage that racism has caused.

I would keep an on going workshops, training for all employees to understand other people’s social identities that should be a greater equity, and a privilege to do business with each and everyone that walk through those doors.

     Some people do this intentionally and proudly because they really believe that some groups are less worthy of deserving than others (Derman-Sparks & Edwards, 2010)

                                                                          

                                                                   Reference

Derman-Sparks, L., & Edwards, J. O. (2010). Anti-bias education for young children and ourselves. Washington, DC: National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC).