Blog 5

In both Monster and Incognegro, the characters experience discrimination based on their race.  They are considered by the other characters as being on the bottom part of society.  In both books, two of the main characters are accused of crimes.  In Monster, it is hard for people to look past the fact that the person being accused of the crime is a black teenager.  They look at him and assume that he is guilty without knowing the facts.  Incognegro shows a more extreme form of discrimination.  African-Americans are subjects to hangings and brutal beatings.  Both stories show the effects of racism.  The white characters see themselves as the superior race.  They automatically think that they are better, and they put themselves above others who have a different skin color.  Incognegro shows extreme discrimination and brutality, and Monster shows a more modern form of racism.  They each show us how ridiculous it is to think that one could be superior simply because they have a different skin color.  However ridiculous it is, this does not mean that it is not still happening today.  It is most definitely still prevalent, and our society needs to educate people so they understand that it is wrong and why it is wrong.  I hope that discrimination begins to fade even more significantly as we move forward in our future.

Blog 4

I thought that the video A Class Divided was very interesting.  I've seen this video a couple of other times before this class, but this was the first time I actually took it serious.  The other times I watched it, someone showed to me because they thought it was another funny youtube video.  Some of the things that the kids said are funny.  This time I watched it with a new perspective because of what we are talking about in class.  This was a very unique experiment on a very touch subject.  Racism.  I couldn't believe how quick the students started singling out other students based on their eye color.  They began fighting a calling each other names.  They had the chance to experience what it would be like to be discriminated based on their race.  I grew up in a very small town where I didn't even see a person of a different race until high school.  My town is filled with racist people.  I was fortunate enough to grow up in a house where my parents taught me that discrimination is not right.  My opinion of a person is based on who they are on the inside and not the color of their skin.