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Reiterates the false narrative that you can make it if you "pull yourself up by your boot straps." I believe MLK called this a "cruel jest" for those who were born without boots.

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This is ideology of not being proficient in "Standard American English" as a bilingual speaker when you code-switch or translanguage.

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This ideology suggests that we live in a fair society where individual ability and determination lead to social mobility. It's wrapped up with ideologies about American identity. The implication is that through sheer determination every Black American woman can be Michelle Obama, but ignores the structural inequities that make opportunities unequal. It places the onus on individuals versus society. So let's listen to Michelle Obama, J.D. and change the systems that bind us!

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Systems put into place with no intentions for certain students to reach Success...

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The idea of the "American Dream" is sold to poor people and marginalized communities in an effort to get them to work hard and serve the system. Students in these communities are called "resilient" and told to have "grit" in an effort to disguise they injustices they are experiencing everyday. There isn't a way to achieve the American Dream for people who were set up to fail.

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Meritocracy pushes people to obey and work hard. If you are not "successful" you are seen as lazy. Train and conform or else you don't deserve to have basic rights.

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White people completely..... missing the point/unable to reflect on the systems that inherently put white people in positions of power.... yikes!

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The privilege that white people have to not recognize their own white privilege.

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Some White people are not aware that they only need to make a statement/demand and things happen.  This is not always the case for our students of color.

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I chose this gif because I think of Michael Scott always making assumptions about Stanley and his "culture." For instance, Michael also assumed that Stanley was good at basketball, so he chose Stanley on his basketball team as his "secret weapon."

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Seeing people of color (and white allies) fight for racial justice and then feeling fear