Heterosexual Questionnaire
- When and how did you first decide you were a heterosexual?
- To whom have you disclosed your heterosexual tendencies? How did they react?
- Why do heterosexuals feel compelled to seduce others into their lifestyle?
- Why do you insist on flaunting your heterosexuality? Can’t you just be what you are and keep it quiet?
- If you’ve never slept with a person of the same sex, how can you be sure you wouldn’t prefer that?
- A disproportionate majority of child molesters are heterosexual men. Do you consider it safe to expose children to heterosexual male teachers, pediatricians, priests, or scoutmasters?
- Could you trust a heterosexual therapist to be objective? Don’t you fear s/he might be inclined to influence you in the direction of her/his own leanings?
- Shouldn’t you ask your far-out straight cohorts, like skinheads and born-agains, to keep quiet? Wouldn’t that improve your image?
- Why do you attribute heterosexuality to so many famous lesbian and gay people? Is it to justify your own heterosexuality?
- There seem to be very few happy heterosexuals. Techniques have been developed that might enable you to change if you really want to. After all, you never deliberately chose to be a heterosexual, did you? Have you considered aversion therapy or Heterosexuals Anonymous?
Unpacking White Privilege Checklist by Peggy McIntosh
[ ] I can arrange to be in the company of people of my race most of the time.
[ ] I can go shopping alone most of the time, pretty well assured that I will not be followed or harassed.
[ ] I can turn on the television or open to the front page of the paper and see people of my race widely represented.
[ ] I can be sure that my children will be given curricular materials that testify to the existence of their race.
[ ] I can go into a music shop and count on finding the music of my race represented, into a supermarket and find the food I grew up with, into a hairdresser’s shop and find someone who can deal with my hair.
[ ] I can worry about racism without being seen as self- interested or self-seeking.
[ ] I am never asked to speak for all of the people of my racial group.
[ ] I can walk into a classroom and know I will not be the only member of my race.
[ ] I can choose blemish cover or bandages in “flesh” color and have them more or less match my skin.
[ ] I can easily find academic courses and institutions which give attention only to people of my race.
[ ] I can criticize our government and talk about how much I fear its policies and behavior without being seen as a cultural outsider.