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13 years ago @ Race Relations Project - Isn't migration c... · 0 replies · +1 points
My biggest concern is education. As a future teacher, I worry about the funding to school districts. Even if a child is from an illegal immigrated family, they are still entitled to a free public education. Legal citizens pay taxes that fund our public schools. In each district, there are controversies over the townships budget and how much of it goes to the schools. I believe in the right to education for all children, but I think it comes at a cost. It is a controversial subject because the kids are not at fault for coming to this country. Also if we do not provide them with an education they will become a burden to society. So, what are we to do?
We can attempt to control our borders, but we don’t have much control over it. We can physically control who comes in to an extent. I have never given much thought to immigration other than when I see Mexicans standing outside 7-11 waiting for someone to pick them up for work. I am afraid to get out of my car when I see them standing there. This may have to do with ethnocentrism in that I am only familiar with the legal people that live in my area. New people moving in to our country I something we cannot control. From an economic point of view, we only need people for work. Economics are what runs our country and our lives. We don’t need people if we do not have work for them. We are all immigrants and it is not equitable to say that other people cannot come here. However, for the benefits of our own lives, we need to consider our lifestyles. If our country becomes too crowded and competition for jobs becomes more difficult, we won’t have the lifestyle we desire. We have to be selfish when it comes to our families because we want the best for them. Why should a family that does not pay taxes benefit from their children getting a free education? Should we help those that are not paying to our nation’s taxes? There are no simple answers to immigration.
13 years ago @ Race Relations Project - Christian Invaders - t... · 0 replies · +1 points
This lecture also made me think about what a point brought up in our discussion group a few weeks ago. This was seeing people as people rather than objects. We want to believe that we are caring and considerate of others, but we are not as humane as we think. War is as inhumane as it gets. Sam said in class that up to 27 civilians can be killed for one bad guy. That is crazy and probably more people are killed than that. If I were an Iraqi woman, I would hate these Christian American invaders too.
On the idea of Christian taking over the world: that was not Sam’s point in the slightest. Muslims are not trying to take over either, unless they are extremists. Being extreme about anything is dangerous though. No religion is better than another. We have no right to force our beliefs on anyone else. Again if I was an Islamic woman and I saw these Christian men giving bibles to my people and children, I would have some concern. I would also be worried after seeing videos of these Christian people saying this was a crusade in my country. We feel comfortable in our own culture and religion. We only really understand our own way of life, which is ethnocentrism.
Religion is not the reason we are fighting this war at all. American politicians have used poor word choice in calling this a holy war or a crusade. This war is entirely about controlling resources. I don’t think it is fair that we can go into war so that we can take their oil. However, our country and way of life benefits from taking others’ resources. Costs are lower and we do not have to worry about running out of power. In class Sam had us think about if the Chinese came and took over our coal supply. We would be pissed if this happened. It is like stealing another country’s money and wealth when you take their resources.
We only know how to live our own lives and rarely take the time to think about others. Life is not fair in that some benefit from the destruction of others. But is there anything we can even do about it? I don’t think Sam wanted us to feel bad about anything; he just wants us to be able to look at things from another side.
13 years ago @ Race Relations Project - This is totally off th... · 0 replies · +1 points
I am confused how such a game can be distributed to the public. I have played shooting games and the violence does not affect me. I do not like the newer games that are graphic and you watch the guys bleed to death. I like the older games like Goldeneye where the dead bodies disappear and there is no blood. Back to this rape game, how can it be fun to rape women? I can’t even imagine how my mom would react if she knew there were games like this. She does not like violent games but accepts them. She always said the games we play would affect our development. If they NEED to have games revolving around rape, the purpose should be to save the woman who is being assaulted. The game should promote being a “good guy”. It is scarier to think about the people who are playing this game and think that it is not bad.
In Japan, women are obviously not valued. I can’t believe their government will not intervene with the production of these games. Had it not been for the Internet, these games would not circulate as easily. Technology can have negative effects on our society. We take for granted that we can type and search anything in the world. I think the Internet has proven to be more harmful than good. Women are exploited and no one does anything about it.
If I were to walk into my male friends’ apartment and find them playing a game that the purpose of the game is to rape women I would have to revaluate our friendships. I would probably yell at them and lecture them on their values and morals. Seriously, what would our mothers say about such games? It is not that I am offended by such a game, but I am afraid of it. It is teaching our society that rape is not a bad thing. If real rapists were playing this game, it would encourage them to go out and do it in real life.
The British people that were interviewed made it really mad. They did not think these games are a bad thing. I just don’t get it. Yea, it is not okay to shoot people, but it’s better than raping women. In the shooting games, the objective is usually to kill the bad guys. I don’t know how a game could be fun watching other people suffer. What has happened to our society?
13 years ago @ Race Relations Project - Isn't a person's quali... · 0 replies · +1 points
14 years ago @ Race Relations Project - In Her Own Words · 0 replies · +1 points
It is a horrible time of the month and it comes way too often. I still do not think it is something that needs to be discussed in such depth. I am a girl and I still don’t really understand why or how periods happen. It is just something that happens that I as well as every other woman have to deal with. If I were to overhear a conversation of boys talking about woman “bleeding” I would be concerned. There is nothing they can do to help this occurrence besides going to the store for tampons, Midol and chocolate. Men and boys aren’t the ones that bleed for a week so they have nothing to say. A friend of mine (who is a boy) used to say, “I just don’t get it. How can a living thing bleed for 5 days and not die? I don’t trust that”. I think that his ignorance was humorous and do not mind that he does not know anything about periods.
