en-us https://www.intensedebate.com/users/764577 Comments by naa5060 https://www.racerelationsproject.org/2010/04/south-park-off-the-hook__trashed/#IDComment69970795 I think that with episodes like South Park, family guy and the Simpsons they look for ways to push button without actually going there. It’s all for shock value it goes there without actually making the viewer that pissed. I seen that south park episode and pretty much what is was the “creators” of family guy where going to show the prophet Mohammad and the Muslims were upset with the family guy creators and threaten to do something to the creators I can’t exactly remember. But pretty much the kids from south park went to stop them. But they ended up censoring the image of Mohammad and everyone was happy. I thought the portrayal of the show was funny because south park for the most part picks on a lot of things in society for shock value and I think its kind of funny how things are portrayed. I think that it goes with the sticks and stones theory and you take it however you want to because regardless how you look at south park picks at everything within our society and doesn’t really hold back. And I guess it depends on what type of person you are to really take the message. I cant seem to help but think even thought amidst of the crude humor and the pokes and fun stuff that there really is an underlying message that is possibly involved in this show because there’s a method to madness whether you look at it or not. I have to say I don’t feel disrespected by the show and what goes on in I think its actually funny because they’re pretty much going off on what society is so sensitive about and taking it and putting it on the for front. I think the people who actually take offense to it are the people that are really sensitive who just consistently see a problem with everything in the world. I think they play of the role of free speech really well because they say what they want all the time and as a result whether or not u felt offended by it or you thought it was funny. You saw it and you listened and you got something out of it is what I think they’re ultimate goal is at the end of the say because some of the material that they bring is sometimes what I think of about society. I think that we kind of all need to take just a little insight of what they’re saying because regardless of the comical aspects of it they dod have a point underlying somewhere. You just have to be bright enough to actually pay attention and get the point. Fri, 23 Apr 2010 19:23:06 +0000 https://www.racerelationsproject.org/2010/04/south-park-off-the-hook__trashed/#IDComment69970795 https://www.racerelationsproject.org/2010/04/what-if-we-got-rid-of-welfare__trashed/#IDComment65589516 I think that getting rid a welfare wouldn’t really make the problem cease I think that would really only make the problem worse. Even though in the world where we do have some people who just choose not to work but just rather sit there and collect government checks. I think that’s where the problem comes in that why the world is is debt so they say but you also have to be considerate of the fact that even though that there maybe some people who cheat the system there are actually people who do work and who are on welfare as well. And that by taking away these benefits would honestly make living conditions worst for some people. There are actually honest people out there who work and are on welfare and that the welfare benefits that they receive are really helpful especially when the job that they are working is not really paying enough. I think that that we would just end up creating more homeless problems because it think the welfare benefits actually help people and not only that you have some college students who are on welfare. I use to think welfare was bad back when I was really young but now that I’ve grown up ive seen that welfare is not bad as people makes it to be because in the economy that we live in its really messed up out here. Times are really rough and now its hard for people to afford things right now. And I think that these assisting benefits actually help people I mean you do have some people who just rather not work and take government checks but what about the honest families who are actually struggling out there to make a living and the only way there getting by is by the welfare assistance. I think by taking this away we risk by brining down the people who really need help the most. I feel like the government would still make profits even if the stop welfare and the world would still be in debt as well. I think that the world has a lot of problems now and that we’re wasting unescary money on things I think that the government needs to start making more jobs available so that it makes it able for people to work. This is the issue why welfare is like the way it is. Because there are no jobs for people to grasp therefore no one can make any money and families cant support their children so by getting rid of this welfare we risk putting many families in jeporday so I think that we should keep it because its beneficial to those who actually need it. Fri, 2 Apr 2010 18:53:08 +0000 https://www.racerelationsproject.org/2010/04/what-if-we-got-rid-of-welfare__trashed/#IDComment65589516 