10 ideas about race. Pick 3 of the points made here. Describe the points and critique the ideas you chose.
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Raghda Ahmad
Hour 6-7
My first point is Race has no genetic basis because it isn't determined by one certain physical trait. I think this is a valid point. This second point states that there hasn't been enough time for humans to evolve into different races. I think this is wrong because we can clearly see that there are many different races amongst the human species. The third point states that race isn't biological, but racism is still real.I think this is true because each race has different opportunities to succeed. However, the White race has more opportunities than any other race.
Kou Vang
Hour 2
My first point is Human subspecies don't exist. I also believe that there is no different species of human yet but there will be later on in the future. My second point is Skin color really is only skin deep. Skin color cannot tell all about a person because a White person can have what an Asian person have. My third point is Colorblindness will not end racism. I believe racism will always be going on no matter what happen.
Britney Donald
Hour 6-7
My first point is skin color doesn't decribe what a person is or what they are like. I agree with this because just because a person is black, it doesn't mean they know how to play basketball or maybe they don't even like basketball. You can't make a judgement just because the color of their skin is different than yours.
My second point describes that pretending race does not exist doesn't work. I agree with that because the media always portrays a certain type of race doing a certain type of crime. You can't escape it.
My third point is a trait or charcateristics can not distinguish all the members of a race than other members of another race. I agree with that because a member of your family could listen to classical music while others listen to rap. You can't define what a person is like just based on what you see the entire family do.
Carissa Peters
Hr 6/7
My First Point is the fact that race has no genetic basis. Race can't determine your characteristics or behavior. The most that race can determine is your appearance, and sometimes that is still not possible just by looking at someone. My second point is the fact that skin color really is only skin deep. Your skin color is not influenced by the same genes determining your other facial and bodily features. Your talents and intelligence can never be categorized into racial categories. My third point is that race justified social inequalities as natural. When the whites came into power as the "superior ones", the other races just became subordinate too them. As the whites being the majority in America this became natural and law because the whites were able to institutionalize this in the American government and also in society.
I forgot to put my name on the other one
Ia Moua hour 2
Okay, I'm not really sure what we're suppose to do, but I've looked through all the documents given. So am I suppose to give my outlook on race?
"Race" is something just given by humans so we can classify ourselves into categories that sets us apart from the others, so we can say, "Hey we're better." We want assurance, that we are indeed better and greater and therefore superior, but then again what really is "race"? The only difference is the skin color and small features that we are born with, other people have the same features too, yet we look upon "race" so we can classify ourselves into a hierarchy, where we are leveled by superiority to the most inferior, by the color of our skin. People tend to look upon how we differ than how much we are really alike, we are all one species. We (most) have the same circulatory system, the same body organs (that is if we don't destroy them ourselves), the same excretory system, the same body structure, we all look the same on the inside and out side except for color, and that little difference(maybe gigantic difference to others) is what our society and the world cannot get over. But it is true that "race" (whatever that is) cannot be forgotten or simply overlooked, we are trained from the beginning to look at the color of our skin and set ourselves apart from the others. We grow up to distinguish, "that person is Chinese, Black, Filipino, White, Hmong," and yet again we fail to look at what we have in common other than the difference in our skin color.
Then again I'll say what really is "race" that distinguishes me from my friends and the people I know? I'll say the only race there is, is the HUMAN RACE (not the Black race, White race, Asian Race, Hispanic race), and we're all in it. The fact that we're all human is good enough for me (my opinion).
Dennis Polzin
HR. 2
Race is nothing but your background or where your ancestors came from. It is also what many people like to use against people that did nothing to them. The media also tries to play on races stereotypes that may influence that race to do what they see. I think that all races should be treated equally but everybody knows that they are not.
to me race is not the color that ur skin is it is how u act and the way that u present urself.
Dale HR.2
Consuelo Moreno H: 6-7
What is race? Race is a classification of cultures and traditions. Race is not a color, although many look at a race only as beibg a color. But the fact is that race has nothing to do with color, because their is no race that has one color in particular. Race determines your character, values, and or the way you portray yourself unto others. Race is also the way others look at you. Unfortunately it has its negative side to it, because it is often used to make somebody feel less or lower in class specially if the person is a minority or latino.
