https://padlet.com/kacontre/isp8i432fbaw2fkf As you watch "The Bus Line", answer the following prompts: en-us 2021-09-22 17:54:17 UTC 2026-03-16 01:45:50 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet.net/icons/png/1f4dd.png https://padlet.com/kacontre/isp8i432fbaw2fkf/wish/1761216206 Maybe black people in the video believe Cynthia was hit by the bus because of her race, where white people in the video believe racist accusations are “used for everything,” and is just an excuse. Her race outlines one of the “wires” in her birdcage, along with her teen pregnancy. The white people only see the one issue, or “wire,” of being hit by the bus, but neglect to see the entire issue surrounding her death. 
-Sophia H]]> 2021-09-22 21:44:13 UTC https://padlet.com/kacontre/isp8i432fbaw2fkf/wish/1761216206 https://padlet.com/kacontre/isp8i432fbaw2fkf/wish/1761220331 Seeing the different factors, like teen pregnancy, living in a poor neighborhood, being unable to get a job, being black, etc, and understanding how they all affect Cynthias place in society, change how we view her death. Where others see “racism” as only an excuse for her death, if we understand each aspect that affected her life, it makes us consider its validity, and what could’ve really caused the accident.
-Sophia H]]> 2021-09-22 21:47:52 UTC https://padlet.com/kacontre/isp8i432fbaw2fkf/wish/1761220331 https://padlet.com/kacontre/isp8i432fbaw2fkf/wish/1761226937 In the beginning, black people shown believed it was racism, and she was targeted because she was black, where whites responded that “racism is an excuse for everything these days,” and invalidating others feelings. They don’t understand the situation and the systemic racism many black people face in America because they haven’t faced it themselves. -Sophia H]]> 2021-09-22 21:53:12 UTC https://padlet.com/kacontre/isp8i432fbaw2fkf/wish/1761226937 https://padlet.com/kacontre/isp8i432fbaw2fkf/wish/1761228897 This story has many examples of implicit biases, which lead to discrimination and microaggressions, which viewed through a narrow lens can lead to the idea of just getting over it, but when we zoom out and see the whole situation, the wires of the birdcage can now be seen. These microagressions occur frequently, weaving themselves together to create the wires of the cage that trap and oppress people. The white people who were questioned did not believe that Cynthia was not hit because of her race, but the birdcage concept allows us to see the potential of the involvement of race in the accident.
-jess s.]]> 2021-09-22 21:54:17 UTC https://padlet.com/kacontre/isp8i432fbaw2fkf/wish/1761228897 https://padlet.com/kacontre/isp8i432fbaw2fkf/wish/1761230193 I think there would be a mixed response. A lot of people would believe it was racism, and others would think it was an accident, or blame the person on their actions near the bus. Those especially in this class would try to look deeper into why the person was hit, and if it truly was an accident or not, but others would just write it off and move on with their lives. -Sophia H]]> 2021-09-22 21:55:28 UTC https://padlet.com/kacontre/isp8i432fbaw2fkf/wish/1761230193 https://padlet.com/kacontre/isp8i432fbaw2fkf/wish/1761231551 Seeing the birdcage can prove that racism is no longer as explicit as segregation and the idea of separate but equal, but can be more under the radar, such as the residency requirement for the police department application, or the lack of jobs in Buffalo.
