Friday, May 20, 2016
White
Before I took this class I didn't really see how the color of my skin had changed or altered the way I had been treated. Miss B's story about the perfume she tried to ship back to the U.S. and that whole idea of how a white person is less afraid of authority really connected with me. After hearing that story I looked back on some of the things I had done and realized that if I were not white I would have acted differently. I've been confronted by police officers and believe that my color factored into me getting off without any punishment. I never thought about it but things like asking police officers for stickers would be harder and more stressful if I wasn't white. A lot of what this class did for me was make me see the inequality in the world and see how certain individuals are treated. With this knowledge I'll hopefully be more sensible in my interactions with other people and be respectful of the situations others are in.
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David, you make a good point. The documentaries we viewed in class really opened my eyes too. Sometimes it's hard for me to put myself in another person's shoes, but I cannot imagine what it's like for individuals that are treated differently. I think that is why we learned about these things in global- so we are aware and thoughtful.
ReplyDeleteI completely agree as well. I remember the white priveledge unit done at teh beginning of the year, how divided the class room was based off of priveledge etc and that opened my eyes to the current world that we are living in, and how lucky I feel to live such a sheltered life. I hope that this world will one day offer the same priveledges, no matter the color of our skin.
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