Passing

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Question 1

• Racial Passing is often what is thought about when you refer to the practice of “passing” but what are other ways might a person pass? Why do you believe passing occurs to this day?

Question 2

• What are the benefits and drawbacks of passing? How does this impact our understanding of the social construct of race?

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Question 3

• What was your initial reactions to the trailer for the Rebecca Hall film for “Passing”? Why do you believe she chose to film in Black and White?

Question 4

• Have you seen the Netflix film, Passing by Rebecca Hall or other films about passing: Imitation of Life, the Great Gatsby and Blackkklansman. What is your reaction to the complexity of passing as has occurred in the US?

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Thoughts

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A Final Example

• Taffy Abel medaled in the 1924 Olympics. Few knew of his Indigenous heritagehttps://www.npr.org/2022/02/07/1078270098/taffy-abel-medaled-in-the-1924-olympics...