Which definition?
Day 27: Conversely, write about something that's kicking ass right now.
This feels like an AP English assignment, that is if I'm understanding the use of the word "Conversely".
Most white allies would rather not use their privilege for anything other than making a small statement, although conversely some white allies will be kick ass like Jessica Chastain and use her position of power to make sure her costar Octavia Spencer be paid the same as she, using her white privilege for good.
That is the standard definition and use of "Conversely" that I am aware of. Or do they mean "conversationally"?
In that case:
Did you guy hear how Jessica Chastain is totally kicking ass right now? From what I read online, she saw that her friend and co-star Octavia Spencer was getting the same amount of pay that she was getting for the same project. So instead of just stating her objection like most white allies, she actually did something about it. She told the studio that the only way they would get her to do the movie was if they paid Octavia Spencer THE SAME AMOUNT! And do you know what the studios said? They said OK!
THAT is how you use your white privilege!
Chastain saw an issue and she had a solution ready, and knowing full well the studios would listen, she did what she had to do to ensure what she wanted to happen. AMAZING!
Ok, I have no idea which of these two is the right answer to this prompt. But I had a long busy day of grocery shopping (Wal-Mart and Harris Teeter) and I can't think anymore I just want to sit back with some music and my book and check out for a few hours until I fall asleep and have to go to work tomorrow.
This feels like an AP English assignment, that is if I'm understanding the use of the word "Conversely".
Most white allies would rather not use their privilege for anything other than making a small statement, although conversely some white allies will be kick ass like Jessica Chastain and use her position of power to make sure her costar Octavia Spencer be paid the same as she, using her white privilege for good.
That is the standard definition and use of "Conversely" that I am aware of. Or do they mean "conversationally"?
In that case:
Did you guy hear how Jessica Chastain is totally kicking ass right now? From what I read online, she saw that her friend and co-star Octavia Spencer was getting the same amount of pay that she was getting for the same project. So instead of just stating her objection like most white allies, she actually did something about it. She told the studio that the only way they would get her to do the movie was if they paid Octavia Spencer THE SAME AMOUNT! And do you know what the studios said? They said OK!
THAT is how you use your white privilege!
Chastain saw an issue and she had a solution ready, and knowing full well the studios would listen, she did what she had to do to ensure what she wanted to happen. AMAZING!
Ok, I have no idea which of these two is the right answer to this prompt. But I had a long busy day of grocery shopping (Wal-Mart and Harris Teeter) and I can't think anymore I just want to sit back with some music and my book and check out for a few hours until I fall asleep and have to go to work tomorrow.
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