NaSasha Harrell
Hour 9
First, I think the fact that race isn't determined by a genetic basis is a justifiable point. All humans differ genetically only by less than 1%,we all have the same genetic make up. Point three refers to subspecies not existing amonsgt humans. Looking back at point two partially justifies this arguement. Humans aren't that much different from each other genetically, besides physical appearance. I can also agree with point 9 that argues racism is still real. All races have certain privilages and opportunities to a certain extent. However, these opportunities seem to spill more generously into the hands of the the White/Caucasian race, more than any of the other equally deserving races.
Elizabeth Montes
hour 6-7
RACE. This word has typically become the trigger for stereotyping whether a person is worth giving a job, has high morals, or can be succesful in their future. I belive race isnt defined by your genes, I mean genes are just components of our DNA. Underneath the skin color and characteristics we are humans made of the same organs and substances. Acutally I think race has been a group we have all created as time has passed. For example, in order to be Mexican you have to dress baggy, be involved in gangs, and typically crossed to the US swimming in the river. Yeah im not denying mexicans have been involved in such situations, but its injust to classify all of us. Let say a Caucasian woman was a gang banger and drug abuser, for society shes in need of help and guidance. But she wouldnt be placed her race being as degrading as a Mexican! Overall for me a race will always be a meaningless word, yes we are different, thats something we must live with the rest of our lives. Not a point that needs to be stressed excessively.
My point of view about race is not what human are born to be in but what human classifed themselves as who they are. It dosen't matter what their race are because many human do similar things even though that are different race. Every one is the same and unique in their own way, only their skin that makes them differrent.
hr6-7
youa xiong
As said before, race is socially constructed because people feed into the fact that one race is superior to another.People look at other people skin tones and judge their character which is wrong. Instead of feeding into the Black, White, Asian, or any other race, we should feed into the human race. Mankind is so fixed upon race that it maybe a forever challenge to overcome.Racism is alive and has been arouund for a long time and it will continue to if people continue to feed into race.
Mwanje Thompson
Hour 9-9
My opening thought about race is refered to when the article describes that "Not one characteristic, trait or even gene distinguishes all the members of one so-called race from all the members of another so-called race." I think that this is true because if a person has a characteristic or trait of being "basketball-like-inclined" doesn't mean they belong to the African-American "race", (which is the common scenario). Another point that i really enjoyed hearing/reading was the fact that " Knowing someone's skin color doesn't necessarily tell you anything else about him or her." Which is honestly true, if two black, highly black adults have a child and it turns out to be almost white, doesn't necessarily ,mean that child is white, nor "mixed" its probably in that recessive gene of his/her parents. Race in the article is described to the whites as being common sense, however i highly opposed this, because during THAT time their were people of the white culture not race who opposed slavery as well crude treatment to the black culture of their time, and to me it wasn't ALL their physical apperance, it was their ability to think and communicate and prove that the they were able to grab the basics of the "white mans world" So i think race is just the cultural part of someones life, not physical appearance.
Erikka Strong
Hr. 9-9
Vincent Knox
Hour 6-7
My first statement is human subspecies don't exist. The way I look atb it is all humans are the same. Yes we do have different skin tones, and our appearances do differ, but we all have the same biological make up. My second statement is Race justified social inequalities as natural. Back then race was used to oppress others who looked different. Even today we try to classify ourselves as superior because of the color of our skin. It is actually our culture that seperates us. My last statement was colorblindness will not end racism. I don't think it is that simple. We can forget about skin tone, but that doesnt change the fact that certain people benefite more in society than others. Generally whites have more opportunities in society than any other race. Colorblindness will defintely have an effect on racism, but it wont completely just end racisim.
Hour 6-7
Giselle Remolina
-The first point was that "race is a modern idea" and that ancient societies built their social status according to religion, class, language, etc-not "race" and I think this is right, division were many times carried out according to natinality-(and the prejudices of one nation to another did play a major role) but divisions or partiality didn't necesarilly come because of physical differences.
-the second point was that human subspecies don't exist, and that is right, from my knowledge it is Social Darwinism and the idea of Evolution, or superiority, that has led to genocide- the idea of the "white man's burden" or of the superior race that has been used as an excuse to justify the death of others or exploits of one society. And, well...It seems rather odd to think that "Evolution" will lead to the self-destruction of the most "evolved species"... but that's another theme...
