Problem
• As the audience can we believe the phrases listed in the Language Stereotype events above are hurtful to the ethnic group being described? Why or why not?
• Based on the answer to #1, is the audience less likely to use phrases such as these in the future? Why or why not? Who decides whether an expression is offensive? Those that communicate using stereotyping language or the group being targeted by the language? Explain.
• List up THREE other phrases, questions, or actions that should be avoided when talking to LGBT people, disabled people, people of color, or people of various ethnicities. Explain your reasoning why these should be avoided. (For example: When interacting with a gay person / or transgender person / or blind person / or deaf person / or Black person / or Asian person (etc) in the office, the following phrase/behavior/action should be avoided because........)
• What can we do to recognize and combat stereotyping in language when we encounter it? How can we educate others about stereotyping in language?