https://www.racerelationsproject.org/2010/03/whats-the-big-deal-with-periods__trashed/#IDComment64237889 I think in that class it went completely left field with this topic I thought it was kind of stupid because it had absolutely nothing to do with race relations what so ever. But I feel as though at the age we are now it shouldn’t be a surprise at all the females menstruate its part of the life cycle and there is no way of changing it. As a male I have some female friends and I’ll admit it does kind of creep me out sometimes to the point where I have to walk away. But at the same token its something that we have to deal with I guess its no different from people who sweat under their arm pits. It happens and there’s nothing you can really do it is what it is and people just have to accept it and get over it. I feel like in high school we’ve talked about this same issue about women and when there on their cycle and what happens. I think it’s good because if women didn’t menstruate then we wouldn’t be here. I think it comes with a level of maturity you know when people hear stories like this it makes it very uneasy to be around. I think the way Sam cam off in class he should have really just thought about what he said before he went and said it because it triggered some people to leave and I think that comes from the shock value that he has. I guess it’s not as shocking to most people until it’s brought up and asked. But at the same token with this blog post I don’t necessarily feel like a 450 word blog post is really relevant because I feel like where all at the age where we should understand how a women’s body works. So I don’t think anyone should feel offended I think it’s a time and a place to talk about certain things and I felt like at that point in time Sams class wasn’t the appropriate time. Furthermore I thought it was pretty funny how he talked about how if her were a female and he was “bleeding” and how he would react I thought that was kind of funny how he poked fun at the situation because it looked as though the room got really uneasy after he made his mentions. But all in all I think that for people to not feel so uncomfortable with the situation I think it’s the level of maturity you have to have because it’s a normal thing I just think the time you talk about it has to be appropriate and not just throw out there for kicks. Fri, 26 Mar 2010 19:28:09 +0000 https://www.racerelationsproject.org/2010/03/whats-the-big-deal-with-periods__trashed/#IDComment64237889 https://www.racerelationsproject.org/2010/03/this-is-getting-to-be-too-much__trashed/#IDComment61801566 I don’t think that the campus USCD is racist but at the same time I think they’re a campus who lacks education and needs to be taught. When we discussed this topic in my discussion group about the letter that was made and sent out to the campus by the fraternity I was outraged. I found it very offending that they people would even attend such foolishness. I was even more outraged at the characteristic traits that they were portraying black people as. The thing that just ticked me off more was the simple fact that if anyone where to see this letter straight off the back if you have common sense you honestly would know that’s its wrong and that its racists and many ways. The fact that you tell people to come out and paint their faces black and eat watermelon those things were negative for a reason. I feel as though as a culture the African American community has come along way and it’s a slap in the face to us as a people when we are still pigeon-holed as the people who dress up in jerseys and drink kool –aid and talk “ghetto” Its just down right wrong. I also think the other person who was Identified as the other black student who said it was okay to have the party is just a ignorant and un-educated as the people who wrote the letter as well. As far as the finding of the noose that just goes to show that just some people are just plain ignorant especially since it was an minority student whether they were black or white it was still wrong and I think that situations like that should be taken care of. As far as the campus in whole I think they need to be taught the values of respect. Just because one thing to you maybe considered a joke to others they could find it massively offensive and I know for a fact that if a frat at Penn state would have done something like this they would have gotten their asses kicked. I think that students should rally and put a end to this foolishness of what is being taken place because its just not fair I feel as though and blind person could see that the circumstances of that party were wrong and that it shouldn’t have happened in the first place. I think that people should have enough respect for others to know what’s right and what’s wrong. It wasn’t like they were making fun of a specific person they were insulting an entire race of people. I personally believe it was wrong on so many levels and that we need to put an end to this ignorance or else it will still continue its 2010 we shouldn’t have to keep bringing race issues up. Sat, 13 Mar 2010 04:48:53 +0000 https://www.racerelationsproject.org/2010/03/this-is-getting-to-be-too-much__trashed/#IDComment61801566 https://www.racerelationsproject.org/2010/02/when-do-we-do-or-say-something__trashed/#IDComment58920801 (continued)I always