[Massplanners] "grandfathering" and "brown bag lunch"

[Williams, Jacinta]

This is a really great conversation. Thanks Dwight for this latest contribution.  We just finished having a similar discussion in our Hampden CHIP meeting.

Cheers everyone!

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From: MassPlanners [mailto:massplanners-bounces at masscptc.org] On Behalf Of Dwight Merriam via MassPlanners
Sent: Tuesday, September 28, 2021 2:38 PM
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Subject: [Massplanners] "grandfathering" and "brown bag lunch"

Good afternoon.

This conversation prompts me to share something I learned a few years ago from Connecticut Supreme Court Chief Justice Robinson, before he was CJ, when he met with our Bar Association's DIversity, Equity, and Inclusion Committee and we talked about the term "brown bag lunches" in the context of discussing microaggressions and implicit bias.

It led me to read about the history of colorism, of which I knew little.

"Brown bag" connotes discrimination based on color.  As a consequence, I don't use the term brown bag lunch ...just as easy to say "BYOL"  - Bring Your Own Lunch -  or other something else.

https://www.thoughtco.com/what-is-colorism-2834952<https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/theres-more-seattle-brown-bag-racial-controversy-meets-eye-flna6c10836263>

https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/theres-more-seattle-brown-bag-racial-controversy-meets-eye-flna6c10836263

https://www.ferris.edu/HTMLS/news/jimcrow/question/2014/february.htm

https://www.nccj.org/colorism-0

Regards,
Dwight



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On Tue, Sep 28, 2021 at 1:59 PM Mark Hamin via MassPlanners <massplanners at masscptc.org<mailto:massplanners at masscptc.org>> wrote:
thanks, richard!  it is helpful to uncover some of the hidden history of terms that we use without knowing their origins.  hope that you and your loved ones are faring well, keeping safe, healthy, and happy during this time.  all best wishes and kind regards, mark



justice+equity+diversity+inclusion



Mark Hamin PhD (he/him/his)






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