https://padlet.com/neil_letellier/9ga35mttchhg en-us 2018-12-11 14:25:03 UTC 2018-12-21 14:44:52 UTC hello@padlet.com neil_letellier https://padlet.com/neil_letellier/9ga35mttchhg/wish/313420650 A single story or a single type of story illuminates the danger of not being exposed to events in different types of stories, making someone think there is no diverse or overlapping cultures. These stories create fixed mindsets on important issues such as race. Without being exposed to multiple or diverse cultural writings a certain status quo is established creating stereotypical ideas about unfamiliar places or people. These ideas are what create tension by having a preconceived notion from one story heard about a race or nation that causes people from those races or nationalities to be grouped together when in reality a majority from a race or nation are more different than alike to the details from a story. This danger in modern society was also seen Their Eyes Were Watching God when Janie's grandmother insisted on the fact that she must get married in order to be safe from the cruel slave world she had gown up in The received message by Janie was that she would experience everything she would want, love, through marriage when this idea actually cost her years of her life and two men until she realized she could do things on her own.]]> 2018-12-11 14:51:41 UTC https://padlet.com/neil_letellier/9ga35mttchhg/wish/313420650 neil_letellier https://padlet.com/neil_letellier/9ga35mttchhg/wish/313421314 White privilege is a mainly unrecognized power of being the default setting of society. Being a majority of the population has benefited white people having a wide range of materials and opportunities tailored to their wants and needs. The minorities, on the other hand, are usually left out of these benefits and subconsciously discriminated against. A lack of awareness by the privileged causes a prejudice just as harmful as ouvert racism. The effects of the unaware create a problemsome life for those who do not receive the benefit of the doubt. Examples can be seen in job opportunities, criminal procedures, and most noticeable in modern society, advertisement. White privilege during the time period in Their Eyes Were Watching God was much more obvious and done consciously when only white bodies were to be separated from the masses of blacks and buried respectively in coffins.]]> 2018-12-11 14:52:50 UTC https://padlet.com/neil_letellier/9ga35mttchhg/wish/313421314 neil_letellier https://padlet.com/neil_letellier/9ga35mttchhg/wish/314094833 The devastated events that transpired in the wake of Hurricane Katrina reiterated the danger of a single story, in this case the danger of false reporting. In the affected area of New Orleans too little hurricane relief came too late. This was most likely due to over exaggerated news stories about violence inspired by a majority of the population being black. The racism exposed by Hurricane Katrina caused more people to die because they were unable to be evacuated because rescuers feared the stories of rape and shootings and it was clear more aid would have been supplied faster if the events happened in a white community. Hurricane Katrina a somewhat recent event in modern America unfortunately draws comparisons to the relief efforts after the Hurricane of 1928 in Their Eyes Were Watching God. Where the hurricane hit in the Everglades, with a majority of black inhabitants, no help was offered where in the bordering white towns bodies were separated by color so the white bodies could be buried respectfully and the survivors in the Everglades were forced to do it.]]> 2018-12-13 00:52:59 UTC https://padlet.com/neil_letellier/9ga35mttchhg/wish/314094833 neil_letellier https://padlet.com/neil_letellier/9ga35mttchhg/wish/314210626 Daryl Davis is a black musician who tried to understand where prejudice and hate comes from by sitting down with KKK members. What came from his research was that when an unknown or foreign entity enters a circle those in the circle tend to fear it no matter what race they are. This idea embodies the racism in modern America, summarized by Davis as ignorance breeds fear and fear leads to hate. These idea connects to the danger of a single story and events in Their Eyes Were Watching God. KKK members and those fearful of other races alike have hate that stems from ignorance and untrue reporting. Once someone encounters their fear and gets a conversation started it is seen that a mutual respect tends to take place and maybe, eventually hatred can be diminished and a friendship can take its place. That idea is a step forward from the events in Their Eyes Were Watching God. There was no communication to try and figure out the basis of the fear or hate and therefore there was no understanding leading to ignorance from both sides. Although to do what Davis did in that time period would have been much more dangerous even when Davis had a large possibility of being killed.]]> 2018-12-13 12:33:29 UTC https://padlet.com/neil_letellier/9ga35mttchhg/wish/314210626 neil_letellier https://padlet.com/neil_letellier/9ga35mttchhg/wish/314221127 After the 9/11 attack on U.S. a racist and xenophobic panic took over Americans. This relates to Daryl Davis' study on racism and how ignorance and fear play off of each other. The danger of a single story also connects to these acts. By one act of terror most Americans stereotyped South Asian, Muslim, Sikh, Hindu, and Arabs as terrorist committing violent crimes against those people. This modern event along with other acts of terror has tightened circles and tries to eliminate any foreign looking or speaking people even if they were fellow Americans. These actions have been seen throughout history when a certain group or nationality is targeted for their race and suppressed based on suspicion and a lack of understanding. Such as the actions towards Asians in America during World War II when they were imprisoned in internment camps.]]