{"id":32269,"date":"2017-04-17T17:30:58","date_gmt":"2017-04-17T22:30:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/tigermedianet.com\/?p=32269"},"modified":"2017-04-17T16:47:29","modified_gmt":"2017-04-17T21:47:29","slug":"patrick-d-roscoe-no-i-didnt-mean-it-like-that-the-third-installment-of-the-diversity-speaks-series","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tigermedianet.com\/?p=32269","title":{"rendered":"Patrick D. Roscoe: &#8220;NO! I didn&#8217;t mean it like that!&#8221; : The Third Installment of the Diversity Speaks! Series"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"su-youtube su-responsive-media-yes\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"320\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/FDTpMsZW1Jg?\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"true\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The Pioneer Room was full the afternoon of April 12th for the third presentation of the \u201cDiversity Speaks!\u201d series. The lecture series is put on by the Office of Inclusion &amp; Diversity Excellence. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Students and community members were invited to hear FHSU Junior, Patrick D. Roscoe speak over microaggressions. A microaggression is the casual degradation of any marginalized group. This term was coined by <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Harvard University professor Chester M. Pierce in 1970 to describe insults and dismissals he regularly witnessed non-black Americans inflict on African Americans. Roscoe paid homage to the late Pierce during his presentation, who died last September.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Roscoe, currently majoring in Leadership Studies, gave his speech to the FHSU community, but said it\u2019s broader than just this campus. \u201cThe use of microaggressions isn\u2019t just an FHSU problem. It happens everywhere,\u201d said Roscoe, \u201cit\u2019s time that we bring awareness here in order to make sure that we are preparing our students for their futures wherever they may go.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The presentation went hand-in-hand with the photo project that was displayed in the union from April 10 to the 14th featuring FHSU students who held signs up displaying the microaggressions, used towards them. The presentation is part of Embrace Diversity Month.<\/p>\n<p>At the end of the presentation, the floor was opened up for questions and comments where students and faculty members took part in great discussion. Roscoe also stayed after to answer questions to those who chose not to speak during the event.<\/p>\n<p>For closing statements, Roscoe suggests students get more involved around campus. \u201cI want students to take part in conversations that they wouldn\u2019t normally take part in,\u201d He said.<\/p>\n<p>Roscoe continued in saying, \u201cDiversity is an issue at FHSU, we lack in it in so many ways.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>He then called FHSU &#8220;our home&#8221; and said \u201cI believe everyone would agree that we want any individual who steps foot on our campus to feel welcomed, loved, and to have a sense of belonging no matter who they are or how long they are here to stay.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Roscoe encourages those to use the hashtags, <em>#FHSUtacklesmicroaggressions, #diversityspeaks<\/em>, and <em>#UatFHSU<\/em> to raise awareness of the topic.<\/p>\n<p>For more information on the Office of Inclusion and Diversity Excellence, you can contact Ulises Gonzalez or Kathy Hernandez, or visit their facebook page at facebook.com\/fhsuide<\/p>\n<p>For TMN, I\u2019m Jordan Hester.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Pioneer Room was full the afternoon of April 12th for the third presentation of the \u201cDiversity Speaks!\u201d series. 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