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13 years ago @ Race Relations Project - What about health care? · 0 replies · +1 points

I think we have to look at whether or not the immigrants are legal or not. Healthcare is something that should be available to all people. I don’t think that there are too many sick people that we will face crises on hospitals and doctor’s offices all over the country. I feel have something of an obligation to reach out and help people who come into the country. How would you feel if you walked into a bar and received no service? If you walked into your own home and no one was taking care of you? This is a big question and I think it would be difficult to have the task of deciding who and who doesn’t get healthcare.

13 years ago @ Race Relations Project - What about people who ... · 0 replies · +1 points

I feel that money is something that makes the world move. We have talked about the awesome benefits of having money and being born into wealth. I look at it like this: I would rather an immigrant have money for his or her own protection of identity to survive among the society in the United States. Our culture has based so much on power and money. I feel an immigrant would avoid scrutiny if he or she had the money. It may be really superficial, but deep down there are many people who value money as some sort of factor of acceptance. It is hard to avoid people like this.

13 years ago @ Race Relations Project - What about people who ... · 0 replies · +1 points

I feel that money is something that makes the world move. We have talked about the awesome benefits of having money and being born into wealth. I look at it like this: I would rather an immigrant have money for his or her own protection of identity to survive among the society in the United States. Our culture has based so much on power and money. I feel an immigrant would avoid scrutiny if he or she had the money. It may be really superficial, but deep down there are many people who value money as some sort of factor of acceptance. It is hard to avoid people like this.

13 years ago @ Race Relations Project - South Park...off the h... · 0 replies · +1 points

I feel that the South Park controversy has grown to insane proportions. The show is clearly a half hour of insane antics and limit pushing. I believe that anyone who has watched the show at one point or another has taken something the wrong way. I definitely do not watch the show in search of seriousness. I would be wasting my time. I understand the outrage, but I feel that people who watch the show understand the scrutiny that the creators put certain subjects through. They have never been ones to make it known that they are preaching a certain doctrine that has to be followed. There are no secret messages that they want to spread. It is a cartoon, nothing more than that. They mean no harm. I think that if you do not want to be offended, then change the channel. They made remotes for a reason. If you have a complaint, then you can voice it. However, I feel that death threats are a little too much. Its not like Sarah Palin threatened Tina Fey’s life when she was being mocked on Saturday Night Live. I feel that death or violence is no response for whatever it is that has upset the Muslim community. We must also look at the people who have made the threats. Are they extremists? Are they in the United States? I have not researched the situation, but I feel we are missing a lot of information about who has made these threats and accusations. If we knew the whole truth then maybe we could come up with some conclusions. In the meantime, I am looking at the overall state of the situation. Parker and Stone have the freedom to do what they want. It is probably the context that makes this a discrepancy. A Muslim probably has no idea what South Park is. They probably have no idea that the show is mean for humor and sheer shock factor. I could understand that they probably feel they are being attacked. This would make more sense to us if this were a news show like 60 Minutes or Dateline. We see it as a cartoon and harmless since we already know what the show is about. It may be highly disrespectful, but we must look at the context. There is never any seriousness about the show. They have mocked every religion and celebrity on the planet. No one is safe from the show. The best way to avoid it is to just not watch. We all have the choice and we should be aware of that. There will always be something that will offend others until we are all cognizant of other cultures besides our own.

13 years ago @ Race Relations Project - What is the end goal..... · 0 replies · +1 points

I believe the end goal of this class is for everyone to learn how to see things from the perspectives of others. This class is meant for us to understand the happenings of everyday life and the consequences and benefits of our actions. It takes a well-rounded person to fit in with others. You cannot just go through life with a mediocre skill-set and expect to just coast through everything. Should we choose to listen, we are being taught how to explore circles of people who we have never been in contact with. It is up to us to get to know others and to figure out what happens in other cultures.

