WEEK 5
Activity 1
We’ve just covered a whole bunch of terms. Create a new blog post and answer the following questions.
- shown under section 2.2: Privilege. Using those questions, how would you talk about your own sense of privilege? Are there questions that weren’t asked that you feel as especially important?
Reflecting on the privilege walk video, I know that my privileges are quite high. I grew up in a very stable family and a safe environment. My parents taught us to be honest and upright people and to face all difficulties bravely. My belief also tells me that all living beings are equal, and we should treat all living beings with equality. I am grateful to my parents, thank them for their dedication and teaching so that I can have a happy childhood and a positive outlook on life, and thank my motherland and Australia for giving me a safe living environment. I am also grateful for the protection of my parents and ancestors for giving me a safe and happy life. I also think that the country can give people great privileges. For example, the people in war are very miserable. They don’t even have the right to survive, let alone any privileges. Therefore, world peace is very important, and the country’s stability, prosperity, and strength can bring many privileges to people, such as liberty, peace, and happiness.
- Given your responses to the question above, what factors do you feel make up your concept of intersectionality? Social factors, personal factors, social factors affect personal factors, and vice versa personal factors also affect social factors.
Allyship in Disability Arts
- Using Hadley’s ally types, how would you describe Jack?
Jack is a performative allyship, he did not make any actual action to support Jill, Jack has shared a post showcasing excellence in disability arts with a caption that says, ‘Share this if you support disabled artists!’. His sharing is just to Make yourself look like an ally.
Look at these actions below and identify which ally type would best describe you.
- You publicly condemn the pay imbalance on Jill’s post and share it on your own.
- You approach Jack privately to advocate for equal pay for Jill. When this doesn’t work, you offer support to Jill privately.
- You express empathy for Jill but do nothing.
- You approach Jack privately to advocate for equal pay for all disabled artists on the project. You ask that Jack rectify this. If unsuccessful, you publicly post expressing concern for all parties involved. You may even consider withdrawing from the project or stopping work until the situation is resolved.
I think the second course of action is the best way, to contact Jack privately to fight for equal pay for Jill. The advantage of contacting Jack privately is to prevent the deterioration of the conflict and to better discuss the solution.
