https://padlet.com/sbluth2/r2wgt32fiuhbxfe0 What Can Trevor Noah's book, Born a Crime, teach us about race and racism in the U.S.? Put each idea on a separate post it note. en-us 2021-04-06 12:46:26 UTC 2021-04-06 15:20:34 UTC hello@padlet.com tjjohn22 https://padlet.com/sbluth2/r2wgt32fiuhbxfe0/wish/1387617054 When most people think of racism they say that it doesn't exist anymore and that it was so long ago. This novel shows us that these issues aren't over and provide a clear example of recent issues.]]> 2021-04-06 15:12:55 UTC https://padlet.com/sbluth2/r2wgt32fiuhbxfe0/wish/1387617054 wcallred https://padlet.com/sbluth2/r2wgt32fiuhbxfe0/wish/1387625992 I think the principles of racism and white privilege are the same in both America and South Africa in the period that "Born a Crime" was written in, but the latter offers a more exaggerated version of a racist society when compared to the former. This offers decent insight on the fundamental evils of racism and the issues it causes in both countries, past and present.]]> 2021-04-06 15:14:39 UTC https://padlet.com/sbluth2/r2wgt32fiuhbxfe0/wish/1387625992 avlad https://padlet.com/sbluth2/r2wgt32fiuhbxfe0/wish/1387627638 The things that are happening in the past still have repercussions in today's time and still have an affect in people's life.]]> 2021-04-06 15:14:59 UTC https://padlet.com/sbluth2/r2wgt32fiuhbxfe0/wish/1387627638 aewaugh https://padlet.com/sbluth2/r2wgt32fiuhbxfe0/wish/1387632499 Though blatant discriminatory laws may not be in place anymore, the impacts of these laws can be seen in institutional and interpersonal racism. This relates to racism through time because some may argue that these practices were far enough in the past that they no longer have an impact. This is clearly not true. ]]> 2021-04-06 15:15:52 UTC https://padlet.com/sbluth2/r2wgt32fiuhbxfe0/wish/1387632499 avlad https://padlet.com/sbluth2/r2wgt32fiuhbxfe0/wish/1387635645  The book is a good example of life outside of the US and how racism has played an impact on other places in the world ]]> 2021-04-06 15:16:28 UTC https://padlet.com/sbluth2/r2wgt32fiuhbxfe0/wish/1387635645 https://padlet.com/sbluth2/r2wgt32fiuhbxfe0/wish/1387636109 The fact the book was published in 2016 and was written about a time period that was recent shows that these issues are very much still prevalent and still occur in today's world, it's not just 'history'.]]> 2021-04-06 15:16:33 UTC https://padlet.com/sbluth2/r2wgt32fiuhbxfe0/wish/1387636109 fjpreste https://padlet.com/sbluth2/r2wgt32fiuhbxfe0/wish/1387640019 The book points out things that are problematic, and how some of the problematic actions are repeated over generations (i.e. physical punishments)]]> 2021-04-06 15:17:19 UTC https://padlet.com/sbluth2/r2wgt32fiuhbxfe0/wish/1387640019 rewill12 https://padlet.com/sbluth2/r2wgt32fiuhbxfe0/wish/1387641806 The book shows the extent to which institutionalized racism affects people. It shows that issues in South Africa during apartheid are still relevant today in the United States.]]> 2021-04-06 15:17:38 UTC https://padlet.com/sbluth2/r2wgt32fiuhbxfe0/wish/1387641806 fjpreste https://padlet.com/sbluth2/r2wgt32fiuhbxfe0/wish/1387653038 It shows how institutionalized racism can affect generations of people]]> 2021-04-06 15:19:49 UTC https://padlet.com/sbluth2/r2wgt32fiuhbxfe0/wish/1387653038