Beauty

 

https://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/entry/this-is-what-truly-inclusive-glam-looks-like_uk_66224ea0e4b0bf7f0137e15d?fbclid=IwZXh0bgNhZW0CMTAAAR0IvdPYtnIMnZphcKMI6Gu7jKW85W4vkxdB09bA3xLgDl8eDklTKwyvukE_aem_AR3AuUoi_yN2eG6mn7FT2PGFHQDRs7bFjyl7dQSAohoQ3_URp5mHuNHyqaflqKrSjlvuuWu_ZpD4GfqDDqFy4lom

What do you see in the photo? What’s happening? What do you think this story is about?

The photo shows make-up artist Clelia Rodrigues. Clelia was born with arthrogryposis, a condition that causes severe stiffness in the joints. She uses her mouth to hold her make up brushes and has amassed hundreds of thousands of followers on social media.

An article written by Niamh Ni Hoireabhaird calls for equality in the beauty industry.

-          How is the beauty industry unequal?

Niamh says, “As a disabled teenager I yearned for my identity to be represented in the mainstream beauty industry world. Now, as a grown disabled women, I am still wishing for the same thing.”

What is representation?

What is mainstream?

Is representation important? Why does Clelia want to be seen?

Clelia says, “There are so many ableist norms and assumptions about what audiences want and need”

-          What is ableism? Can you think of an example?

-          What are ableist norms?

-          What is an assumption?

Clelia says disabled people are excluded from images and conversations around beauty and “that prohibits us from imagining ourselves as beautiful and loved”

-          What is your response? Why do you think  disability is excluded from images around beauty?

Clelia argues we need to be talking about having a disability and looking different.

-          Why do you think Clelia says this?

-          How can taking about difference help?

Clelia says another answer is, “Creating and marketing make-up products that are easier for disabled people to use and by amplifying the voices of disabled people in the field.”

-          How can make up products be made easier for disabled people to use? What do you think are the current barriers?

Khol Kreatives have released easy grip brushes and Lancome have recently released motorised lipstick applicator to make make-up more accessible.

-          What does accessible mean?

-          How do you think these products make-up more accessible?

There are more influencers listed in the link above.

-          Do you think the beauty industry will change?

-          How does stigma ever change? Are there examples in history of stigma’s shifting?

-          What can we learn form people like Clelia?

-          What can we do today at our school to shift attitudes in society?

-          How is this linked to no outsiders?

No Outsiders: we belong here by Andrew Moffat

www.no-outsiders.com

 

football shirt

 

https://www.premierleague.com/news/3970028

What do you see in the picture? 

Why do you think the footballer is doing that with his hands?

Last weekend, Newcastle United played a game against Hotspur and wore new shirts with RNID over their traditional black stripes.

What does RNID mean?

RNID stands for Royal National Institute for Deaf People and Newcastle United have launched a special shirt with sponsors SELA to make their games accessible to deaf fans.

The shirts are called haptic shirts and are a world first. They use sensors vibrated during action to transform crowd noise into real-time touch sensation.

What do you think this means?

What is the impact for a fan who is deaf?

The aim is to give deaf fans a match day experience. 

What does "match day experience" mean?

Newcastle United has committed to providing this technology at all future home games and hope to inspire other clubs across Europe and beyond to do the same.

Their campaign is called "un-silence the crowd" 

Why do you think that name was chosen? (crowds are not silent!)

There is a great clip in the link above where you can see footballer  Dan Burn talk about inclusivity and learn the sign language for "Love the fans"

And at the end of that clip in the link you can see Dan proudly using that sign language on the pitch after a goal score and the reaction from the fans. 

Why do you think Dan chose to do that at that moment? Why does he look so proud? is it because his team just scored? 

- Why do you think Newcastle United decided to do this?

- What does inclusion mean? Why does it matter?

- You could argue this is a lot of money and effort for a small group of people; is it worth all that money and effort? Explain your answer.

- What can we learn from Dan Burn?

- why is this about no outsiders?

- which British value is this about?

no outsiders: we belong here is a new updated resource out now by Andrew Moffat

www.no-outsiders.com

logo

 

What do you see here?

But what do you really see? Look past the words / logo and what do you see?

What different shapes can you see? How many?

