Sunday, October 14, 2007
In Response to the Comments
From reading the comments that were posted to the first blog, it is obvious that others agree that racism is still very present in today's society, although it may not be as obvious as it was in the past. Racism can be noticed in everyday conversation and jokes and may be very easy to look over. The case of the Jena 6 shows how a racial joke can be taken seriously, causing a situation to out of hand. The situation that is at hand with the Jena 6 is a perfect example of this type of racism. In order to get many of the details of the situation I have provided the link to a CNN article (http://www.cnn.com/2007/US/law/09/04/bell.jena.six/index.html?iref=newssearch) that does a good job of explaining the specifics.
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Just want to ask a question...do you think that racism is being perpetuated by minorities themselves? In my poli sci class, my professor did a survey asking about affirmative action and he broke the results down by race. It showed that every person of color (in a class of 350) thought that affirmative action was necessary in some degree. If there is a desire to get rid of racism, then why do minorities keep requesting to be differentiated?
Racism, as much as people try to overlook it, will remain in our society. just the other day I was standing outside of my building waiting for the bus and a white guy yells out the window the word NIGGERS and drives off. i think it's the way we respond to such things that makes a difference in how we overcome. i chose not to get really mad. i think that if anyone has a hatred of another group no matter how similar because of color then they are the ignorant one. i think you should definitely include the way situations are handled in your blogs.
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