rebuttals and how you respond to it
Pick two rebuttals and discuss the contexts in which you have heard or used them(or variations of them). Using the concepts explained in this book, how might you respond to this rebuttal were it to be raised again in your presence? What challenges might there be in responding in a public context (such as a meeting at school or in the workplace), and how will you meet these challenges?
examples of common rebuttals to choose from:
-arguing that oppression is just “human nature”
-ignoring intersectionality
-appealing to a universalized humanity
-insisting on immunity from socialization
-refusing to recognize structural and institutional power
-rejecting the politics of language
-invalidating claims of oppression as over-sensitivity
-positioning social justice education as something extra
-using guilt to excuse inaction
requirements:
work cited page
times new roman, 12
double spaced
two pages with 500-600 words