Vocabulary:
1. feminist – [adjective] advocating social, political, legal, and economic rights for women equal to those of men
Their department created a group for feminists in their company.
2. abomination – [noun] something that you dislike and disapprove of
She called his wrong doing an abomination.
3. wallows – [noun] indulge in something that creates a pleasurable sensation
I think our friend might wallow in sadness for a while because he got rejected.
4. campaign – [noun] a systematic course of activities for some specific purpose
My secretary organized a campaign that I can use in the future.
5. manipulated – [verb] to manage or influence skillfully, especially in an unfair manner
They manipulated their friend’s mind in to doing what they want.
6. stipulated – [verb] a demand that is typically part of an agreement
It was stipulated that the event is not for everyone.
A black feminist festival in the city of France is about to be banned on the grounds of excluding white people. The festival is scheduled to take place in a property owned by the city of Paris, but the restricted event is in a public area. Black people will occupy most of the area while another area will be open to all. Anne Hidalgo, mayor of Paris, tweeted that she deserved the right to prosecute the organizers for discrimination.
SOS Racisme, an anti-racist organization in France, called the event as an abomination and stated that it wallows in ethnic separations. In a statement issued by the organizers, they had been the target of campaign disinformation and they were disappointed to see some anti-racist organizations let themselves be manipulated by fake news. They continued by mentioning that many don’t encounter problems with women only feminist groups when race was not stipulated.
True or False:
- The city of France is about to remove a white feminist festival for excluding black people.
- White people occupy most of the area.
- Mayor Anne Hidalgo used SNS to express her opinion about racism.
- According to SOS Racisme, the event is an abomination and it wallows in ethnic separation.
- The black feminist festival had been the target of a campaign of disinformation and fake news.
Express your opinion:
- What do you think are the common forms of racism? Please explain you answer.
- How does your country settle the issue of racism? Please explain your answer.
- In what way are you going to stop racism?
Defend your argument:
- “Racism is a man’s gravest threat to man – the maximum of hatred for a minimum of reason.”
- “Racism is never justifiable.”
- “We all bleed the same color.”