“Racism is a form of oppression in which one racial group dominates over others” (Sensoy and DiAngelo, 2017, p. 39). The book discussed how white people are the dominant society and those of colour are considered minority.  Prior to this class I had not fully explored or understood the impacts of one culture being dominant. Growing up in a white family, being surrounded by primarily white friends and classmates, I had subconsciously engaged in being a stereotypical, naive, white individual, who at one point argued that I did not see colour.  However this class challenged me to think deeper about my whiteness and the privilege it presents; it stirred uncomfortable…

I choose to trouble the norms that often follow the word disability using my own life context. Goodley’s article stated, “people with intellectual disabilities seek to be recognized as human.” This hits close to home for me, as my brother received a diagnosis of ADHD at a very young age. My own views of ableism and disability were put into question because the primary emotion I felt watching him was sympathy. Goodley referenced having an intellectual disability as being seen as the “no-man’s land in-between disability and humanity”. I witnessed many interactions where the same was expected from my brother without any tools being provided to allow his success. Because…