believe that be careful of what you do to others and how you treat them because you never know if that same person that you disrespected of shouted hate terms to could be the same person that turns around and saves your life. You never know when you may need somebody and that’s why I feel like we shouldn’t just sit there and let these issuses continue to keep going on. I think we as human race should be more kinder and considerate and caring and just put love back into the world because honestly we living in ending times and you can honestly feel the change in everything that’s going on. I just believe that just restoring the humanity and just simply looking out for one another will help the world. Sat, 27 Feb 2010 04:58:28 +0000 https://www.racerelationsproject.org/2010/02/when-do-we-do-or-say-something__trashed/#IDComment58920801 https://www.racerelationsproject.org/2010/02/when-do-we-do-or-say-something__trashed/#IDComment58920717 (Continued) The crazy things is we don’t worry about it until it happens to us to when it hits close to home. I feel like that shouldn’t have to happen watching that video I felt some sense of happiness when those people stuck up for that girl because its not right how people are treated differently because of their race or religion. I feel like we as a people don’t really care about one another that there is no sense of love in this world. We as a people need to look out for one another and lend a helping hand and stand up to ignorance and just be careful of the things we say to people. Sat, 27 Feb 2010 04:57:46 +0000 https://www.racerelationsproject.org/2010/02/when-do-we-do-or-say-something__trashed/#IDComment58920717 https://www.racerelationsproject.org/2010/02/when-do-we-do-or-say-something__trashed/#IDComment58920608 (continued) I heard a song by Michael Jackson and he says this one particular line like “theres nothing that cant be done if we raise our voice as one” I felt like that was so true because I belive if we stand up to ignorance and oppression that we can over come these things. We as a human race seem to have lost a sense of humanitarianism and that we are so consumed in things that if it has nothing to do with us then when shouldn’t worry about it. Sat, 27 Feb 2010 04:56:41 +0000 https://www.racerelationsproject.org/2010/02/when-do-we-do-or-say-something__trashed/#IDComment58920608 https://www.racerelationsproject.org/2010/02/when-do-we-do-or-say-something__trashed/#IDComment58920516 (Continued) I often question to why the world is the way it is now we live ina world that is so full and consumed of hate that we really don’t stand to see what we can do about it. I feel as though if we continue to just let stuff like this go on and contiune to happen the hatred will still continue and this problem will never be solved. Sat, 27 Feb 2010 04:55:38 +0000 https://www.racerelationsproject.org/2010/02/when-do-we-do-or-say-something__trashed/#IDComment58920516 https://www.racerelationsproject.org/2010/02/when-do-we-do-or-say-something__trashed/#IDComment58920456 This is a very touchy subject and I after watching that video in class I was very touched because like even though it was acting I felt like some of the stuff he was saying to that girl was down right rude and ignorant. I feel as though how could we sit there and watch anybody get disrespected like that and just continue to ignore it and not do anything about it. Sat, 27 Feb 2010 04:54:59 +0000 https://www.racerelationsproject.org/2010/02/when-do-we-do-or-say-something__trashed/#IDComment58920456 https://www.racerelationsproject.org/2010/02/lgbt-class-question-six__trashed/#IDComment57705485 I think that this is very common amongst most people and I think that is true because lesbians are more sometimes accepted to the public than gay men are. I think its simply because in this generation I think that many female girls are just getting completely comfortable with just kissing friends that some of them would claim that they gay but not really because this whole “gay” thing amongst females is honestly a big fad. I think that when girls do things that are considered “gay” they get away with it mostly because females can play both sides of the fence. I think that when we hear music saying things like “I kissed a girl and I liked it” stuff like this just makes it okay to go around kissing girls and not be perceived as gay. I think that people have a hard time accepting gay men because of the negative criticism that gay men went through I mean every time we think of a gay couple the first thing that usually pops up in to peoples head are two gay men. I think that since men have been so publicly criticized that its just hard for people to accept that. I think its unfair because I mean I don’t have a problem with gay people but the sight of two dudes making out in publicly is creepy but I check my self because its not my business and I think that’s what people need to do. I think that if people would simply mind there own business and not really worry about the next person we would be more accepting because who are we to judge for some ones happiness. That’s why particularly I never really had a problem with any type of gay people because I look at it live your life. Life’s to short to be sitting here judging groups of people and why we don’t accept certain people