https://padlet.com/bridget_flynn2/6hz4d6dxj1fj Period 4 en-us 2018-12-13 15:35:56 UTC 2018-12-25 08:54:56 UTC hello@padlet.com bridget_flynn2 https://padlet.com/bridget_flynn2/6hz4d6dxj1fj/wish/314301849 Throughout this document, the author is trying to communicate that white privilege still has an "invincible" power that people don't recognize. I believe that in some cases white privilege still exists today. White privilege comes from the bias that black people are dangerous and back then were less capable of doing the things that white people could because of the idea that they were superior . Its a matter of whether you were born white that gives you a better chance in some situations black people face every day. For instance, there is an idea, like previously mentioned, that black people are a threat and today black people are arrested more often then white people, and there are stories about black people being shot by a police officer, when they don't even have the reason to be shot. This article relates to "Why I, as a black man, attend KKK rallies.", because in that video this man spoke about why he attends KKK rallies. He describes a situation about how when he was younger and he was the only black cup scout in a crowd of other scouts, girls too. There was a group of white spectators on the side of the street watching the march that were throwing bottles, and anything they could find at him, just because he was black, and they didn't have any other reason besides the fact that he was black to be doing that. This relates that the people were acting out of a stereotype or generalization that black people were considered less important than white people and were deserving of these threatening forces.]]> 2018-12-13 15:37:10 UTC https://padlet.com/bridget_flynn2/6hz4d6dxj1fj/wish/314301849 bridget_flynn2 https://padlet.com/bridget_flynn2/6hz4d6dxj1fj/wish/314302871 (TED talk)
The author, Chimamanda Ngozi Adichi explains how the judgments of people are made after everything we say. Or how one thought or  rumor about someone can give you a different perspective of who they are. I think that this video relates to "Black Woman Steps Up to the Mic", because in that video a woman expresses what it is like to be judged before someone has even met you. This relates to how the assumptions are made about people, but specifically how assumptions are made about black people just because of the past of black lives. I think that because of the violence in our world, people decide to target those who easily fit the stereotypical title, and that would be a black person. I wish that our world wasn't as corrupt as it is, and that people were given a chance to be seen for who they are, not what they are.]]> 2018-12-13 15:38:41 UTC https://padlet.com/bridget_flynn2/6hz4d6dxj1fj/wish/314302871 bridget_flynn2 https://padlet.com/bridget_flynn2/6hz4d6dxj1fj/wish/314304346 Blackface is from the early 19th century, and it was considered very disrespectful towards black people. I think that if we are white then we have the duty of being educated about the history of blacks so that when we do something on the line of offense, we take into consideration the history before our actions so that people are less likely to be offended. People get so sensitive and when something offends them, no matter the intention of the offender, the whole country finds out by the end of the day. Technology communicates so fast and its crucial that people are aware of the actions that can upset a group of people.  For example, in the video there was a picture of two white women that had brown face masks on, and it was posted on Facebook, and now it's being shown on this show that's speaking about an issue. It bothers me that some people are unaware of what they are doing, because without thinking they can hurt their own reputation and hurt the lives of others. ]]> 2018-12-13 15:40:48 UTC https://padlet.com/bridget_flynn2/6hz4d6dxj1fj/wish/314304346 bridget_flynn2 https://padlet.com/bridget_flynn2/6hz4d6dxj1fj/wish/315555107 This video is about a man, who is black, and is not afraid to stand against racism. I think I would be too scared to stand up to  the KKK myself if it jeopardized my life. The cool thing about this speaker, named Daryl Davis, is that he doesn't go to the rallies to upset the KKK or hating people, but he goes to get an answer of why they have hate for him in the first place. He wants to find a reason they hate him without even meeting him. Black race doesn't represent a whole group of people, what represents those people is their individuality. I think this relates to "Killed by the cops" because all of the people that were unjustly fired at didn't even have a chance to show the officers who they really were, or if they even had an ounce of negativity in them. Whether the dead people were bad or good, they still were never seen for who they really were, they were seen for who they were thought to be.]]> 2018-12-18 15:23:15 UTC https://padlet.com/bridget_flynn2/6hz4d6dxj1fj/wish/315555107 https://padlet.com/bridget_flynn2/6hz4d6dxj1fj/wish/316175515 During her poetic speech, a black woman expresses what it is like to be a black person like her, and what it is like to have a family when you're black. In the past, and still today, black people are mistreated all over the world. During the speech in "Black Woman Steps Up to the Mic"  she says "you will see her before you ever decide to hear her", which is saying that white people will judge her, a black person, before they get to know her. This connects to "What is White Privilege Really?". In this article the privilege of being a white person is explained, and how white people are the ones who don't have the encumber of being judged by the color of their skin. These two are similar because the woman giving her speech explains the life she has to live because of the color she was born with, but in white privilege you don't have the burden.]]