demands data,makes you payfor it, then getsangry at you forpublicizing itsuggests you’redoing equity workincorrectly assomeone whostarted thinkingabout it 10minutes agosays “thank youfor youradvocacy”while denyingwhat you’readvocating for“in this uniquetime” as ifracism hasn’texisted for thelast 20 yearsclaims theprogram isalready diversebecause thereare Asianstudents“color/race/needblind”“I think thestaff arewellintentioned”survey sentout, noaction takenfrom results“SAT scoresare the onlyobjective wayto compareapplicants”asks you tosendresearch,doesn’t readit“we’re not*intentionally*racist”someonerecommends“WhiteFragility”“a productof society-wideinequalities”uses existence ofequity committeethat they don’t listento as evidence oftheir commitment toequityreframesworkunrelated toequity asequity workuses bureaucraticroadblocks thatcould come up asan excuse to dozero equity workwhatsoeveraccepts smallestpossible change sothey can say they’redoing “anti-racistwork” while denyingevery other demandsuggests a verylabor intensiveproject theyhave absolutelyno intention ofcontributing toclaims Covidis preventingequity work“intellectualdiversity”“ongoingdiscussions”“a timetolisten”“alwaysopen to yoursuggestions”EMSPAA sends anemail about theircommitment todiversity whiledenying diversitycommitteedemands data,makes you payfor it, then getsangry at you forpublicizing itsuggests you’redoing equity workincorrectly assomeone whostarted thinkingabout it 10minutes agosays “thank youfor youradvocacy”while denyingwhat you’readvocating for“in this uniquetime” as ifracism hasn’texisted for thelast 20 yearsclaims theprogram isalready diversebecause thereare Asianstudents“color/race/needblind”“I think thestaff arewellintentioned”survey sentout, noaction takenfrom results“SAT scoresare the onlyobjective wayto compareapplicants”asks you tosendresearch,doesn’t readit“we’re not*intentionally*racist”someonerecommends“WhiteFragility”“a productof society-wideinequalities”uses existence ofequity committeethat they don’t listento as evidence oftheir commitment toequityreframesworkunrelated toequity asequity workuses bureaucraticroadblocks thatcould come up asan excuse to dozero equity workwhatsoeveraccepts smallestpossible change sothey can say they’redoing “anti-racistwork” while denyingevery other demandsuggests a verylabor intensiveproject theyhave absolutelyno intention ofcontributing toclaims Covidis preventingequity work“intellectualdiversity”“ongoingdiscussions”“a timetolisten”“alwaysopen to yoursuggestions”EMSPAA sends anemail about theircommitment todiversity whiledenying diversitycommittee

McDermott Equity Work - Call List

(Print) Use this randomly generated list as your call list when playing the game. Place some kind of mark (like an X, a checkmark, a dot, tally mark, etc) on each cell as you announce it, to keep track. You can also cut out each item, place them in a bag and pull words from the bag.


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  1. N-demands data, makes you pay for it, then gets angry at you for publicizing it
  2. O-suggests you’re doing equity work incorrectly as someone who started thinking about it 10 minutes ago
  3. B-says “thank you for your advocacy” while denying what you’re advocating for
  4. B-“in this unique time” as if racism hasn’t existed for the last 20 years
  5. I-claims the program is already diverse because there are Asian students
  6. O-“color/race/need blind”
  7. G-“I think the staff are well intentioned”
  8. O-survey sent out, no action taken from results
  9. N-“SAT scores are the only objective way to compare applicants”
  10. B-asks you to send research, doesn’t read it
  11. B-“we’re not *intentionally* racist”
  12. N-someone recommends “White Fragility”
  13. B-“a product of society-wide inequalities”
  14. G-uses existence of equity committee that they don’t listen to as evidence of their commitment to equity
  15. O-reframes work unrelated to equity as equity work
  16. O-uses bureaucratic roadblocks that could come up as an excuse to do zero equity work whatsoever
  17. I-accepts smallest possible change so they can say they’re doing “anti-racist work” while denying every other demand
  18. G-suggests a very labor intensive project they have absolutely no intention of contributing to
  19. I-claims Covid is preventing equity work
  20. I-“intellectual diversity”
  21. N-“ongoing discussions”
  22. G-“a time to listen”
  23. G-“always open to your suggestions”
  24. I-EMSPAA sends an email about their commitment to diversity while denying diversity committee