How many shapes are there in the N alone?

How many colours in the N alone, how many in the N and the O?

 

Someone designed this logo, how do think they did that? What was their aim, where did they start, how do you think it was created, where did they start, why do you think they chose those shapes/ colours?

The No Outsiders logo was designed by Mr Wearing who is Head teacher at The Oaks Community Primary School in Cheshire.

Mr Wearing says, “Each and every one of us is unique and special. We all live different and diverse lives. We all have different and diverse backgrounds. But within that difference and diversity, or humanity and similarities shine through.”

Mr Wearing decided to design a logo for No Outsiders. This was his idea:

“Each letter represents a person. The colours, lines and symbols represent a certain characteristic of that person. The yellow triangle might represent that you are Jewish, the green circle might represent that you are right-handed, the white triangle with one dot might represent that you live at home with your mum, or the blue triangle might represent that you live at home with two dads or with auntie or nana.

Even though each letter is different, there are lots of similarities. Things that unite us rather than divide. Each and every one of us is special because of our differences.”

Mr Wearing encourages his pupils to share with others their own art and their uniqueness; to be proud of their achievements and individuality. Mr Wearing says he is proud of his design, which started as a little pencil drawing in his sketchbook. It’s now on pin badges, lanyards and posters in lots of classrooms around the UK.

-         -Why do you think Mr Wearing decided to create the logo?

-          - Which bit do you think represents you?

-          - Do you think the logo works? Explain your answer.

-          - This art started as a little pencil drawing and now it is used in schools across the country. How do you think that makes Mr Wearing feel?

-         -  If Mr wearing had given up or thought his art was no good, how would our school be different today?

-          - How do you know if art is any good?

-          - What is art?

-          - What can we learn from Mr Wearing?

No Outsiders: we belong here (lesson plans to teach diversity and equality in schools)  by Andrew Moffat 

No Outsiders plaques and posters for schools can be ordered from https://no-outsiders.com/shop-1

Birthday party

 

https://www.upworthy.com/against-their-beliefs-parents-won-t-let-daughter-go-to-boys-taylor-swift-birthday-party

A story has gone viral about an 8 year old's birthday party. Sam loves Taylor swift and knew when planning their birthday party that there could only be one theme - Talyor Swift. Sam loves Taylor Swift.

Sam sent out invitations to all their friends and Mum was surprised to receive a text message from another parent in response, saying their child would not be attending as it was "against their beliefs".

Sam's Mum was insure what the parent meant by "against their beliefs". Was it because Sam is a boy and some people think boys shouldn't be in to "girly things"? Is Taylor Swift "girly"?

What do you think is the best way to respond to this text? How did Mum respond?

Mum and Dad discussed the best way to respond to the text and decided the message was a little confrontational 

- do you agree? 

(The message could have just said "Thank you but we can't come, have a nice time and happy birthday!")

Mum decided is was good that the person wasn't attending the party as if they didn't like Taylor Swift, they might feel uncomfortable and no one would want that.

But Mum also asked if this story was actually about a deeper level of gender stereotypes and misconceptions; "I've always found it weird that we don't want boys liking women or looking up to women. What's the problem in boys liking women?"

"Society tends to see women as weaker or less than men so a boy looking up to a woman is essentially below him in their eyes. Most people wouldn't bat an eye lid at a girl who likes Spider man or had a Harry Styles themed birthday. Meanwhile boys are shamed for even participating in women-dominated hobbies and interests."

What do you think? Do you agree or disagree? Can you think of any examples to back up your opinion?

 In the end the party was fabulous! You can see a short video in the link above; the first shows mum talking about her confusion towards the response to the party invitation, the second shows what the party was like.

What is a gender stereotypes?

What is this story about?

Are you surprised about the response to the invitation?

Can you think of any explanations for the text?

What do you think that parent should have done in response to the invitation? Is it ok to hold different beliefs?

Is there anything either parent could have done to find a solution so that the children in both families could celebrate Sam's birthday?

What do you think of Mum's lack of response to the text. Why did Mum choose to not reply? What would you have done? What are the argument for and against replying to the text?

What can we learn from Sam in this story?

What can we learn from Mum?

Why is this about No Outsiders?

Which British Value is this about?