> 2018-12-13 13:08:11 UTC https://padlet.com/neil_letellier/9ga35mttchhg/wish/314221127 neil_letellier https://padlet.com/neil_letellier/9ga35mttchhg/wish/315172429 The World Split Open: How the Modern Women's Movement Changed America refers to the women's equality movements most prevalent in the twentieth century. A fight that is still seen in modern America with race, gender, and social class. Women looking for opportunities in the twentieth century were in a similar spot to people of color. Both groups were discriminated against in the workplace because people believed they were not equal to white men and therefore had less economic opportunities. The people who participated in women's rights events wanted to encourage equality in the home and workplace by redefining gender roles as socially constructed and not biologically essential. The main issue was to prove that women could share the same tasks as men and therefore should be treated as such and have the same opportunities. The feminist movement is seen throughout Their Eyes Were Watching God with Janie trying to break barriers of what women could and could not do. An example would be when Tea Cake taught Janie how to shoot a gun and how she eventually developed into a better shot than he, proving the point that both genders should have a baseline of equality, with both still having their own strengths.]]> 2018-12-17 14:32:31 UTC https://padlet.com/neil_letellier/9ga35mttchhg/wish/315172429 neil_letellier https://padlet.com/neil_letellier/9ga35mttchhg/wish/315530598 The wage gap between men and women has long been disputed and even claimed to be a hoax, though evidence shows that women working the same job make about 75% of a man's salary. This trend has been going on for decades due to discrimination in the workplace. The problem is with the women earning the lowest incomes. The difference between having and not having a few thousand dollars has a greater impact on them and there is little room for advancement in those occupations such as low-level healthcare and clerical positions. Also single or women not married to a man are less likely to have the ability to afford a house because they are some of the lowest  total wage earners. The wage gap is not just affecting women either it is also present in the lives of Latino and African-American. The wage gap has improved a little since activists have brought the issue to light but the problem has not been resolved. In Their Eyes Were Watching God an example of gender discrimination would be that woman had specific roles such as cleaning and cooking causing them to be objectified because men saw that they had no place or ability to match them in the working world. ]]> 2018-12-18 14:35:28 UTC https://padlet.com/neil_letellier/9ga35mttchhg/wish/315530598 neil_letellier https://padlet.com/neil_letellier/9ga35mttchhg/wish/315766365 The Slam Poem Black Women Steps Up to Mic gives a voice to those who have remained or have been silenced by or because of society. The struggle to speak up is identified to be a problem for women, especially woman of color who are spoken over or spoken for. A direct parallel to these modern oppressions was the decision Janie faced in Their Eyes Were Watching God whether to remain silent to her oppressive husbands. Janie's feelings of being spoken for or fear of the consequences of speaking her mind are the same that black woman are dealing with today. Remaining silent causes someone to bottle up their emotions and not express their true opinions, while speaking out could could have little results based on someone's race and gender. Though the fact of the matter is that everyone's voice should be considered precious and anyone should be able to speak their mind.]]> 2018-12-19 04:42:30 UTC https://padlet.com/neil_letellier/9ga35mttchhg/wish/315766365 neil_letellier https://padlet.com/neil_letellier/9ga35mttchhg/wish/315769135 Sojourner Truth highlights the similarities of all races and genders and rebuttals opinions that women don't deserve as much as men. During the 1800's race was a divider that was the main justification for unequal treatment. Being a black woman just put someone farther down the social ladder. In a world where differences were shunned instead of celebrated Truth "stepped up to the mic" to prove that her race did not make her less of a woman or less of a human than any other living being. Her attempt to create equality can be seen in Daryl Davis' fight to get behind hate and try to understand the bases of racism to then attack them and expose the weak defenses of that hate. Both activist are working to prove that even though the color of their skin is different they have more in common, with those who view them as less, than in contrast. Once connections are drawn and faults exposed topics of race and gender will be better understood of who people really are, beyond their race or gender, will be able to develop.]]> 2018-12-19 05:32:01 UTC https://padlet.com/neil_letellier/9ga35mttchhg/wish/315769135 neil_letellier https://padlet.com/neil_letellier/9ga35mttchhg/wish/315770669 Vernã Myers points out that Americans have many biases and most likely do not even realize it and that causes a problem because they believe they don't need to change. Comparable to white privileges, biases against a race or gender are defaults of society about group. A single story about a certain group causes a bias towards the group as a whole, whether it be they are dangerous to they are incapable of completing a task solely based on their race or gender. Like many problems in modern American society the best way to get started would be to have Americans realize they have these unconscious biases and have to confront them to understand where they originated. As Daryl Davis has proved once someone or something has become common with a circle of comfort it no longer creates fear of the unknown.]]> 2018-12-19 06:01:31 UTC https://padlet.com/neil_letellier/9ga35mttchhg/wish/315770669