-the last point is that skin color is only skin deep- in other words, that a person's traits have nothing to do with color, and that is right since a person's likes depend on their upbringing and culture, customs and surroundings, not the amount of melanine in your skin! It's history and the actions of other peoples that have led to sterotypes.
Monique Lofton
Hr.2
I agree with the point that race has no genetic basis. If race was determined by genetics, we would all be classified as the same thing, human. This is because there isn't a specific physical trait that distinguishes one "race" from another. Even though this is true, racism still exists as stated in point nine.
Angela Thompson
Hr2-2
My first point is Race isnt biological but racism is still real. People created race because they wanted to be able to set themselves apart. The truth is were like crayons same species different color. Yet we all have the ability to do great things no matter the circumstances. This is proven by looking at people with disabilities, I mean being disabled affects more than one race. Theirs no one specific race that gets autism or down syndrome, these disadvantages present themselves from unstable enviroments, extra chromosomes, malfunction or mutation. Yet even today people with these disabilities prove themselves brillant. The idea of "race" occurred because some smart person realized that every human being deserves to be respected and has rights; in a attempt to corrupt society they created it to try and distinguish the greatest from the worse and the thing is everybody deserves respect no matter how light or dark or advantages you have or pocess. Respect and rights are universal and unforturtunately you have people in this word to immature to realize that. Racism is still real because every race has a known stereotype that isnt true yet when seeing a person of any race that stereotype is sure to be presented by an ignorant person nearby. And if your thinking it your adding to the ignorance everyone has this idea that if I dont say it then no one knows truth is you show it in the way you act and every once in a while your true colors show as vibrant as you mind racism flows.
My second point is Race and freedom evolved together. Like I said before people used race as an excuse for segregation. All people die,get sick, have emotions, laugh, eat, sleep and grieve. There is one difference that sets us apart from one another and that is cultural backgrounds. Every one has a deep rooted ancestry yet because of slavery many african americans like myself lack the more knowledge on where exactly we are from and exactly what our real traditions were. Yet as a whole we all experience same views in soceity due to the term "race". There is different cultures. I mean what is white? I mean you have Irish,Polish,German,European
etc and in society these people are viewed the same and they are not. They have distinctive differences yet some were and still are treated as different today. What is white long thin hair, blue eyes, "more delicate features?" You can go on with all the colors saying what is black, what is tan, whats red? The truth is every color had is own struggle as a species now they have to stop thinking as colors and as humans should like a species. Humans act like individual states before we became patriotic using the term "united states". Race evovled because certain people wanted that seperation yet freedom only evolved getting bigger than narrow and more narrow than big like a clogged capillary.
My last point is colorblindess will not end racism. You have to accept that some people are and will be different no matter what. Take down standards of whole groups because someone of an entirely different culture can be more like you mentally and sometimes physically. Pretending that the whole society is one color and one belief and has the same culture is ridiculous. Being nativist is ignorant. We have cultural barriers but not mental barriers. So subspecies is another term like race trying to ease its way in society and add to the worlds corruption this is ridiculous. We may all differ with features but in the end we are human!
Victor Rose
hr 6-7
I agree with 2. stating that one physical characteristic does not determine a person's race. Take the cliche "blacks are the best at basketball". Well, I suck at it, a few of my black friends suck at it, but I know this Asian that is really good at it. If one trait determined race then I guess the Asian would now have to be called Black, eh?
I also agree with 4. expressing that skin color in only skin deep. I believe that skin color comes from the type of climate a person's ancestors lived in. People from Hotter places tend to be darker because the pigment is needed to protect from the sun, and vice versa.
Finally, 5. explaining that most variation is within, not between. Like I said in class, I believe in 300-400 years, or even longer, interracial relationships will become more accepted and lots of people will have interracial children. After many generations lots will be a beige-ish color.
Ester Lezama hour 9
My first point is that i disagree with the point that said that humans have not lioved long enough to evolve..there are so many human races beyond what we know, maybe even more than animal spicies..I do think race is biological because it influences cultures and heritages..Race is sociallu constructed as you sau all the time, people have evolved race based on eye and skin color..And lastly human species does not exist because this comes form the evolution idea but that's just my opinion..