-jess s.]]> 2021-09-22 21:56:46 UTC https://padlet.com/kacontre/isp8i432fbaw2fkf/wish/1761231551 ajreis https://padlet.com/kacontre/isp8i432fbaw2fkf/wish/1761232226 There were many factors due to segregation and oppression that lead to Cynthia's death, forming her birdcage. White people fail to see the whole picture, and can't see the racial undertones - Amelia r]]> 2021-09-22 21:57:24 UTC https://padlet.com/kacontre/isp8i432fbaw2fkf/wish/1761232226 https://padlet.com/kacontre/isp8i432fbaw2fkf/wish/1761232954 I think it would be very similar to when we faced the NotAgainSU protests and injustices. Personally, I think some people would find it to be racist and fight for the justice that they feel is deserved. Others would support those fighting, but not fight themselves, while others had no opinion at all. There would be some, also, who feel that there was no injustice or racism, and that her death was simply an accident.]]> 2021-09-22 21:57:51 UTC https://padlet.com/kacontre/isp8i432fbaw2fkf/wish/1761232954 https://padlet.com/kacontre/isp8i432fbaw2fkf/wish/1761233120 Many of the white folks were quick to deny that Cynthias accident had anything to do with race or racism, but it is when you look at the entirety of the "bird cage" you can see how the underlying idea of racism untimately led Cynthia into this situation that got her killed

]]> 2021-09-22 21:58:01 UTC https://padlet.com/kacontre/isp8i432fbaw2fkf/wish/1761233120 https://padlet.com/kacontre/isp8i432fbaw2fkf/wish/1761233598 2021-09-22 21:58:29 UTC https://padlet.com/kacontre/isp8i432fbaw2fkf/wish/1761233598 ajreis https://padlet.com/kacontre/isp8i432fbaw2fkf/wish/1761233604 People were unable to connect the accident to policy and segregation, but when you see the whole birdcage you become sensitized to the racial issue of systematic issues leading to Cynthia to have a different lived experience than white citizens
- Amelia r]]> 2021-09-22 21:58:30 UTC https://padlet.com/kacontre/isp8i432fbaw2fkf/wish/1761233604 https://padlet.com/kacontre/isp8i432fbaw2fkf/wish/1761233844 People of color see the incident as racist because most things that occur in their everyday lives revolve around the color of their skin. The white people say that "racism is an excuse for everything these days" because they do not have to experience injustice ever. Because they are white they do not relate to the experiences people of color experience. This is due to white privilege. -sierra mancuso]]> 2021-09-22 21:58:40 UTC https://padlet.com/kacontre/isp8i432fbaw2fkf/wish/1761233844 https://padlet.com/kacontre/isp8i432fbaw2fkf/wish/1761233903 The differences that exist in the way White people and Black people discussed the incident is that White people think that people are just bringing race into everything and that it wasn't targeted while Black people think that the incident was targeted because of her skin color.- Kaitlyn K ]]> 2021-09-22 21:58:42 UTC https://padlet.com/kacontre/isp8i432fbaw2fkf/wish/1761233903 https://padlet.com/kacontre/isp8i432fbaw2fkf/wish/1761234343 White people view the incident as a horrible, accidental tragedy, while Black people view the incident as something that was bound to happen. Black people view this not as an accident but a tragic crash caused by a society rife with systemic racism.
-jess s.]]> 2021-09-22 21:59:04 UTC https://padlet.com/kacontre/isp8i432fbaw2fkf/wish/1761234343 ajreis https://padlet.com/kacontre/isp8i432fbaw2fkf/wish/1761234355 White people saw it as an excuse and didn't try to understand, while black people who lived through the segregation everyday immediately recognized racial undertones]]> 2021-09-22 21:59:05 UTC https://padlet.com/kacontre/isp8i432fbaw2fkf/wish/1761234355 https://padlet.com/kacontre/isp8i432fbaw2fkf/wish/1761235007 I think that white people tended to think that it was sad, but not an injustice, and Black people tended to think that it was absolutely a death caused by racist policy by the company. However, there was some overlap, such as the white former bus administrator, who agreed that the buses would not change their routes to accomodate those from East Buffalo.]]> 2021-09-22 21:59:43 UTC https://padlet.com/kacontre/isp8i432fbaw2fkf/wish/1761235007 ajreis https://padlet.com/kacontre/isp8i432fbaw2fkf/wish/1761235188 Hopefully people would not dismiss it as quickly as the white people in that video. However, I think there would still be mixed opinions, and there would have to be protests in order to create change - Amelia r 

]]> 2021-09-22 21:59:53 UTC https://padlet.com/kacontre/isp8i432fbaw2fkf/wish/1761235188 https://padlet.com/kacontre/isp8i432fbaw2fkf/wish/1761235276 It is sad to say but I believe that there would be protests and advocates but after a while, the situation would die down and no one would continue to press the issues that occur on campus or in our communities. -sierra m]]> 2021-09-22 21:59:58 UTC https://padlet.com/kacontre/isp8i432fbaw2fkf/wish/1761235276 https://padlet.com/kacontre/isp8i432fbaw2fkf/wish/1761235484 White individuals believed people of color were "crying wolf" when stating this was caused by underlying racism. The people of color were instistent on this not just being an innocent accident. The outside factors that were perpetuated by racism is what caused Cynthia to be in this position in the first place.