A man can sympathize as much as he wants with a girl who is suffering through her period but he will never understand. My boyfriend does not even care that I am miserable. He only cares how that it affects him. This week long of bleeding is something they will never experience first hand so it is not any of their business to talk about.
On the other hand, periods can be seen as a blessing. Men are fearful of what they do not understand. For example, if a girl does not want to go to class, she can email/call her male professors/bosses and simply say “menstrual issues” and it is a free pass from class. Periods are a great excuse to get out of things that they do not want to do. We should get a little perk for having to bear the burden of our menstrual cycles. It sucks a lot but it isn’t something that needs to be discussed in detail.
14 years ago @ Race Relations Project - What happens to multir... · 1 reply · +1 points
It makes me feel racist thinking that my multiracial friends are on the black or brown team. With the idea of having teams: one team is always better than the other. Teams are created for competition. I think Sam should use the term “party” instead of team. It has the same idea of categorizing and everyone likes parties. Also the word “party” is more culturally inviting. Thinking about parties, I love when my non-white friends invite me to their family parties. My family is white and our parties are lame. One of my friends is Indian and I want to marry him so I can go to all their family parties. Usually I’m the only white person there, but Indians know how to party. Their food is awesome and they love to drink and dance. I want to be at the black or brown party.
I don’t think Sam would actually change the terminology he uses because he is in the zone from teaching exactly the same year after year. Using the word
“team” he is promoting competition even if it is not intended. Some of the other blogs want to have more than just two teams. That could work for the mixed people who can flip flop between the two teams. Regardless, I’m going to stop thinking of them as teams and call them parties.
14 years ago @ Race Relations Project - Prom or No Prom: Just... · 0 replies · +1 points
If a school does cancel prom in fear of lesbians attending, do the other students get their money back for their bids? I was vice president of my senior class and one of my responsibilities was to help plan prom. Months of work and effort goes into making sure the night has everything planned out. It would be impossible to get all the money back for food, decorations, table placings, the hall, furniture, etc. Forget the number of students that would be disappointed that they would not get to go to their prom. I would be livid if all our planning went to waste because the administration did not want a same sex couple going. Also the class budget goes towards making prom more affordable and that money would probably not be given back. So besides it being immoral to cancel prom because of sexual orientation, it is a huge waste of money.
To top it off, why would it matter if the girl wants to wear a tuxedo? My high school’s administration would have probably been happy if more girls wore tuxedos, rather than skanky dresses. It should be in the student’s own interest who they want to date and what they want to wear. No one gets hurt by a girl wearing a tuxedo or by her dating another girl. Live and let live. It’s just prom; let the kids go.
14 years ago @ Race Relations Project - When Do We Do or Say S... · 0 replies · +1 points
A lot of the other blogs are saying that we should stand up to the injustices of other races. It makes me wonder if these people themselves would say anything to a person discriminating others. Chances are that the majority of us would keep to ourselves and move on with our day. It takes courage to stand up to another person and tell them that they are wrong. In all actuality, we live in a society filled with cowards. We all like to say we are righteous and we would fight for the civil liberties of others. Americans are a “mind your own business” type of people and walk away from troublesome situations in which they are not directly involved.
Besides race, people discriminate against one another for a variety of reasons. People are judged by whether they are pretty or fat or smart or stupid. Granted this isn’t in the same category as racism, but it is in a subcategory of bullying. Bullying sounds weak and like it’s not a big deal. In fact, it is so similar to the injustices of racism. If we see someone ill-treating a person due to their weight, next to no one would stand up for that person. It is impossible to say that we would stand up to others that are being mistreated by others because the majority of us are bystanders.
I’m not blaming society for being the way it is. It is true though that we do not care about people that are no in close relation to us. The girl in the video was standing up for the Muslim girl because her friend was Muslim. What if she had no Muslim friends? Would she still care about the girl being mistreated? We can’t tell people they are wrong for not standing up for others because it is all personal choice. All we can do is hope that people will stop mistreating others and to do what we feel is right in situations.
14 years ago @ Race Relations Project - LGBT Class - Question One · 0 replies · +1 points
14 years ago @ Race Relations Project - Men and Women. Hmm...... · 0 replies · +1 points
Although, the technology that makes up this doll is fascinating. A doll with so many features makes you wonder, what will the world come up with next? The next model will probably have the ability to cook and clean as well. Also the price of the doll is rather shocking. I do not believe the value of my car is even as much as this doll. If a man can easily afford this toy, he obviously has money to spend on a live woman. My advice to these men is to try dating and spend some money there before buying such an expensive toy.
One of the other blogs mentioned that there are more toys on the market for women. This may be true, but it is easier for men to have sexual satisfaction that it is for women. I see no harm in small toys like vibrators; these can actually help advance sexual relationships with real partners. However, this doll can do no such thing. It is a sick invention and could cause people to live in an unreal life. A person can start confusing the robot for being an actual person. I could see Roxxxy causing disturbed humans to become even more confused. If our society really needs dolls like this, then the world is more troubled than I thought before.