https://contemporaryracism.org/156130/stepping-off-the-moving-walkway/ An academic blog about whiteness, implicit bias, and systemic racism Wed, 11 Dec 2024 03:01:43 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 https://contemporaryracism.org/156130/stepping-off-the-moving-walkway/comment-page-1/#comment-1326 Wed, 11 Dec 2024 03:01:43 +0000 https://contemporaryracism.org/?p=156130#comment-1326 “This analogy is to be best understood as if you are not actively walking against the moving sidewalk, you are being carried along with it… One day hopefully, individuals will feel both empowered and actively go against systemic racism in some form or another.” I think Danielleh’s post was very thoughtful and I have provided my favorite quotes from her entry. I 100% agree with the analysis of the analogy. As a future educator I hope to teach young people to move in intentionality and to be conscious of those around them. This can start small like knowing how to clean up after yourself free of the expectation that “that’s someone else’s job.” or having daily moments of gratitude as a practice of recognizing one’s privilege. Inconsiderate children often become ignorant adults and we cannot be expected to be carried through life, so it’s time to get off the damn moving sidewalk.

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