Race has no genetic basis. Race can’t determine the way you act or even your skin color. The whole idea of race I believe is to simply keep people divided in an attempt to classify those who are higher and lower on the “chain of life”. The fact that the human race means one we still look for how we are different instead of the traits we share alike. We separate race by skin color and physical traits but in truth how can we when all of America is one way or another mixed. To me race is nothing but a way to brake people up in to cretin stereotypes, in the end we all look alike inside out.
Nichole Dorsey hr 6/7
Erika Moreno
Hour 6-7
-Slavery predates race.This point states that the race has nothing to do with slavery. I believe that is not true. When the slavery occured in the U.S all slaves were non-white. It was also conquest, but with the belief yhat others were inferior.
-Skin color really is only skin deep. I agree that the color of the skin does not tell you anything about them. The truth is that everyone judges before knowing a person.
-Race isn't biological but racism is still real. I agree that the white people have always had ideology that they are better. You have never seen a president of another race.
Race has always been an issue. We can't help it and eventhough the race is created socially it exists.
what is race?
Its not what you think of with fast horses, track, or anything of that sort, this pertains to human beings. Color,language,clothing, and different customs are things that race contain.
Alexander Olavarria
hr 2
First, I chose:
4. Skin color really is only skin deep. I learned about this in Bio! Some traits are inherited separetly from others.. the farther away on the gene they are for eachother the less likely they are to cross together and the less likely they are to show up together in a phenotype. I'm sure this isn't exactly what it was talking about, but the fact that "Race" or skin color doesn't really affect anything else is important to understand because it prevents racist beliefs that all people of one race are alike.
5. Most variation is within, not between, "races." I chose this one because I never knew that. They gave some interesting numbers, "Of the small amount of total human variation, 85% exists within any local population... About 94% can be found within any continent." I never would have guessed this... You learn something new everday.
Lastly, I chose:
8. Race justified social inequalities as natural. I chose this statement because its true. When there is a problem people will just blame someone else. Many groups of people have been used as scapegoats in different situations. Indian, Irish, and Chinese people have all been persecuted for their race in one way or another. It's this fact that kept slavery around for so long and keeps racism alive today.
Jennifer Donahoe
Hr: 9
Racism is still alive today. Race doesn't describe people as a whole. You are completely diffferent from your fellow classmates even if you both are black or whatever you are. Each race has a different chance of succeeding. For example, people that are white may have more job opportunities because they are. I think we all need to evolve as a people and become equal.
Avery Johnson
Hour 6/7
I believe that race is just a way to classify a group of people. It doesn't really matter what race you belong to because racism exists in every race, and people will treat others however they want to treat them. Different races have different cultural aspects in their lifestyles such as music or language, but all in all people are just people and we all belong under the same "human race".
Darryl Bridgeman Jr.
hour 2
Paul Donohoe-Klebar
Hour 2
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anywhoooo....
First as most off, i find that race is not set by one or more charachteristics. Race is indifferent and only led by which genetic material is left to us by our own parents. When someone is white, or black, asian, or hispanic, they are only set that way by which what genetic material for physical characteristics are sent by there own parents. Ones race can be classified as "asian" or "irish", but one person alones race is actually, "Homo sapien". As we evolved from our pre human counterparts, we brought on physical changes to better suit our enviroment, not to better ouselves in a social class.
Next, Genetic makeup does in fact, not determine ones race.
plainly proven: One can be of African American Descent, yet can be of such light skin tone, can be misconstreud as a "white person".
Finally, Race is only set by modern ideas. When one takes a standardized test and has to put down their race, it only proves that race is modernized. When other ethnicities invaded one of many different races, they justified and killed in the name that they were the superior "RACE".
