Summary Of Jane Elliot's Blue-Eyed Workshop

Jane Elliott’s blue-eyed workshop’s purpose is to not only shed light on racism in America, but the arrogance of the privileged who do nothing expect fuel or ignore the problem, while they hold the power to eliminate it. If white people have the power to discriminate coloured people for housing, jobs, and education facilities, then the have the power to eradicate racism as a whole. This can be done by removing racist obstacles in organizations, in an attempt to abolish systematic discrimination. The blue-eyed workshop goal is for participant to realize what it really feels like to be discriminated. The feeling of seen lesser than others because of something physical which should neither be a positive or negative aspect about someone’s overall

To not see the colour of someone’s skin does not mean that person is not racist, but that they see everything in black and white, as a participator mentioned. What type of person sees the world in only black and white? Its either this or that, no creativity, no exceptions and nothing different. Racism, the belief that one group is superior to the other, flourishes in minds and communities that “don’t see colour.” Race is something that is supposed to be seen, acknowledged, respected and cherished, not something to hide as that is nearly

As the brown eyed students first felt sorry for their blue-eyed peers, that feeling of discomfort was replaced by detest and judgment. Elliot’s classification on how these blue-eyed individuals participated willing and for course credited, shed light to how people discriminated in their daily lives were not given a choice. Likewise, as one participant left the room in a frenzy, Elliot further stressed how as an white individual, she was given the luxury to be able to leave a room and people that belittled and categorized her, while coloured people could not afford that privilege. Outside in the hall and away from that room, the blue-eyed girl was protected and safe, while coloured people had no where to go to feel secure, as racism and discrimination was found in every corner of America. That girl’s inability to sit through 2 and a half hours of discrimination to not only gain knowledge about racism but also solid course credited, shows America’s unwillingness to learn and fight discrimination in its society, even if it brings positive