“a productof society-wideinequalities”suggests a verylabor intensiveproject theyhave absolutelyno intention ofcontributing tostaff sets up 30minute equitymeeting, goeson 27 minuteunrelated rantuses bureaucraticroadblocks thatcould come up asan excuse to dozero equity workwhatsoeverEMSPAA sends anemail about theircommitment todiversity whiledenying diversitycommitteeacceptssmallestpossibledemand andcalls it a daysays “thank youfor youradvocacy”while denyingwhat you’readvocating for“in this uniquetime” as ifracism hasn’texisted for thelast 20 yearsspends moretime namingequitycommittee thandoing equityworkclaims Covidis preventingequity work“alwaysopen to yoursuggestions”someonerecommends“WhiteFragility”claims wecan’t be racistbecause it’snot“intentional”claims theprogram isalready diversebecause thereare Asianstudents“ongoingdiscussions”“a timetolisten”“bandwidth”demands data,makes you payfor it, then getsangry at you forpublicizing itasks you tosendresearch,doesn’t readitwilling to violateendowment forliterally any reasonexcept admittingunderrepresentedstudentssuggests you’redoing equity workincorrectly assomeone whostarted thinkingabout it 10minutes agosurvey sentout, noaction takenfrom results“intellectualdiversity”reframesworkunrelated toequity asequity work“a productof society-wideinequalities”suggests a verylabor intensiveproject theyhave absolutelyno intention ofcontributing tostaff sets up 30minute equitymeeting, goeson 27 minuteunrelated rantuses bureaucraticroadblocks thatcould come up asan excuse to dozero equity workwhatsoeverEMSPAA sends anemail about theircommitment todiversity whiledenying diversitycommitteeacceptssmallestpossibledemand andcalls it a daysays “thank youfor youradvocacy”while denyingwhat you’readvocating for“in this uniquetime” as ifracism hasn’texisted for thelast 20 yearsspends moretime namingequitycommittee thandoing equityworkclaims Covidis preventingequity work“alwaysopen to yoursuggestions”someonerecommends“WhiteFragility”claims wecan’t be racistbecause it’snot“intentional”claims theprogram isalready diversebecause thereare Asianstudents“ongoingdiscussions”“a timetolisten”“bandwidth”demands data,makes you payfor it, then getsangry at you forpublicizing itasks you tosendresearch,doesn’t readitwilling to violateendowment forliterally any reasonexcept admittingunderrepresentedstudentssuggests you’redoing equity workincorrectly assomeone whostarted thinkingabout it 10minutes agosurvey sentout, noaction takenfrom results“intellectualdiversity”reframesworkunrelated toequity asequity work

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. B-“a product of society-wide inequalities”
  2. G-suggests a very labor intensive project they have absolutely no intention of contributing to
  3. O-staff sets up 30 minute equity meeting, goes on 27 minute unrelated rant
  4. O-uses bureaucratic roadblocks that could come up as an excuse to do zero equity work whatsoever
  5. I-EMSPAA sends an email about their commitment to diversity while denying diversity committee
  6. G-accepts smallest possible demand and calls it a day
  7. B-says “thank you for your advocacy” while denying what you’re advocating for
  8. B-“in this unique time” as if racism hasn’t existed for the last 20 years
  9. B-spends more time naming equity committee than doing equity work
  10. I-claims Covid is preventing equity work
  11. G-“always open to your suggestions”
  12. I-someone recommends “White Fragility”
  13. G-claims we can’t be racist because it’s not “intentional”
  14. I-claims the program is already diverse because there are Asian students
  15. N-“ongoing discussions”
  16. G-“a time to listen”
  17. N-“bandwidth”
  18. N-demands data, makes you pay for it, then gets angry at you for publicizing it
  19. B-asks you to send research, doesn’t read it
  20. N-willing to violate endowment for literally any reason except admitting underrepresented students
  21. O-suggests you’re doing equity work incorrectly as someone who started thinking about it 10 minutes ago
  22. O-survey sent out, no action taken from results
  23. I-“intellectual diversity”
  24. O-reframes work unrelated to equity as equity work