Nazi's, Spanish Conquistadors, Europeans to the Native Americans.
the idea of "Oh, this persons different, lets burn alive, wipe out nations, or give diseased blankets to, becomes smart. thusby justified by.....yes, i hope you thought it.....race.
personally, race dosnt exist.
i see no person by race, just how ignorant they are.
aiight. im outty.
peace.
reid van dunk
hour 6-7
my first point is skin color is only skin deep because we all are brothers and sisters coming from the same roots, as though a tree, the only difference is the color of our bark. my second point is colorblindness will not end racism because there will always be ignorance in our societies, there will be one man or woman that dislikes someone else because of their color. my third point is there are no human subspecies, because again we all come from the same place, and haven't been around long enough to have definite differences, we are the most similar species.
I agree that not one gene or physical characteristic puts you in one race as a whole people we have similar and different characteristics. I also agree that racism is still real and even with the laws of non discrimination in the US i do believe you have an upperhand in al lot of cases if your white. And finally ignoring the fact that racism isn't real is just as wrong as believing in racism it's ignorance and rather than going with the flow people should stand up for equality amongst all races.
DeLon Thornton
6-7
"Big Dawg Status"
In my point of view the word "race" was only brought up to seperate the white powerful people from everyone else. Look at the KKK, they feel that they are better than everyone else because their skin is white. There are a lot people today that hate when a person from a different "race" receives a higher position than them but if they were the same COLOR it would be fine.(9)
Media plays a big part in race. We see a lot of African Americans playing basket and think that every dark skinned person we see must have something in their genes, thats makes them play this sport so well. Well it is not about your skin color it is about how you were raise and what interests do you have. If a African American was raise with hockey in their lives chances are he/she will be on the ice instead of shooting ball around.(4)
Today most are seperated by "color"
and class. The reason for this is for people to get comfortable and not have much to worry about. For example if your rich I highly doubt your going live in the "ghetto."(1)
The word was only made in order to feel suprior over one another.
I believe race is socially constructed.Yes,some people my look different but we are all alike. Being a certain race doesn't make you anymore successful or any smarter,it is your personal drive that does all of this.Your race hass nothing to do with how you look, how you dress, or anything, race is more cultural than anything else. If you are around people that all act a certain way you will to, so race is socially and culurally made.
Katie Tanner Hour 6-7
The first point I have chosen is that skin color really is only skin deep. Well this point is completely valid as the genetic make-up of human beings is almost completely the same, with everyone having minor genetic differences such as eye color and hair color. The second point is that slavery predates race. This is saying that there really is no subordinate "race," people have this fairly recent idea that skin color denotes class and rights. That also has to do with the third point which is that race is a modern idea. People in ancient societies were classified by religion, status,and class.
Morgan Nager
Hour 9
Jessica Jimenez
Hour 9
*absent*
I think the first 3 statements have a very valid point. There's no specific way of obtaining race, but through human distinction. It seems hard to believe that ancient civilizations like the Greeks didn't have these "divisions", why do we?? No one chooses their race, and I firmly believe that the word "race" is another was to divide humans into subspecies. I also believe that many people use the word "race" without even knowing the bilogical or historical meaning, and this is affecting the understanding of diversity of the common person.
Jessica Jimenez
Hour 9
*absent*
I think the first 3 statements have a very valid point. There's no specific way of obtaining race, but through human distinction. It seems hard to believe that ancient civilizations like the Greeks didn't have these "divisions", why do we?? No one chooses their race, and I firmly believe that the word "race" is another was to divide humans into subspecies. I also believe that many people use the word "race" without even knowing the bilogical or historical meaning, and this is affecting the understanding of diversity of the common person.
What does the word "Race" really mean? According to The American Heritage Dictionary the word "Race" means a group of people united by common history, nationality, or tradition. This definition of race shows that race has nothing to do with genetic bases. Every race has different types of physical biological characteristics. For example, just because you're mexican it doesn't mean that you have dark skin and black hair. Although race isn't biological, racism exists. I witness different types of racist acts very often. I think that racism will keep existing. Eventhough, the American Constitution says that all men are created equal, I don't think everybody takes that seriously because racism exists. Skin color really is only skin deep. The fact that you are of a certain race it doesn't mean that you are all the same in character. Everybody has their own personality and therefore should not be classified. It is very sad to say that colorblindness will not end racism. It lies within our self to end racism. If colorblindness was able to end racism I would be all for it. Unfortunately, it isn't that easy, and I think only with time racism will be ended.
