https://padlet.com/amanda_hill3/4ixln52p58an Made with a quick smile :) en-us 2017-12-05 18:54:55 UTC 2017-12-19 18:35:19 UTC hello@padlet.com amanda_hill3 https://padlet.com/amanda_hill3/4ixln52p58an/wish/213457809 In this piece of writing we understand why and how the use of the n-word in the book can be offensive and uncomfortable for people to read. As a black girl growing up her having to read this caused serious discomfort. She wanted children to understand the text and the use of the word. Instead of them educating the children the censored the word rather then explaining the word to the children reading the book. While i read Huck Finn and found it to be a great book, i can see how for some people the n-word being used through out can be offensive. We were told it was being used to describe someone but in the video The N-Word i heard someone say something that has stuck with me, the word was used before they would lynched a black man in the mid 1800's. I've come to understand why the would could make someone so uncomfortable to hear.]]> 2017-12-05 19:01:03 UTC https://padlet.com/amanda_hill3/4ixln52p58an/wish/213457809 amanda_hill3 https://padlet.com/amanda_hill3/4ixln52p58an/wish/213458977 This video, or series of videos explains why the n-word is offensive and why it might not be offensive. People  should watch this video because it gives good, solid reasons as to why the n-word is unacceptable in society. For not only white people to say, but for anyone to say in general. My understanding from this video is a lot of people have different views and opinions on the word and how it's used in today's world. Whether it be in rap music, two black men on the street, or reading it in a book the word itself can have a very serious negative cogitation.]]> 2017-12-05 19:03:22 UTC https://padlet.com/amanda_hill3/4ixln52p58an/wish/213458977 amanda_hill3 https://padlet.com/amanda_hill3/4ixln52p58an/wish/213794856 This video is coming from a man who is feeling the pain of stereotyping in America. You can tell by the words he is saying that he has grown up his whole life hearing, seeing and experiencing the first hand emotional abuse that some people of different races experience everyday. It, to him, and probably many others is a sign of disrespect to him and his culture. The thing is, while i watched this slam poem i realized I see that in society quite often and i didn't realize how much it can affect a person and their understanding and acceptance of themselves.]]> 2017-12-06 16:48:49 UTC https://padlet.com/amanda_hill3/4ixln52p58an/wish/213794856 amanda_hill3 https://padlet.com/amanda_hill3/4ixln52p58an/wish/213841999 In this TED talk a man named Clint Smith explains how growing up as a black boy you are treated and raised differently. He is saying how due to the color of his skin there were things he couldn't do and certain ways he had to act. His parents had to raise him in a fashion that seemed unfair. Hearing that all black children, they are just children, have to be constantly conscientious of their every move is absurd. All children are children no matter their skin tone, a child shouldn't have put a certain toy down because their skin color might indicate that the toy they are playing with might not be a toy. The unfairness that came from watching this video blows my mind.]]> 2017-12-06 18:18:05 UTC https://padlet.com/amanda_hill3/4ixln52p58an/wish/213841999 amanda_hill3 https://padlet.com/amanda_hill3/4ixln52p58an/wish/213864725 This video relates so much to current day lives. The whole "black lives matter" campaign. This video, to me, shows just why people of different colored skin feel the way they do about the authorities. A 5 year old black boy shouldn't see the police and automatically think oh no, i got to hide. An uncle shouldn't have to explain to his nephew to be extra cautious around the cops because of the color of his skin. This just like "How to Raise a Black Son in America" shows us how black parents have to raise their kids to live, they have to teach their kids how to carry themselves in a manner that will allow them to live as long as possible. It's not fair to those parents to constantly have to tell their kid that because of the color of their skin they have to act even better, and with better manners than the white kids in their school, these parents shouldn't have to refrain from buying their son the same Nerf Gun their white best friend has sitting on his front porch because they are worried a cop with mistake it for not just a toy.]]> 2017-12-06 19:00:24 UTC https://padlet.com/amanda_hill3/4ixln52p58an/wish/213864725 amanda_hill3 https://padlet.com/amanda_hill3/4ixln52p58an/wish/215173052 This song is a song I've been listening to for a while now. I'm just realizing how real, and how much it relates to common day lives. This song literally list and raps about stereotypes with in black and white Americans boys and girls. The stereotypes that are mentioned are ones we hear and see on social media everyday. The stereotypes are kind of hurtful for me to hear in this song, but thinking about it, black Americans hear these stereotypes every single day. Me being a white female, i feel like we face a good amount of stereotyping around the fact of "white privilege" . What people don't realize is how wrong most stereotypes are, about me and any other black or white male or female in the United States.]]