I agree with you thought that everyone has a little bit of racism in them. I know I do and even people who claim they don’t are full of crap. Stereotypes are the simplest form of racism and there is no doubt ever one acknowledges stereotypes. I like your openness to admit you think you are better than some people because I think subconsciously we are all superior to other people whether we want to admit it or not. I know I also openly admit I believe I am superior to some people, not in a bragging way, but it a muffled subtle way that I really only feel.

I agree with you when you claim that there is a difference in thinking that you are better than someone in a developing country than thinking your race is superior because quite frankly it’s a complete individual idea and not necessarily everyone thinks like this. Like I previously said in another post, sometimes you subconsciously believe you are superior to people living in third world countries and you don’t even recognize it. I believe that thinking your race is superior is much worse because of the implications it has here in the United States and the potential feathers you could ruffle on American soil.

Coming from the wealthiest nation in the world, it is easy to simply blow off third world and developing countries and their problems. I admit that many times I do this and don’t really think twice about the issues facing these third world countries. Yet now that this video post has come up I have thought a little differently about why I don’t think about these third world countries and the issues they face. I know it’s a combination of many things. Maybe I subconsciously feel as if I am superior to the citizens in these third world countries. Maybe I feel as if a 19 year old college student in State College, PA can’t really make a difference that can truly affect people hundreds of miles away. Or maybe it’s the fact that I simply don’t care because their situation and issues don’t directly affect me. I don’t consider myself racist, but yet again who does. I truly believed that I am so removed from third world country issues that I really don’t know how to react to them because I truly do believe I really can’t do much to truly affect the outcome. I never really thought of thinking of myself as superior to people living in third world and developing countries until this post. I guess you can’t compare a person from the U.S. and a person living in let’s say Ethiopia because the lifestyle, customs, and culture is so distinctly different. What I’m trying to get at is that people in Ethiopia might consider themselves superior to Americans, not in the fact of possessions, but in the idea of more enriched in their cultures. People living in Ethiopia might think that internal awareness of culture is more important than material goods. Obviously they defiantly need more materials goods to live, but Americans might consider themselves superior to those citizens of third world countries because we simply posses more tangible objects. I believe that there is a very broad line regarding the difference between people who are racist and people who consider themselves superior to people of third world countries. People, who are racist, completely consciously degrade other human beings because of their skin color. People who feel as if they are superior to others in third world countries might do so in a subconscious way. Like I’ve previously stated this wall post has opened my eyes regarding people in third world countries. I never really thought of myself being superior to them, but I guess I subconsciously do. And it’s not even that I feel superior to them, it’s as if I really don’t even recognize people actually live in these countries as weird as that might sound. When people raise money for 3rd world countries, now that I think of it, I really don’t even realize that money is going to help people who live in those countries.

I feel as men don't need to conform to society because men have been quite frankly been able to do as they please and had been able to make it acceptable. Men with beer bellies are viewed as normal while girls who are a little chubby are viewed as fat and ugly. Men are the exact opposite of conforming. It is almost as if men do as they please without really thinking about the possible ramifications that could come into effect. It is basically the nature of men to do as they please

Hey listen I'm all about that all women are beautiful. I do agree all women has a distinct characteristic about them that separates them all other women. Some all beautiful, some are smart, while some are funny. However, I believe that it has come to a point where women overuse this cliche statement in nearly all possible situations. I feel as if women always use this term as a defense mechanism whenever they possibly can. You never hear men saying "All men are beautiful." Maybe it goes back to the fact that women are still discriminated against and still feel the need to possible team up and use this common phrase to always insist why women are beautiful. But honestly, you have to love women though. Your mom brings you into this world and to some degree everyone is a momma's boy. You are naturally attracted to a woman's caring and nurturing ways. My grandmother, mother, aunts all show the love that truly display why women are beautiful. In my words women are beautiful because of this characteristic. There is always a safe zone when it comes to talking to women that even the menliest men need every now and again. There is defiantly something beautiful about that characteristic. I keep referencing this idea that beauty is more of an emotional thing that a physical or characteristic thing. Everyone needs someone to go to and talk to in a time in need, and women are that person you can go to. Granted some women are physically beautiful but the best part about women who are "beautiful" is that they are opening and loving and caring. Also in relation to the topic on women being beautiful, I believe some of it has to do with the miracle of birth. We all know the miracle of birth is a beautiful thing and since women are the delivers of the miracle they are the beautiful thing, thus making all women beautiful. So as I believe women can be beautiful is several ways but the most important ways is relating to beautiful i the loving and caring nature of women and the beautiful miracle of life a women performs every time they give birth. As a guy, I want to know why not all men are beautiful though? Why aren't men considered "handsome" or something of that nature? Is it because men typically have thicker and tougher skin and can take criticisms or is it because of the reputation the society of America portrays on men. Regardless, we all know men and women are always held to different standards with most everything in life, but when it comes to "beauty" I will agree that women are more beautiful. There is no doubt that all women are beautiful, and there is the common bond between women and the unbelievable ability to

