I don’t think that loving yourself is a choice.
I think that it’s a decision that has to be made for survival.  
​– Lizzo
Goal: Students will explore their attitudes and possible biases regarding weight, age and skin-tone. Students will relate their viewpoints to current events and experiences and discuss ways to create more acceptance and support.
The assignments that have activities are in red.
2. Bias & Shame
1. Click on the [IAT] button and take the tests for: ​Colorism, Weightism, & Ageism.
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​2. After you take the tests, discuss your results with a partner and how you feel about the results.  Discuss situations that either confirm or negate the results. 
 Read the articles, watch the videos and discuss.
  • What are some situations where you have noticed colorism, weightism, or ageism influencing your perception or assumptions or the perceptions and assumptions of someone else?​
Colorism
Unfair & Lovely Article
Buzzfeed Video (5:12)
Weightism
​UCLA study (9:34)
Psych. Today article
Ageism
Video (2:00)
For Her Age (3:34)
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  • Here are some specific additional questions for discussion:
  • What do you think of Lizzo and her body positivity?
  • What do you think about the disparity of the impact of Covid-19 on older people and the actions of younger people?
  • What do you think about the phrase OK Boomer? 
  • ​Change Agent: What are some strategies you can use to intervene if you see someone being treated unkindly,  unfairly, or cruelly for their appearance.  ​
  • Click on the button [SHAME] to watch Dr. Brene Brown: Shame is Lethal: Video (4:26) and revisit the discussion from this assignment considering what she says about shame. ​
Photo credit: White grass, Mark Normand
​Gambian Girl, Joe Rodd
Twitter: Corey Stickel