Discussion Questions (Part 2) - After Reading
- If Julie Iny were to do the 5 part identity activity we did earlier, how might she have filled out her card?
- With what part of her identity was Julie uncomfortable? Why?
- Has there ever been a situation in which your identity has made you uncomfortable or the actions of others have caused you to question some part of your identity?
- What experiences and knowledge help Julie Iny come to terms with part of her identity? Why did she need to come to terms with it? Is it possible to change one's identity?
- With what part of her identity does Julie still struggle? How do the actions of strangers reinforce this struggle?
- What kinds of assumptions might people make about your identity?
- Revisit the assumptions made about Julie Iny and her article before you read it. How many of the assumptions were correct? How many were inaccurate? To what degree do we judge someone else's identity by visual clues and/or names?
