Two particularly insightful clips from Stephen's "The Word" segment are really useful. Their penetrating and hilarious treatment of relatively recent events prompted me to build a workshop around them for some high school students last year. I've only presented this workshop once. But, it was fun, and I thought perhaps someone out there might want to make use of the resources I developed.
You can download the workshop description, agenda, and handouts on the Witnessing Whiteness book web page: www.witnessingwhiteness.com. The files are all on the "Xtras" page.
As a preview though, here are links to the two clips I used as a base for the workshop.
Have fun!
The Word: Neutral Man’s Burden ---- episode #05095
Episode: #05095
Sonia Sotomayor's personal background should be neutralized the way Band-Aids were when they reached out to minorities. (05:16)
http://www.colbertnation.com/the-colbert-report-videos/238783/july-16-2009/the-word---neutral-man-s-burdenThe Word: The Great White Wail --- episode #06153
The Pigford claims prove that there's money in being a victim, and when something is valuable, white men get to take it. (04:57)
http://www.colbertnation.com/the-colbert-report-videos/367132/december-02-2010/the-word---the-great-white-wail
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