What are some things that make people vulnerable to discrimination? by Kelly Metz-Matthews

2024-02-24 15:26:21 UTC

The appearance of belonging to a group that society, or a sub-set of society, has historically discriminated against.

2024-02-24 15:26:35 UTC

Unfortunately, innate and natural characteristics are subject to discrimination, like gender, race, age. Anything related to physical appearance and many more things.

2024-02-24 15:27:02 UTC

Lack of power in the environment, especially when it is normalized and embedded systemically, often based on visible and invisible differences that are not understood or are feared, and it's furthered by a lack of organized community support

2024-02-24 15:27:20 UTC

I cannot answer the question.

Not being part of the majority, feeling unvalued and powerless, fear

2024-02-24 15:28:36 UTC

Psychological suffering from not feeling accepted or belonging.

2024-02-24 15:28:56 UTC

2024-02-24 15:29:32 UTC

Many times it has less to do with the person who is discriminated against. And it has more to do with the person doing the discriminating. The person who does the harm feels empowered to do so. Empowerment of discriminatory actions is the starting point.

2024-02-24 15:29:47 UTC

Verbal mannerisms (accent, lisp), physical appearance (dress and accessories, birthmarks), and recent and current political events,

BoulderTESOL — 2024-02-24 15:30:31 UTC

As the white paper notes, there are laws in many countries that perpetuate discrimination. If one's government or society believes you are punishable for living a certain lifestyle, then the negative impact can hit you even in your local community, whether the "laws" or police reach you or not.

2024-02-24 15:31:23 UTC

Once a minoritized individual has internalized that they are less than then they are more vulnerable to it

2024-02-24 15:38:20 UTC

False and misleading narratives in mass media increase vulnerability

The Danger of a Single Story

BoulderTESOL — 2024-02-24 15:39:59 UTC

I'm sure we've all seen this, but it's such a great talk to make the point about false narratives, stereotypes, and also how we can check our own implicit biases.