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

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