A moment of Silence
I know she wasn't technically the first to stand up, but she helped lead the way for more diversity. Much applause to her and her standing up for her beliefs. After watching an Oprah show on how we still have certain beliefs about race and types of people, it was obvious there is still a lot of work to be done, even from within myself. All stereotypes and preconceptions need to be forgotten. All negative racist words need to be abolished from the dictionary, for example redskin. What the hell?? Or Indian Giver?? They didn't give and take back, shouldn't it be european giver?? my rant today....
posted by Sarah | 7:16 AM
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I've never heard of Indian Giver. I respect Rosa Parks because she stood up for her beliefs but didn't try to exploit it by "look at me, look what I did, don't you think I'm great, I'm a pioneer" actions. That's what I dislike about many of today's so-called "activists"... they're in it for recognition.
yeah i agree with you. I think the people that have the most effect on others are the ones that don't want themselves actually recognized.
Indian Giver is used when someone gives a gift to someone and then takes it back. It's used a lot here.
It was a very interesting show, based on the movie Crash. Oprah was talking to Ludacris of all people about language...haha guess which word came up, among the millions...Oh and Sandra Bullock was there too. I like her.
There is some benefit to not censoring dictionaries of racist terms. Just read a book on censorship for my YA lit class, and it made the point these things, as bad as they are, need to be recognized and taught. Those who don't grow up under the umbrella of racism (e.g., whites) might get the idea that there is no racial issue if there are no racial terms. {Just because something isn't in a dictionary, or isn't discussed "in polite company" doesn't mean it doesn't exist.}
yes, but consider... no racial terms, no teaching kids that "different" can mean "inferior" or whatnot. And I think nowadays whites are being enveloped by the 'umbrella of racism', especially white males who have to struggle against inadequate practices of equal opportunity (ie. companies that need to meet their "minority" quota).
unfortunately, we will never erase the language or the feeling, because parents teach it to their kids, and then kids teach it to other kids not exposed to the language, and the cycle continues.
yeah i see it on all sides. when i went to the mostly black school it was complete reverse racism. I don't think it will ever truly happen where we don't see that line. It's just society now unfortunately. We have to put a label on something. It has to have a category. It's like when a child is born...pink is for girl, blue is for boy. From the day we pop out, we are labeled. I know it will never go away, i just wish people would stop hurting others with it.
some people have argued that there is no such thing as reverse racism, that everything is in response against the racism white european slave owners had towards the people they chose to enslave. I mean, hating someone that hates you is different than hating someone because they are 'inferior,' right?
but that's the thing... how do you know the person you hate hates you back? Besides, hating people for hating you is not a justifiable reason to me... it's like "well I took her doll because she took my truck"... doesn't make it right or acceptable.
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