Podcast Episode Details

RACISM: Cool Until Their Home

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Season 12 Episode 130

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🧠 Lesson Plan: Racism: Cool Until Their Home

🎯 Learning Objectives

1. Students will analyze how public figures respond to racism when it affects their own families. Example: Compare JD Vance’s defense of his wife to Donald Trump’s remarks about Somali immigrants.
2. Students will evaluate the moral and social impact of selective outrage in political discourse. Example: Discuss why racism is often tolerated until it becomes personal, and how that shapes public policy.

✅ Learning Outcomes

1. Students will identify and explain examples of racialized language used by political leaders. Example: Cite Trump’s “shithole countries” remark and its impact on immigrant communities.
2. Students will articulate the difference between personal empathy and systemic justice. Example: Write a reflection on why defending one’s own family is not enough to combat racism.

📋 Assessment Methods

1. Critical Reflection Essay Prompt: “Why does racism become unacceptable only when it affects someone personally? Use examples from JD Vance and Donald Trump.”
2. Group Presentation Task: Analyze a public figure’s response to racism and evaluate whether it was appropriate for Vance to cry loudly about the attack on his wife, while being silent such attacks directed at other families.Send comments to: blackfreedomofspeech@gmail.com

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