demands data,makes you payfor it, then getsangry at you forpublicizing itclaims theprogram isalready diversebecause thereare Asianstudents“alwaysopen to yoursuggestions”claims wecan’t be racistbecause it’snot“intentional”“a timetolisten”suggests a verylabor intensiveproject theyhave absolutelyno intention ofcontributing tospends moretime namingequitycommittee thandoing equitywork“a productof society-wideinequalities”EMSPAA sends anemail about theircommitment todiversity whiledenying diversitycommittee“intellectualdiversity”uses bureaucraticroadblocks thatcould come up asan excuse to dozero equity workwhatsoeverasks you tosendresearch,doesn’t readit“ongoingdiscussions”willing to violateendowment forliterally any reasonexcept admittingunderrepresentedstudentssays “thank youfor youradvocacy”while denyingwhat you’readvocating for“in this uniquetime” as ifracism hasn’texisted for thelast 20 yearsreframesworkunrelated toequity asequity workclaims Covidis preventingequity worksurvey sentout, noaction takenfrom resultsacceptssmallestpossibledemand andcalls it a daysomeonerecommends“WhiteFragility”staff sets up 30minute equitymeeting, goeson 27 minuteunrelated rant“bandwidth”suggests you’redoing equity workincorrectly assomeone whostarted thinkingabout it 10minutes agodemands data,makes you payfor it, then getsangry at you forpublicizing itclaims theprogram isalready diversebecause thereare Asianstudents“alwaysopen to yoursuggestions”claims wecan’t be racistbecause it’snot“intentional”“a timetolisten”suggests a verylabor intensiveproject theyhave absolutelyno intention ofcontributing tospends moretime namingequitycommittee thandoing equitywork“a productof society-wideinequalities”EMSPAA sends anemail about theircommitment todiversity whiledenying diversitycommittee“intellectualdiversity”uses bureaucraticroadblocks thatcould come up asan excuse to dozero equity workwhatsoeverasks you tosendresearch,doesn’t readit“ongoingdiscussions”willing to violateendowment forliterally any reasonexcept admittingunderrepresentedstudentssays “thank youfor youradvocacy”while denyingwhat you’readvocating for“in this uniquetime” as ifracism hasn’texisted for thelast 20 yearsreframesworkunrelated toequity asequity workclaims Covidis preventingequity worksurvey sentout, noaction takenfrom resultsacceptssmallestpossibledemand andcalls it a daysomeonerecommends“WhiteFragility”staff sets up 30minute equitymeeting, goeson 27 minuteunrelated rant“bandwidth”suggests you’redoing equity workincorrectly assomeone whostarted thinkingabout it 10minutes ago

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