> 2018-12-20 14:55:19 UTC https://padlet.com/bridget_flynn2/6hz4d6dxj1fj/wish/316175515 bridget_flynn2 https://padlet.com/bridget_flynn2/6hz4d6dxj1fj/wish/316628581 This article is about many Asians who were stereotyped in our community. Dr. Beheruz Sethna, President. University of West Georgia, tells a story about how one time she was at a football game, and a person was confused that she wore blue jeans too. This shows that people make assumptions off of people based on their ethnicity. I think that this relates to "Their Eyes Were Watching God" because when Janie was with Tea Cake the society judged her because they didn't think it was okay for her to fish, or learn to shoot because it wasn't the 'norm' for women to do those kinds of activities. The two relate because a person thought that Sethna didn't wear blue jeans just because she was Asian, and Janie's society thought that she shouldn't fish, or shoot because she was a woman.]]> 2018-12-25 00:42:28 UTC https://padlet.com/bridget_flynn2/6hz4d6dxj1fj/wish/316628581 bridget_flynn2 https://padlet.com/bridget_flynn2/6hz4d6dxj1fj/wish/316629780 This article is how police injustice happens all over the world, and targets black people. There is a stereotype that black people are dangerous and threatening. Why the cops kill more black people without reason than whites can not be statistically proven by the departments that have officers committing these acts. Hearing about these stories causes the rest of the world to then assume that all police officers are corrupt. I think it is upsetting when I hear stories about a police officer killing a black person, when they didn't have any evidence or reason to do so. When stories like these go viral, everyone has already made their opinion on it, and future arrests are contemplated, and it messes up the whole system/purpose of men and woman patrolling around for our safety, when black peoples lives are in jeopardy when they step outside in their racial profiling communities. I think that this relates to "The Power of a Single Story", because one thought or opinion can change someones life, depending on who is in control, and in this situation it is an officers racial opinion that has left the voice of those who were killed a mystery to the crime.]]> 2018-12-25 01:51:19 UTC https://padlet.com/bridget_flynn2/6hz4d6dxj1fj/wish/316629780 bridget_flynn2 https://padlet.com/bridget_flynn2/6hz4d6dxj1fj/wish/316630233 In a song "This Is America" an artist, Childish Gambino, displays the real meaning of what America is. His song shows gun violence coming out of nowhere, which shows that in America gun violence happens when you least expect it. He also shows what it is like living as a black person in America and how dangerous it is nowadays. There were 17 school shootings last year, and there have been 288 since 2009. Countries that give gun control to the government have the lowest number of deaths per year. I think that if we gave gun power to only the government there would be less deaths in even police situations with black people. I think people would have a stronger faith in police doing their jobs correctly if that happened. I think this relates to "Killed by the cops", because there wouldn't be this issue of bias police corruption if gun violence never happened anymore.]]> 2018-12-25 02:21:09 UTC https://padlet.com/bridget_flynn2/6hz4d6dxj1fj/wish/316630233 bridget_flynn2 https://padlet.com/bridget_flynn2/6hz4d6dxj1fj/wish/316631543 After the Civil war free black people ate, produced, and sold watermelon. They made watermelon a symbol of their freedom, in doing so there are jokes and stereotypes said today. In pop culture, many people think once they have learned something, that they can use that knowledge to create a stereotype for a good laugh. There is a stereotype going around that all black people like watermelon, which isn't true. I think this relates to "Their Eyes Were Watching God" because Janie's grandmother assumed that every black woman should have men do all of the work in the house, when her grandmother never considered the possibility that Janie would be okay with helping out. These connect because critics don't actually know that all black people like watermelon, they just assume it, and Janie's grandmother didn't know that Janie didn't want to live the life of a white woman, she just assumed it. ]]> 2018-12-25 03:28:28 UTC https://padlet.com/bridget_flynn2/6hz4d6dxj1fj/wish/316631543 bridget_flynn2 https://padlet.com/bridget_flynn2/6hz4d6dxj1fj/wish/316631554 This video is about stereotypes and how one Asian, Alex Dang, was asked what kind of Asian he was, this meaning that there is a category: Smart, a good cook, etc. This shows how one rumor or idea passes on to the next and how people just assume that a single person has anything to do with the way they have been labeled. It happens so often today that people listen to these ideas and stereotypes, that there are many different examples of this situation happening. This relates to the "Watermelon Stereotype" because like black people having the assumption that they like watermelon, Asians are assumed to be smart or like the food that their culture originated. Both are an ethnicity that has been velcroed to a list of things that "must" be a part of the person.]]> 2018-12-25 03:29:16 UTC https://padlet.com/bridget_flynn2/6hz4d6dxj1fj/wish/316631554