I think its unfair because we’re all equal and pretty much everyone wants to be happy and just live their lives they way they should. I think we should all just do as we –please and not worry about what the next person says. I think that gay men should be openly accepted to the public just as much as the lesbian population is much accepted as well. I think that if everyone were open minded people that we would be more tolerant and accepting of others peoples sexuality and not really care what other people think because at the end of the day it shouldn’t matter who you are because were all striving to be happy in the very end so lets just love live and be happy. Sat, 20 Feb 2010 01:50:24 +0000 https://www.racerelationsproject.org/2010/02/lgbt-class-question-six__trashed/#IDComment57705485 https://www.racerelationsproject.org/2010/02/animals-vs-humans-vs-welfare-cheats__trashed/#IDComment56575885 After reading the comment that was made by Bauer I was offended. I say I was offended because I that was a sorry metaphor for him to use no only that it was just down right ignorant. Its bad enough that people who are on welfare are often stereotyped but what was a good point that was pointed out by Sam Richards even the people of the working class receive welfare as well so does that make them any much on welfare as the other people who don’t have jobs are. Its funny as well when people make comments like this because its often a reflection of who they are and what sides of the fence that they really play. I honestly don’t think its fair that people who are on welfare are stereotype its seems as if people try to make it seem like they choose that lifestyle like they choose to be poor with out any money including those of very large families. I think that in the sense since some of the wealthy people are reciving this welfare subsidies is that is pretty much intended to those who are less fortunate is only proving one thing and that’s the old quote how the rich get richer and a poor get poorer. Its not fair when you think about it because these people are being robbed of a living. There are people who are really in need of help and to call them or make them seem as thought they are animals is really unfair and not true. Sat, 13 Feb 2010 01:08:55 +0000 https://www.racerelationsproject.org/2010/02/animals-vs-humans-vs-welfare-cheats__trashed/#IDComment56575885 https://www.racerelationsproject.org/2010/02/avatar-and-the-white-mans-burden__trashed/#IDComment55427891 I found this article pretty interesting because when I heard about avatar I didn’t really care to see it but once I heard so many reviews on it I gave into the hype and finally saw it. IT was a long film but VERY GOOD from the escapism you get to the special effects. It was a really was a good and I thought the story line and plot itself were good but at the same time it was very much predictable. My first impression was that it was just like any other movie I seen where the US wants to take over everything and destroy it for its own personal gain. But after reading this article on the White Messiah I found very interesting about the points that Brook makes about the movie which I think are very much true when you look at it. I don’t think it was in any way to intend to racially bash white people but I think it’s very much true because you have these movies where you have the “native people” who are just in their own world and it’s peaceful. Then you have these “white settlers” coming in to take over who claim they are there to help but they have their own greedy intentions so they play two sides of the fence just to gain their trust. It’s a whole formula that goes with it, and I find it quite crazy about how it all plays out, I honestly didn’t even notice that same formula in Pocahontas nor Fern Gully. I think with this it’s crazy because it’s normally true why is it always the person that comes to save the day is normally someone who is white. Why is that we look to these people who are white to be our salvation I’m in no way racist but I find crazy that we don’t have often many movies like that with a “black messiah”. Avatar was a great movie and I think one of this year’s good movies but I think it is a good valid point to bring up that we should open our eyes to the hidden racial messages that come with it. I think what makes this topic so touchy is that its often something we try to ignore but its true when we look at history we often see that many of the wrong doings were mainly done by the “white man” in the early centuries and when you see movies like this about them coming to take over and you have this heroine that comes along and saves the day. I think we should just take a look at the movies that we have seen and just really think about things are portrayed and just really make ourselves aware. Fri, 5 Feb 2010 02:13:51 +0000 https://www.racerelationsproject.org/2010/02/avatar-and-the-white-mans-burden__trashed/#IDComment55427891 https://www.racerelationsproject.org/2010/01/racism-looks-pretty-good-on-this-side-of-the-atlantic__trashed/#IDComment54140257 Wow is to say the least! That was VERY shocking video. In my honest opinion I think that is really disgusting that despicable behavior like this can go at a game that seems to be very popular in a country like that. You hear about racism