> 2017-12-11 18:59:19 UTC https://padlet.com/amanda_hill3/4ixln52p58an/wish/215173052 amanda_hill3 https://padlet.com/amanda_hill3/4ixln52p58an/wish/215559446 Being privileged is something you usually don't realize. It's not something you think about all day. You start to think about it when you aren't privileged. I was told one time in my life "you won the lottery, because you're white" and nothing has hit me so hard. Being told that with them knowing absolutely nothing about my life and personal experiences was so frustrating because if they knew me, or my life at all you would know I'm far from privileged. Yes in society i don't get starred at within shopping malls or have to be worried about being pulled over due to the color of my skin. But as a female i am put down constantly just because i wasn't born a man. White privilege does exist in America, it is a real thing. But shaming people for being white, black, asian or any color of skin is wrong in general. White privilege is a stereotype. It is something not everyone has. You could be black and someone might look at you with more respect than some white people get. ]]> 2017-12-12 18:35:51 UTC https://padlet.com/amanda_hill3/4ixln52p58an/wish/215559446 amanda_hill3 https://padlet.com/amanda_hill3/4ixln52p58an/wish/215567974 People everyday are prejudice and judge a book by their cover. But should we really be judging people based off the color of their skin? No absolutely not. Some people do it without even being aware they're doing it and some people do it under complete awareness but some people don't care about the color of your skin and are just cautious people. But how do you know which type of person they are? In this article a black woman and her friends got accused of shop lifting with no reason or evidence explaining why they would have done such a thing. this happens a lot, i see it happen in our own mall. I watch women pull their purses closer to them when someone walks by them, whether they're black or white. I see associates at stores watching teenage boys no matter race, as they walk through some stores just because of what they're wearing. Prejudice is everywhere and in everyone. In "Cuz hes black" you hear Johnson talking about how his nephew is going to have to deal with authorities, this being relevant to the fact that a lot of people believe that racial profiling is a common thing. He explains to his nephew to be respectful and how he should be careful with his word and actions. Prejudice is common and it happens to everyone, no matter your race. ]]> 2017-12-12 18:52:11 UTC https://padlet.com/amanda_hill3/4ixln52p58an/wish/215567974 amanda_hill3 https://padlet.com/amanda_hill3/4ixln52p58an/wish/215921723 Color blindness or color braveness? Do we pretend that we don't notice the color of someones skin or do we become brave, and we face the problem of racism head on? In today's world they always say to stand up for what we believe in and there are so many black Americans doing just that. Mellody being one of them. She explains how businesses lack diversity, she brings up; if you were to walk into a boardroom full of black Americans you would find that weird. If you walked into the same room and found all white Americans sitting around that same table you wouldn't think twice about it. Now if that's the case and you think that would be your reactions, that doesn't make you a racist or mean you aren't a good person. It just means that's how society has made you think. I grow up in a very small bubble where we lack much diversity. I have maybe 15-20 kids in my school that aren't considered "white". So for me walking into any room where it is all one same skin tone would be a little strange. But the whole purpose of this video is become color brave and talk about the color discrimination and awkwardness in America. This is where I came to the conclusion that we have moved forward in someways since the 1800's but we have not been able to act on this completely because we have not moved there in society yet.]]> 2017-12-13 18:17:48 UTC https://padlet.com/amanda_hill3/4ixln52p58an/wish/215921723 amanda_hill3 https://padlet.com/amanda_hill3/4ixln52p58an/wish/216597742 I chose this article because even though i believe that their is unfairness between races, that not all groups face discrimination equally. I feel as a white female i have faced gender discrimination but never because of my race. Also as a white female i have been on the other side of a stereotype, white privilege??? In my opinion there are races that face much more discrimination; black Americans face it much worse. In this article it makes that clear. The fact that someone might not be able to rent a house due to the color of the skin they were born in blows my mind. This is another reason i feel like we have not moved forward in the topic about race. America has not digressed since the 1800's but personally i think we haven't moved to far ahead either.]]> 2017-12-15 18:57:13 UTC https://padlet.com/amanda_hill3/4ixln52p58an/wish/216597742