BT.]]> 2021-09-22 22:00:11 UTC https://padlet.com/kacontre/isp8i432fbaw2fkf/wish/1761235484 https://padlet.com/kacontre/isp8i432fbaw2fkf/wish/1761235960 People tried to deny that Cynthia's death had anything to do with racism, but the birdcage analogy allows us to see that the wires of her birdcage, which were race, ultimately led to her being killed  
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]]> 2021-09-22 22:00:37 UTC https://padlet.com/kacontre/isp8i432fbaw2fkf/wish/1761235960 https://padlet.com/kacontre/isp8i432fbaw2fkf/wish/1761236028 The black girl was hit by a bus. While the police officers investigating this incident, black community stand out and speak for her that she was involved into this accident because she is black. However, the white polices do not agree with this clue and say that this is all about racism. 
Jingzhe Q]]> 2021-09-22 22:00:41 UTC https://padlet.com/kacontre/isp8i432fbaw2fkf/wish/1761236028 https://padlet.com/kacontre/isp8i432fbaw2fkf/wish/1761236149 2021-09-22 22:00:48 UTC https://padlet.com/kacontre/isp8i432fbaw2fkf/wish/1761236149 https://padlet.com/kacontre/isp8i432fbaw2fkf/wish/1761236281 I am confident that we would come together and protest, as we are in the midst of that right now for other reasons. However, I think we always let problems die down after a while]]> 2021-09-22 22:00:55 UTC https://padlet.com/kacontre/isp8i432fbaw2fkf/wish/1761236281 https://padlet.com/kacontre/isp8i432fbaw2fkf/wish/1761236536 When closely, examined this story clearly explains the bird cage metaphor because white people only saw this accident as an accident completely unrelated to racism. However, looking into the situation and conditions of Cynthia's life and travels shows that this tragic accident was the product of racism. 
-Lauren A.]]> 2021-09-22 22:01:03 UTC https://padlet.com/kacontre/isp8i432fbaw2fkf/wish/1761236536 https://padlet.com/kacontre/isp8i432fbaw2fkf/wish/1761236551 The birdcage is relevant here because when you're just looking at it as "oh this girl got hit by a car how awful", you're not seeing the whole picture and the racist policies, sentiments and issues that come into play all at once to make this horrible event happen]]> 2021-09-22 22:01:04 UTC https://padlet.com/kacontre/isp8i432fbaw2fkf/wish/1761236551 https://padlet.com/kacontre/isp8i432fbaw2fkf/wish/1761236753 Because I am a member of the dominant racial group, it is likely that I would think that it was a horrific, tragic accident, but think no more of it. I do not think that I would have the knowledge of all of the racial compounding factors that led to this crash.
-jess s.]]> 2021-09-22 22:01:15 UTC https://padlet.com/kacontre/isp8i432fbaw2fkf/wish/1761236753 https://padlet.com/kacontre/isp8i432fbaw2fkf/wish/1761236836 Everyone has more going on than you can just see from one's external appearance. There a lot of factors within Cynthias life that were an outcome of oppression that lead to her death. White people will refuse to believe it has to do with racism since they do not look at the bigger picture and only focus on specific wires of the bird cage. - Makayla W]]> 2021-09-22 22:01:19 UTC https://padlet.com/kacontre/isp8i432fbaw2fkf/wish/1761236836 jlin961 https://padlet.com/kacontre/isp8i432fbaw2fkf/wish/1761236966 2021-09-22 22:01:27 UTC https://padlet.com/kacontre/isp8i432fbaw2fkf/wish/1761236966 https://padlet.com/kacontre/isp8i432fbaw2fkf/wish/1761238149 It is hard to understand the metaphor of the birdcage for those who do not experience what it is like to be oppressed and feel trapped within society. When you can acknowledge the birdcage you can begin to understand the effects of racism on certain groups of people -sierra mancuso]]> 2021-09-22 22:02:23 UTC https://padlet.com/kacontre/isp8i432fbaw2fkf/wish/1761238149 https://padlet.com/kacontre/isp8i432fbaw2fkf/wish/1761238233 As we can see in the video that the majority of white people deny Cynthia's death is because of race. However, black people all think this accident is because of racism. 
