This is a really good question and I think that the immigrants need the money before they can have do anything else. It all comes down to money and that is what people usually judge each other on. For example someone who migrated here and worked very hard and didn't have much pay based on the amount of hard labor that would be put in would be looked at as modern America as a unsuccessful person. I think that is pretty shallow for people to do this because we all come from different walks of life and some f us are more blesses then others.

South Park is designed to push peoples buttons and they once again did this. The people who threatened to kill the makers of the show need to realize that its a show. It's not real and its designed for humor. I didn't really find this episode to be that amusing because I knew how the extreme Muslims would react to someone making fun of their God. I do think that the extremists don't like being mocked along with any religion because they must feel like they are made to be less important to other religions. I really hope that the creators will be a little more careful though because some really think that this is wrong to be made fun of.

I had the same question to and I'm glad someone spoke up about this issue. I really believe that us as Americans don't really care about what is happening in other places around the world. I know that sounds really terrible but I really feel this way about this subject. The first thing that came to my mind when this tragedy occurred was how did this happen? The country was already struggling and now they have to deal with this. Going back to the original question, If this were to happen on our soil we as Americans would be in a state of confusion and despair. 300,000 is a lot of people and if that amount were to all die due to a earthquake, this country which we believe is the best in the world wouldn't know what to do from there. Imagine a country like Haiti, very poor and not much power. An earthquake is a natural cause but in a way it seems like this country had been kicked when they were already down.
I do feel as Americans we kind of turned our shoulders to the world. That is why people outside of the United States view us as arrogant. The average American would see this on the news and say it was a shame that happened but go along with there day. When I heard the news I wanted to help but I didn't know what I could do to contribute. If every American would just give one dollar then it would help greatly but it seems like we are to selfish to help some stranger who lost everyone they know but if that happened here it would be completely different. I did do this and its really sad how selfish I can be and other people. So many people are suffering around the world with issues I don't even think about like eating and taking a shower. I've taken so much for granted and people are actually dying around the world and most of the deaths could have been easily prevented. To most of us its survival of the fittest and if we have to stab someone in the back to help ourselves get to the destination we desire is pretty common. As humans though I rarely see compassion, we are so caught up in our own problems, we lose sight of what really matters. People are struggling and we just don't care, we believe it's not our problem because its not on our land. We hope that they will carry themselves out of the hole that there in. But being as powerful as our nation is, we need to use that power to help others who really need the help.

I will try to answer this question the best I can from a male's perspective. I agree with everything that has been said in the short clip. The play that we viewed in class was very interesting. I think the average man wants his perfect "type" of girl to look a certain way and that's where this problem begins. Men judge so much on appearance that, most could care less what the women is really like and what her personality actually persists of. It is really sad that many women wake up every morning with no confidence because they don't look like these "fake" people they see on T.V..

In a way I feel like males try to conform to what society thinks but no where near what females have to go through. As a male when I turn on the T.V., I usually see products directed at women. From skin moisturizers to make up and so on, and they tell everyone that if you don't look like the models they use then they aren't beautiful. For products directed towards men which aren't many, they use deodorants and body wash and other "manly" products. In their commercials they show the men in these commercials surrounded by beautiful women and they clearly paint the picture of what women want and what it takes to get that attractive women. I personally don't pay much attention to the hundreds of ads I see every day and I don't think a huge percentage of all men really get caught up in it.
While growing up I had some issues about fitting in but I don't think that I would let it rule me and make me want to act a different way. I would dress certain ways some days of the week and others I would dress different to impress different groups of friends. Since then I am a lot more independent and don't really care if people act a certain way because they are required to according to the media.
I think this is what makes America great. You can dress or act anyway you wish because of freedom of speech. But as the media poisons young men and woman's minds and making them that they need to listen to what ever is told by them to be beautiful is very sad. I really think women are effected because when you turn on the T.V. or read through magazines the "critics" are very hard on the women. When males leave the house they put on a t-shirt and shirts and they hear nothing about it but if a female was to do that they would be looked at with a strange look.
Men are supposed to be very muscular and women are supposed to be really skinny, and I'm really confused how we came to this point. When Laurie was in our class and we watched the play, it really made me think. A women with a voluptuous body is now frowned upon and is looked upon as wrong. I just can't grasp the concept, people are actually committing suicide because they don't fit in a group or don't look a specific way. Everyone brings something to this world and we need to stop basing everything off of looks and what we can do to fit into the eyes of the media. Beauty comes in many different shapes and sizes and as soon as we recognize this we will all be better off.

I couldn't sit here and explain what I would do in the same situation, I wouldn't kill myself even if it was to avenge a loved one. I don't know if this women had nothing left in life. If she has no other loved ones to fall back on then I could understand performing this act. If I lost my wife or child and I thought that the only way to teach a lesson was to kill my self and other innocent people then I still wouldn't do it. I wouldn't try to send a message to the nation by committing suicide because there are many other ways out.

This is a very good question and I was thinking this same exact thing after every lecture that I have attended. I would think "how would the things that Sam said actually play out in life" and even after hearing the lectures I still believe the things I do, but I understand different views and walks of life. But I do appreciate his honesty because some days I have felt like I didn't learn anything and others I felt like I could do things differently in everyday life. The lectures that hit home like the most recent one about slavery and the class where we watched the video of the dolls really hit home.

What the hell is wrong with the world today? They are making games based off one of the most horrific things that can happen next to murder. This is disturbing how a game like this that depicts rape and pretty much makes a mockery out of it. There are thousands of women who have been victims and it's breath taking how casual the makers of this game really are and how the people and government don't feel any remorse having a game out there like this.
Another question I had was do the people as a whole not think rape is a bad thing. Think about it, having games released like this kind of promotes this and its despicable that it is allowed. In a way this encourages rape and makes it look like it is no big deal. Think about the video games that are released in the U.S.. Sure they are violent but they would never use the image as rape as a "good" thing.
In the porn businesses women are already disrespected on so many levels and it is quite similar to the video games that are being made in Japan. Women are looked down upon based on porn and what they are forced to do. It really does make me upset, coming from a male. I couldn't understand what any women would be feeling by watching this video and what is actually allowed on the other side of the world.
What also pissed me off was how the women in the video didn't think the game any anything wrong with it. When asked the question if it was disturbing, she said "not at all". I actually re-wound the video for a second time to make sure I actually heard her say that. For young people who play these games and think that this is reality and it is okay to perform these acts is also a huge problem. She might be thinking that its only a video game but she obviously doesn't understand how this would make any other women feel.
For the developers of the game to think that they wouldn't offend anyone and that it's alright to encourage this is awful on so many ways. Making this game to just get a buck at the expense of those who fell victims is so disgusting and I cant stress that enough. Japan creates a lot of video games and the popularity of "gaming" there is more then we can ever imagine. But actually making acts like this and selling it to many young people (mostly boys) and showing them that if they have a problem with a women is to rape them is so sad.

I grew up in a mostly white area, but I had friends who were of different ethnicity. If I were to have grown up in a area where I had mostly back friends and some white friends I really don't think it would've changed who I am and what i believe.
To go on with your comment about Disney, I don't think they intentionally tried to put African Americans in a group of "lions". I do believe though that they know that their audience is mostly white so they try to make characters that are the same skin color as who they are trying to reach.

This a very interesting question, but I think that it wouldn't necessarily work in this case because to be a doctor or in a high position medical field you have to first off make it into the medical school. For example if I knew someone who was severely injured and I took them to the hospital to only find that the people working were far from qualified I would be fuming. In this field they take the best of the best because when it comes to saving a life they will always put the more qualified person in the position.