No Outsiders: We belong here by Andrew Moffat (published April 18th)

www.no-outsiders.com

Football shirt

 

England football shirts 'should connect people' - BBC News

The picture shows the new England kit which has caused debate over the last week.

What is the debate about?

The new kit, designed by Nike, has a tiny cross on the back of the collar. The cross of St George is usually red in colour. On the new kit, purples and blues have been added. 

This is not the first time there has been a debate about different colours on England football shirts. In 2010 a shirt was designed by Peter Saville and his original idea was to use the shape of the St George flag in an array of different colours across the shirt. 

Peter says, "It's a very colourful society. I live in a colourful nation. I wanted the shirt to be for everyone because when the national team are playing it is for everyone. No one should be excluded."

"I thought it was pretty topical ten years ago; maybe it's even more so now." Peter says his aim was to capture the pride he feels when he sees the diversity of the England team on the pitch.

In the end, Peter's design was minimised and there were only different colours on the shoulders. Peter says he was disappointed because the changes were so small that no one noticed them and at the time it wasn't discussed.  

The 2024 kit is certainly being talked about and some people are calling it disrespectful, arguing the original design using the St George flag should not be changed. Prime Minister Rishi Sunak called the St George's flag a "source of pride" which we "shouldn't mess with." Labour Leader Keir Starmer said the flag was a unifying symbol that doesn't need changing. 

Other people are arguing the St George's cross has not always been on the England shirt; the cross only became a regular feature in the 2000s and has only featured on 6 kits in total.  The 2022 kit did not feature the St George's cross at all.  The colours on the cuffs are inspired by the 1966 England team training gear. Others ague the real debate should be about the cost of the kit for fans to buy.

- What are flags for?

- why do you think there is such a debate about this?

- "It's a very colourful society. I live in a colourful nation. I wanted the shirt to be for everyone because when the national team are playing it is for everyone. No one should be excluded." what is Peter Saville saying here?

- why do you think Peter's design was minimised so much in 2010?

- "I thought it was pretty topical ten years ago; maybe it's even more so now." What does Peter mean by this?

- what is meant by the "diversity of the England team"?

- why do you think politicians are getting involved in the debate?

- do you agree that flags are "unifying"? What does that mean?

- What is your opinion?

- why is this about No Outsiders?

- Which British Value is this story about?

No Outsiders: Everyone different, everyone welcome by Andrew Moffat

No Outsiders: We belong here by Andrew Moffat

www.no-outsiders.com

space

 https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2024/mar/16/maggie-aderin-pocock-looks-back?CMP=Share_AndroidApp_Other

The photo shows Maggie Aderin- Pocock aged 7 and aged 55. Maggie is a scientist and she has designed many space instruments. She trained as a physicist and got a PhD in 1994. She was the first black woman to win a gold medal in the Physics News Award and currently hosts BBC's astronomy programme. 

The photo was for Maggie's Nigerian passport: "I didn't feel as if I belonged anywhere. I didn't speak any Nigerian language and I had never been there, but at the same time I didn't fit in the UK. I was black and living in Camden so, at school, students would say things like, "Go home."

As a child, Maggie developed a love of space: "I realised that when you look at earth from space, you don't see barriers or division - you just see the planet. That was really appealing to me as a child."

"Star Trek was about people from all over the world, including aliens like Spock, going on adventures and working together in harmony. The United Federation of Planets sounded fantastic and inspired to me. When you are spacefaring none of the things that divide us matter; we are all just humanity."

Maggie had a childhood full of change; she went to 13 different schools which was a challenge for her, but this mad her resilient; "As an adult I'm comfortable  walking in to any space and thinking, "OK, how am I going to blend in here?"

When she was studying for her PhD, Maggie was in a group of 200 students where there were only 5 women and one other black person. "I became used to entering a room and thinking, 'Oh I'm the only Black person or woman here' When you have a common cause - space - that sense of difference often goes away. As my career progressed and I became a project manager, I was able to demonstrate that I am capable. I am not an alien."

 

Maggie also has dyslexia, and maybe ADHD, although she didn't know this for a long time. While working at the Ministry of Defence, she struggled to write reports and couldn't understand how her colleagues got them done so quickly. "These set backs didn't deter me from my ambition. Every step, no matter how hard, got me closer to my crazy goal of getting in to space. so I could learn what's out there. I might not have role models in the science world who looked like me but I had strong, larger than life people like my sisters and my mum who always lifted me up and drive me forward."

