TOLERANCE

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 * The links below address specific "isms." Please visit each site and read the blogs and study the images. Then use a dictionary and define the terms listed. Finally, please answer the questions attached to each blog.**=====


 * Words to define: defy, empower, stereotype**

1. Which of the "isms" that we studied in class does this grandmother defy? 2. What are your thoughts on Grandma's Superhero Therapy? 3. Why do you think this experience empowered her? 4. Can you tell by looking at Super Mamike, what kind of a life she has led? Explain what you mean. 4. How does Super Mamike defy ageist stereotyping?

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 * Words to define: tendency, insists, visibly, ridiculed, perceive, stifle**

1. Which of the "isms" that we studied in class does this child defy? 2. What are your thoughts on Boo's costume? 3. Do you think his mother handled things well? Please explain your opinion. 4. What good points does Boo's mother make? 5. How do Boo and his mother defy heterosexist stereotyping?

http://www.vimeo.com/14768321


 * Words to define: nonsense, pride, motley**

1. Which of the "isms: that we studied in class does this child try to defy? 2. What are Pena's reactions to "others?" 3. What do you think are the origins of Pena's reactions? 4. What does the hand sanitizer symbolize? 5. Why do you think the artists who created this video ended it with the following quote? "Racism is hate. Hate is a learned behaviour."