I think everything going on just supports my opinions. We’ve learned in the past that single stories are assumptions made by only a little part of a person, heritage, religion, etc. People all over the world are closing each other out and being selfish instead of helping their own species. Especially us Americans we are acting so foolish among this virus. People have been calling the Covid-19 virus the “Chinese Virus” even our own president. It is forcing all of the blame on one country. We are going outside and connecting with people for no good reason when we should be inside quarantining. So, in conclusion, we all are the virus and we are all making it worse.

Extend:
With everything going on we need to work together instead of pushing others out. Some people are using this as an excuse to discriminate. They are assuming because of the way someone looks that they are dangerous. These people are not only discriminating but they sometimes are psychically abusing Asians people. It makes me wonder where all this hatred comes from. Especially with Christians, we are told love each other not hate. We should accept the things we cannot change. 

Challenge:
All of these ideas do complicate how I view racism. I say this because all around the world Asians are being discriminated even nurses and doctors who are trying to help solve and cure the virus. I don’t understand how people can be so cruel for a reason that isn’t even valid. It makes me think about how and what I can do to help. I may not be able to control someone’s actions but I know I can send a message out. Trying my best to get to people and help them see  things as I view them. I understand that everyone has their own opinions but sometimes they can be wrong and have punishments.

 The ideas and information I have learned connects to what I already know because normally in history, racism is because a race is being blamed for something they weren’t responsible for, like in the Holocaust. I connect that to what I have learned because the racism towards Asians today is also because they are being blamed for something they weren’t responsible for. What I have learned also connect to what I already know because the stereotypes of people I previously knew about were incorrect and the stereotypes being placed upon Asian people are also incorrect.

 Extend: How do these ideas and information extend or broaden your thinking about racism or stereotypes/single stories? These ideas and information broaden what I know because I previously didn’t know about racism that is caused by a disease. My thinking has been broadened because I have realized that there are many more different reasons that might be an excuse for someone to be racist.

 Challenge: Do these ideas and information challenge or complicate your understanding of racism? These ideas and information do not complicate my understanding of racism. They do not complicate my understanding because I already understood that racism is caused by people without a reason, I already understood that racism only results in negative outcomes, and I already understood that people can turn anything into something racist and these ideas and information only supplied more evidence of what I already understood.