-Wansu Ding]]> 2021-09-22 22:02:28 UTC https://padlet.com/kacontre/isp8i432fbaw2fkf/wish/1761238233 https://padlet.com/kacontre/isp8i432fbaw2fkf/wish/1761238262 2021-09-22 22:02:30 UTC https://padlet.com/kacontre/isp8i432fbaw2fkf/wish/1761238262 https://padlet.com/kacontre/isp8i432fbaw2fkf/wish/1761238486 there are many underlying factors that contributed to Cynthia's death, which all come from racism. this relates to the bird cage because it is only when you look at the whole picture that you realize her death had to do with oppression and racism. 
-Elena P]]> 2021-09-22 22:02:42 UTC https://padlet.com/kacontre/isp8i432fbaw2fkf/wish/1761238486 https://padlet.com/kacontre/isp8i432fbaw2fkf/wish/1761238501 White people talked about it like they don’t care and trying to narrow it down the the fact that it is racism. Black people take it as a serious issue that reflect many other problems. It reminds me the concept of color blind and white obliviousness, “It is easy to say when you are not feeling it”.
Simeng z]]> 2021-09-22 22:02:43 UTC https://padlet.com/kacontre/isp8i432fbaw2fkf/wish/1761238501 dalcazar3 https://padlet.com/kacontre/isp8i432fbaw2fkf/wish/1761238649 If a similar incident happened here at SU, a majority of people would react similarly to the white people in the video, given that this is a predominantly white institution. Many people would say that a Black woman, a Black girl, is not something rooted in racism. They would possibly think that the bus driver did not have any motive or purposely kill a Black person, thus it wouldn't be racist. However, a group of other people would say that it is racism because of the many factors that went into the events that led up to Cynthia's death. Factors like not having a reliable form of transportation, was poor, was Black, was a woman, etc.]]> 2021-09-22 22:02:52 UTC https://padlet.com/kacontre/isp8i432fbaw2fkf/wish/1761238649 https://padlet.com/kacontre/isp8i432fbaw2fkf/wish/1761239858 Many white people were confused as to why Black people were arguing that Cynthia's death was a result of racism because they were only looking at the individual incident, like looking at one individual wire on a birdcage. However, when you take a step back, you are able to see the larger picture and all the ways that race did contribute to her death. Taking a step back allows you to look macroscopically at the situation, similar to seeing the entire birdcage, not just one wire. 
- Jordan C.]]> 2021-09-22 22:03:23 UTC https://padlet.com/kacontre/isp8i432fbaw2fkf/wish/1761239858 https://padlet.com/kacontre/isp8i432fbaw2fkf/wish/1761240463 While people judging others by their skin color, this is racism. Also, it is hard to find the truth when the accident evolved to a racial problem. 
Jingzhe Q]]> 2021-09-22 22:03:54 UTC https://padlet.com/kacontre/isp8i432fbaw2fkf/wish/1761240463 https://padlet.com/kacontre/isp8i432fbaw2fkf/wish/1761240637 The people in the video viewed the accident from different perspectives in relation to the bird cage. White people saw it as an individual wire of the cage and argued it was unrelated to any bigger issues. However, the black people saw this situation in relation to the bird cage as a whole. What happened to Cynthia is an example of the consequences of the bigger problem of systemic racism. 
