RACISM: Cool Until Their Home

🧠 Lesson Plan: Racism: Cool Until Their Home

🎯 Learning Objectives

1. Students will analyze how public figures respond to racism when it affects their own families. Example: Compare JD Vance’s defense of his wife to Donald Trump’s remarks about Somali immigrants.
2. Students will evaluate the moral and social impact of selective outrage in political discourse. Example: Discuss why racism is often tolerated until it becomes personal, and how that shapes public policy.

✅ Learning Outcomes

1. Students will identify and explain examples of racialized language used by political leaders. Example: Cite Trump’s “shithole countries” remark and its impact on immigrant communities.