everyday to be exposed to that type of racism is beyond another level I’ve never seen an entire stadium react to a player like they did those players and its quite disturbing. I have so much respect for the other players by sticking it out and continuing to player the sport in a professional matter because my reaction to them would have been completely different. I also found it that the most crazy how the players that were taunted happened to be the best players that were on the team. I think if this were the US it would have been a completely different story because i couldn’t see this going on at a random basket ball game or even a NFL playoff. I think that because the fact that the civil rights movement took place in the United States it shows that we have came some along some way from the rasicism that is displayed in this video. Another disturbing part in the video is when the coach started making the offensive comments that he made, I was outraged by that part because if this was an average coach in the United States this coach very much well would have been suspended. I was outraged when I heard what he said because I don’t even think that 5,000 dollar fine was enough to be completely honest I feel as though he shouldn’t be coaching because of the slurs he made. Also in the video I noticed that extreme barbaric behavior that displayed by the “fans” I find it extremely unsettling how two faced the really are they hate they players that they have and the constantly taunt them to humiliate them yet these are the same players that are giving them winning scores. It does strike as fair to me. I honestly think that better security measures should be taken place for stuff like this. Looking at the video I noticed them throwing toilet paper shouting racial slurs and hold up banners that said racial things I thing statidums should put more of a handle on how things are ran there because I know for a fact that if this were in the US those people would have been removed. I think the actions of the Europeans say a whole lot about how racism is being carried over there. I don’t think 50 years ago that they could have handled a black president which is why we need to make a change. Thu, 28 Jan 2010 01:13:07 +0000 https://www.racerelationsproject.org/2010/01/racism-looks-pretty-good-on-this-side-of-the-atlantic__trashed/#IDComment54140257 https://www.racerelationsproject.org/2010/01/last-name-begins-with-a-e-g-brian-anderson__trashed/#IDComment53869188 follow me Tue, 26 Jan 2010 00:56:25 +0000 https://www.racerelationsproject.org/2010/01/last-name-begins-with-a-e-g-brian-anderson__trashed/#IDComment53869188 https://www.racerelationsproject.org/2010/01/clubbing-the-bejesus-out-of-rationality__trashed/#IDComment53247593 After reading that article I can’t particularly say that I agree with Pat Roberson at all I think he has a true nut for saying that . When I heard his comment it was like saying okay did the people of New Orleans make a pact with the devil years ago which is why it was a result of hurricane Katrina. I had to compare and I thought it was completely insane honestly if you ask me. But I think everyone is missing the real picture of the whole situation realistically looking at the situation I see it as this. Natural disasters happened and there are things we can’t predict and when it comes to it you can’t hide but the fact of the matter is that there are people suffering out there and while we’re are sitting here debating on whose fault it is there are people dying out there because there isn’t enough aid out there to help support them. We have to focus on the fact that every minute that we sit here and waste worrying about what some nut case said we need to worry about helping these people. Listening to Pat Robert I also couldn’t help but hear how this man is looking for shock value I mean anytime you make an outrageous comment like that you have to question what exactly was that for. What prompts you to make a comment like that. Though we all have the right to free speech we have to seriously consider whether or not this guy was off his meds. And this is coming from a guy who considered his held to be a “preacher” . If I was some one who didn’t know anything about religion or Christianity I would think that there was something wrong with this religion especially if a man like this was making comments like this its almost saying that that the people from Haiti were asking for this which is just sad because it’s like saying that since these people made a so called pack its making it seem as though that they deserved to die. What makes the fact of hat he said more comical is just the simple justification of how does he know that they made a pact with the devil. Was he there when this pact took place was he there when they were in negotiation with the devil because if so then he should be dead just as much as some of those in Haiti. Ignorance is bliss and clearly this man was not educated enough to really understand the magnitude of what he just said but point plank. Disasters happen and I think that we should just go on how nature is rather then listening to some “preacher” who thinks he knows what’s going on. Fri, 22 Jan 2010 01:44:34 +0000 https://www.racerelationsproject.org/2010/01/clubbing-the-bejesus-out-of-rationality__trashed/#IDComment53247593