What is the difference between sex and gender? Why would someone think that neither one is a binary?

What is “the patriarchy?” How could you subvert the patriarchy? Should people subvert the patriarchy?

Explain what it means to be racist. (Don’t just look it up – think about it!) Is everyone, in some sense, racist, or does this term apply only to some people? Are you racist according to your understanding?

One hundred years ago, Irish immigrants were not considered white. Today, most Irish are taken to be white. What does this shift tell us about the concept of race?

What determines a person’s race? Is it their own self-identity (what if someone changes their racial identity)? Physical features (what if someone says they’re white but has dark skin)? Parents (what if someone says they’re black but come from a white family)?