13 years ago @ Race Relations Project - Women · 0 replies · +1 points

Women have more responsibilities than most men would like to admit. I respect women as much as possibly can. Even if it just holding the door open for them. It is nowhere near enough, but its something I do everyday. They have to bear children and lug a huge stomach around for nine months. They have to deal with cycles and menstruation. I feel like they have way more pressure to deal with than men do. I don’t know if I could handle all that pressure. When it comes to looks, they should not have to deal with such harsh judgment. I just want my wife to be a good role model and mother to my children. That’s it. If she looks nice, but can’t tell the difference between baby formula and baking powder...its over.

13 years ago @ Race Relations Project - Christian Invaders - t... · 0 replies · +1 points

After today’s lecture I found that Sam delivered to us something that was pretty important. If you were offended in any way, you obviously were not playing any attention. I myself was taken back at first, BUT it was imperative that you look at the situation from the view of an Iraqi or Afghani citizen. If you were able to do so, then you were able to embrace Sam’s point. All year people have been complaining about the lectures. This was probably the simplest one to understand and relate to. I do not know how people were able to mess this up. It is almost sad to see that there are people who are taking this class and are still not open to a different point of view. This was I feel was nothing short of a great effort to give us one last chance to grasp an idea and actually reflect on it. I thought about how I would respond if I were in their shoes. It was definitely tough, but on the other hand we have to be able to do this on a daily basis in order to understand what is happening around the world. There will always be more situations where we need to step back and think about the people being affected by the actions of what we involve ourselves in. I can clearly see why the Iraqi citizens are so angry. I can also see why they anger us. We base our hatred on total misunderstandings. I have seen and heard many stories of people who go to foreign countries and are totally surprised by what they see. Not all foreign countries are lackluster and undeveloped. Our assumptions are based on what we see in the media. If we were all able to see what really happens in everyday life, then none of the misconceptions and stereotypes would be clouding our judgment. I remember visiting Mexico when I was little and I expected to see rundown homes and dusty old towns. This is only because this is how it is portrayed in movies and in the news. We need to experience these things first hand so we can develop our own opinions. We are not over there experiencing bombings and violence. Why do we have the right to say anything in the first place?
I cannot say enough about how proud I am about my country. I love the America. I would be the last one in the room to bring it down. I am, however, very frustrated in how people represent us. You would think that we would all be understanding and open. This is certainly not the case though. We are very blessed to be here and we should show some sympathy and at least let the people speak for themselves.

13 years ago @ Race Relations Project - This is totally off th... · 0 replies · +1 points



I thought stuff like Hentai was freaky deaky enough, but this has to take the cake when it comes to ridiculousness. I would never imagine a game about rape making it into any market. I have a mother and sister who I care about a great deal. I do not even like it when guys refer to someone getting “raped” after they get torched in a video game or after they lose a game. As for the question of playing it with my boys while throwing back some brews… I would never. I feel like I would be adding to the problem with this game. It shouldn’t not have any kind of following that would encourage its sale.

13 years ago @ Race Relations Project - I really want to know ... · 0 replies · +1 points

Unless someone has been thoroughly involved in Sociology or it is part of his or her major, I do not think that they can say that they knew everything. Especially since we have gone over so much different material. You must be a pretty perfect human to have already had a great understanding of all the aspects of diversity and race relations. But like Sam said, we are here to think. I have thought about a lot of what he has to say. Even if you just take the time to reflect what has been taught, then you will have a new understanding of something. If you feel Sam is bullshitting, then you must know everything then. Why bother showing up to class? You already have a perfect grasp of society and what is happening around the world, right?

13 years ago @ Race Relations Project - How Can We Ever "Win"? · 0 replies · +1 points

I did not feel the LL Bean photos were meant to offend people or make us think something of what black people should not be. I do agree with what you mean about “winning.” It seems like people of color are always making a sacrifice or some how selling out when they make certain decisions. I feel that some people are never going to make everyone happy and leave people content with what is happening. It may have seemed like the photos were meant to make us laugh, but I feel that they were there to provoke a reaction that would show us where we stand in the spectrum of the Stages.