I agree with you here. After this class is over, I will continue my class the exact same as I did before I took this class. Granted I’ll keep some of Sam’s thought in my mind, but I won’t stop buying clothes or foods because they have some slavery links down the production line. I also won’t view people any different than I do now. It’s not arrogance; it’s just that I feel as if it really doesn’t matter I do. I’ll always be polite and political correct and do the right things, but I will not change the way how I live my life.

Let’s all be honest and claim that when you see black people in an LL Bean catalog it really doesn’t catch your eye, but when you really think about how many black people do you really see wearing LL Bean? I just feel that people in place to make decisions regarding publications are always wrong. If they put black people in TV shows, black people complain they the black actors are “2nd grade characters or depict criminals.” Yet, when black people are not put in ads or shows, people complain and the NAACP is calling for a federal investigation. I just feel as if lets forget about what is politically correct, and attempt to portray real life as best as possible.

I actually am the complete opposite. I criticize my hometown for being strictly white. I went to my public high school which was home to students, 92% of which were white. I always claim that in a way I wished I went to school with more diversity. Granted my high school has outstanding academics and was voted #1 high school in Hartford county, but sometimes academics isn’t all about life. One needs to interact with diversity so they can be prepared for the real world, because I know 92% of people in the world isn’t white. I may never be put in a situation where white isn’t the majority, but I do wish I grew up in a more diverse community.

I could understand where the confusion is amongst how to categorize yourself. As, the son of a white mother and white father, I consider myself 100% white and never really thought about how people who have parents of different races categorize themselves. In my opinion, I would put you on the white team. First off, you are the son of a white father and a Latino mother. I don’t see any variable in that equation that would insinuate either of your parents are of black or brown descent. Yet, it is also my view that Latinos or Hispanics shouldn’t be categorized in the black or brown portion of the population. Although their skin is darker than whites, I don’t believe they are as black or brown as other minorities groups. Thus , I acknowledge the fact that Latinos are a minority, but I wouldn’t go to claim them in them in the black or brown race. Now, since your father is white and each parent comprises 50% of your “genetics”, I would consider you white before black or brown.
It is interesting however that you grew up with the Latino culture as opposed to your father’s family. I’ve noticed that when an inter racial couple gets married and have children; the children will usually grow up and be around the white family more often. I don’t the complete story behind your family, but it is rather unusual that you can identify yourself as Latino because you grew up around your mother’s side more than your father’s side. I say this because you essentially are 50% and 50% when it comes to Latino and white, but you identify yourself as Latino. If I had to categorize you, like I already stated I would racially but you in the Caucasian category. However, this is the difference between race and ethnicity that we discussed about in class earlier in the year. Race in the biological and physical characteristics that determine what category you’re in, but ethnicity is essentially determined by the person. As you’ve stated you probably would identify yourself Latino in a ethnicity sense.
The debate will wage on until the end of time, and with globalization growing exponentially every year on how do we classify people. Every time someone takes their SATs, its necessary for them to fill out a race section in which you circle the category that best fits you. But what happens when you’re bi-racial? Are you forced to circle the ever popular “other” section, even though you know you’re both black and white? The argument just creates a large circle of arguing because every point just returns to its original starting point. Bottom line, I would categorize you as white because your skin is clearly more white than it is brown

Even though I’m a male I appreciate her thoughts. Bleeding is something naturally just like a bunch of other things in our world. For her to dispel the immense amount of” tabooness” about bleeding is what needs to happen more often. Obviously, some people will be offended by topics such as bleeding, but as far as I’m considered bleeding is just as naturally as going to the bathroom or eating. Granted it’s not #1 on the list on topics to talk about, but I mean we all learned about it in 5th grade so why should it matter anymore. I give this girl props for openly putting her face on the camera and saying some of the stuff she did.