-Lauren A. ]]> 2021-09-22 22:04:04 UTC https://padlet.com/kacontre/isp8i432fbaw2fkf/wish/1761240637 https://padlet.com/kacontre/isp8i432fbaw2fkf/wish/1761241561 seeing the birdcage influences the way people understand racism by helping those who are unaffected realize that there are many ways racism affects certain groups of people
-elena P]]> 2021-09-22 22:04:50 UTC https://padlet.com/kacontre/isp8i432fbaw2fkf/wish/1761241561 https://padlet.com/kacontre/isp8i432fbaw2fkf/wish/1761242172 Black community wants to ask justice for the black lady. However, white officers do not want to give a fair result for this accident.
Jingzhe Q]]> 2021-09-22 22:05:15 UTC https://padlet.com/kacontre/isp8i432fbaw2fkf/wish/1761242172 https://padlet.com/kacontre/isp8i432fbaw2fkf/wish/1761242256 Only the people who experience the racism can have the feeling and understand it. Whites and blacks are have the almost totally different life style in Buffalo, so white could not understand why all blacks consider this accident as racism. 
- Wansu Ding]]> 2021-09-22 22:05:19 UTC https://padlet.com/kacontre/isp8i432fbaw2fkf/wish/1761242256 https://padlet.com/kacontre/isp8i432fbaw2fkf/wish/1761243956 Whites people could not understand why blacks people think this "accident" as racism. They could not understand why blacks use racism to explain all those things. 
- Wansu Ding]]> 2021-09-22 22:06:50 UTC https://padlet.com/kacontre/isp8i432fbaw2fkf/wish/1761243956 https://padlet.com/kacontre/isp8i432fbaw2fkf/wish/1761244455 I know this incident happened years ago. Today, we have a more diverse and inclusive society, especially in SU. I encourage everyone in the SU should corporate with different color skin friend. We should not judge anyone based on their racial appearance.
Jingzhe Q]]> 2021-09-22 22:07:16 UTC https://padlet.com/kacontre/isp8i432fbaw2fkf/wish/1761244455 https://padlet.com/kacontre/isp8i432fbaw2fkf/wish/1761244476 The Black community is clearly very tired of seeing tragic stories of people from their town. They want justice for Cynthia and want people to become aware of the problem. Meanwhile, White people see it as a tragic accident and nothing more. They also see it as people pulling the race card too much and seem annoyed. 
-Elena P]]> 2021-09-22 22:07:17 UTC https://padlet.com/kacontre/isp8i432fbaw2fkf/wish/1761244476 https://padlet.com/kacontre/isp8i432fbaw2fkf/wish/1761245623 Some students would definitely see it as an accident and nothing more, but I believe that some would come together and realize that this is an accident due to racism. 
-Elena P]]> 2021-09-22 22:08:21 UTC https://padlet.com/kacontre/isp8i432fbaw2fkf/wish/1761245623 https://padlet.com/kacontre/isp8i432fbaw2fkf/wish/1761246147 First, I would never use colored eyes to look those accident. We could not always use racism to be an excuse to explain everything. However, we could never ignore how harmful racism is.
- Wansu Ding ]]> 2021-09-22 22:08:52 UTC https://padlet.com/kacontre/isp8i432fbaw2fkf/wish/1761246147 https://padlet.com/kacontre/isp8i432fbaw2fkf/wish/1761256009 In order to understand, you have to look at the situation as a whole. In this case, black people could personally relate and therefore could see the whole birdcage vs. white people who haven’t had these experiences of oppression and because of that they only focused on part of this birdcage. 
-Sadie]]> 2021-09-22 22:17:10 UTC https://padlet.com/kacontre/isp8i432fbaw2fkf/wish/1761256009 https://padlet.com/kacontre/isp8i432fbaw2fkf/wish/1761267296 Those who experience the effects of racism were easily able to see the situation and what caused it. White people in Buffalo do not personally experience racism everyday so they were quick to deny that racism was the cause of the accident because they were not seeing the build up of consequences that racism in the city was causing. However, Black folks face racism everyday and were therefore able to see why the incident was not "just an accident." - Jordan C]]> 2021-09-22 22:28:15 UTC https://padlet.com/kacontre/isp8i432fbaw2fkf/wish/1761267296