"If I have a hard day I look at the moon and it makes me feel better. It's vast and wide and glorious. It's not as though you look up and all your problems go away, but it's important o realise that we are all part of something amazing."

"I remember being underestimated as a child. I wish I could go back to that little Maggie and say, "You can do it. You have the biggest dream and you have the potential." That's what I tell kids today whenever I meet them; "Reach for the stars, have a crazy dream and lets see where it takes you."

- what is a Physicist?

- What do you think 7 year old Maggie would think about 55 year old Maggie?

- Why didn't Maggie feel she belonged anywhere as a child, how did children her school affect her?

- what do we say about different race and belonging at our school?

- "I realised that when you look at earth from space, you don't see barriers or division - you just see the planet. That was really appealing to me as a child." - why do you think this appealed to Maggie?

- Do you think Maggie worried about being the only woman or the only Black person in a room of 200 students? What would you say to her? 

- "When you are spacefaring none of the things that divide us matter; we are all just humanity." what does this mean?

- "As an adult I'm comfortable  walking in to any space and thinking, "OK, how am I going to blend in here?" Is it better to blend in or stand out? What are the arguments for both? Is blending in a useful skill to have or not?

- "I might not have role models in the science world who looked like me but I had strong, larger than life people like my sisters and my mum who always lifted me up and drive me forward." discuss the importance of role models - Maggie didn't have any and she still achieved so do we need them?

- "we are all part of something amazing." What does Maggie mean by this?

- What can we learn from Maggie?

- Why is this about No Outsiders?

- Which British Values are in this story?

No Outsiders: All different, all welcome by Andrew Moffat

www.no-outsiders.com

ballet

 

A ballet company's response to one football fan's sexist insult on Facebook was epic (upworthy.com)

What do you see in the photo? How are the two activities different? What do you think are the stereotypes that exist around these activities and the people that take part in them?

The American footballers pictures are the Philadelphia Eagles. When they ended their season and lost their game. Comments on social media criticised the players and one commented, “the team played like they were wearing tutus.”

What do you think of that comment, what is the attitude of the writer toward footballers and ballerinas? What are the stereotypes around gender, sport, footballers, ballerinas?

A ballet company responded and their response went viral. How do you think they responded?

“With all due respect to the Eagles, lets take a minute to look at what our tutu wearing women have done this month.

By tomorrow afternoon, the ballerinas that wear tutus at Pennsylvania ballet will have performed  The Nutcracker 27 times in 21 days. Some of these women have performed the snow scene and the waltz of the flowers without an understudy or second cast. No ‘second string’ to come in and spell them when they needed a break. When they have been sick, they came to the theatre, put their make up on and costume, smiled and performed. When they have felt an injury in the middle of a show, there have been no injury timeouts. They have kept smiling, finished their job, bowed, left the stage and then dealt with what hurts. Some of these tutu wearers have been tossed in to a new position with only a moments notice. That’s like a corner back at half time being told they are going to play side receiver for the second half, but they need to make sure no one can tell they’ve never played wide receiver before. They have done this with such artistry and grace that audience after audience has clapped and cheered. And the Philadelphia Enquirer has said this production looks “better than ever”.

So no, the Eagles have not played like they were wearing tutus.”

People are commenting that toughness has nothing to do with your gender and nothing to do with what clothes you wear.

“Ballerinas wear tutus for the same reason footballers wear uniforms and pads: to get the job done.”

-          -What is sexism?

-         - Is this story about sexism? The comment doesn’t actually mention gender…

-          -Why write such a long response to such a small comment?

-          - Why didn’t the ballet company just ignore the comment? Is it best to ignore sexism/ judgement, or should it always be challenged?

-          - You could argue by commenting, the ballerinas brought attention to the original comment, and far more people saw it. Did this backfire for them?

-          -What can we learn from the ballerinas?

-          -Why is this about No Outsiders?

-          -Which British value is this about?

NoOutsiders: everyone different, everyone welcome by Andrew Moffat

www.no-outsiders.com