When I brought up this metaphor, I wasn't expecting it to become such a subject of discussion for the last week and a half.
The attitude behind the salad is what counts. If people have a malicious attitude, they can use it to be like "well, we don't like broccoli or banana peppers or chick peas so they're bad." But from a teaching diversity perspective, it can be used as "well, many people like many different toppings in their salad and they're all delicious in their own way."
I prefer my salad with red onions, chick peas, egg and light french dressing. But that doesn't mean I don't respect the integrity of things like peapods, cauliflower and broccoli.
Good points, Kim. This post made me laugh out loud.
ReplyDeleteI agree Kim. Most of times its the attitudes behind certain issues concerning race/ethnicity, Not the content. The Salad bowl is a good ideal. That can easily turn bad. But its more correct then the melting pot.
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