What analogy did Meag use in her video about talking about race?

• A. Like lifting a heavy weight
• B. Like building a house
• C. Like practicing with a new muscle
• D. Like running a marathon

Answer: (C)

Talking about race is a skill you develop through regular practice and reflection, not a one-time effort. Meag’s analogy of training with a new muscle highlights how this area improves gradually—you build awareness, language, and comfort by repeatedly engaging, listening, and adjusting over time. The idea is that conversations about race become stronger the more you practice them, just like a new muscle gets stronger with repeated use.

Other images don’t fit this growth-focused idea as well. Lifting a heavy weight emphasizes exertion or burden, not the ongoing process of learning and sharpening a skill. Building a house suggests creating a finished product rather than ongoing practice and refinement. Running a marathon centers on endurance and distance, but it doesn’t specifically capture the skill-building and gradual mastery involved in talking about race.