Priscilla Garcia
Hour 2
After reading the ten main facts we should know about race, I believe a few points need to be further discussed.
First, point 6- stating that slavery in the past was based on debt or conquest and not physical characteristics nor natural inferiority. Have we forgotten the slavery in the southern united states? Slaveowners encaptured slaves to do work, at first not because of skin color, however it did get to that extent. No, they worked these men and women because they were open to working without effetive resistance. How can we believe that this fact on race is factual? They were seen as inferior to the slaveowners and nothing more than a pair of hands. Which leads me to my next point...
'Fact' number 7 states that the beloved slogan of the U.S. "All men are created equal." explains why certain people could be denied freedoms and/or rights. How is this statement valid? If all men are said to be created equal, then how is it possible to give certian groups and people rights that are not available to others? The fathers of our government were not focused on giving slaves rights. It was as absurd a thought as giving a horse rights. This idea lacks validity.
Point number 9 says white people were given certain rights over people. This statement makes the whole document loses credibility. 'White' is a racial classification and race is a person's background and ancestry, so why is the author using this term? Perhaps this was a mistake on my part or the author, but it causes me to lose faith in the document.
Overrall ths was a commendable analyzation of how people look at race and how it should actually be interpreted.
Tianna Sykes
Hour 9
1) Human subspecies don't exist. I dont believe this because humans have been on the earth for a long time and we can distinguish one race from another.
2) Skin color really is only skin deep. I believe this because one race isn't predetermined to be better than another race.
3) Race has no genetic basis. I agree because one single trait can't determine race.
Ryan Givens
Hour 2
Theresa Miranda
Hour:6-7
Skin color is skin deep- Skin color does not represent a person's character or judgement.
Race isn't biological, but racism is still real- every race has their own different opportunity.
Colorblindness will not end racism- i believe people are ignorant and if it wasn't racism and people would find something else to be critical about. There will always be something just as dumb as racism.
Today, living in our society people are often labeled by the color of their skin and by the way they carry themselves and this leads to many racial issues and stereoptypes. We are one big race with different physical attributes yet so different but similar. Nowadays it is very hard to live in a society where you have to worry about being treated because of what the guys before you had done. People look at others and just lable them as theives, robbers, drug dealers, prostitutes, business owners, and athletes and this is just what the media portrays us as a whole to be after a while we began to believe these and just lable all of the similar looking people. "White" people in particular and known to be superior and "blacks" are known to be inferior to the "whites".
At this rate I honestly feel that racism will become worse because of the already super stretch gap between "races".
Londan Roohr
Hour 6-7
My first point is Chinese is a heritage or nationality which is different from race. My second point is no matter what u look like if u grow up on different culture u will basically pick up their traits. My third point is the ignorance of people disgusts me. There are many different kinds of people in China. It's like "oh she's not chinese she's white.." so thats like sayin "oh You're american, so where's your cowboy hat and lasso.. and why aren't u white?"
Cody Martin 9th hr.
The point about there being no traces between race and genetics is true. There is no gene for being blacks or a gene for being white or Chinese. Genetics may play roles in other bodily appearances but race is not even one.
Humans being divided into subspecies is absurd. There is no such thing. I agree with the point made that there is no concrete evidence that suggest that we are organized into hierarchies in our own species.
I also side with the point that existed slavery because of conquest and debt and not because of race. Suppose there were the continent of Africa filled with lighter skinned people who couldn't really protect themselves, they would be subjected to probably the same fate as the Africans. Race, in that since, probably didn't arise until the Africans, once in America started notcing that they should be treated more respectively and when people sided with the idea that slavery was wrong by the treatment.
Joseph Anderson, Hour 6-7
My first point is that Colorblindness will not end racism. I feel that the people always have some type of hatered for each other because of the way some act or how they grew up. You really cant escape it becuase then sexism would be more powerful. My second point is that Skin color really is only skin deep. Just by looking at their skin you cant tell how they react to their daily life. The only way you may be able to judge someone is by their culture. My third point is that Race justifies social inequalities as natural. Its true that if you are a certain race you may get the job over someone in a "lower" race. Also, just because of your race you're suppose to act as if you are one but that stereotype is not always true today.
Charmyse Tillman
Hr. 2-2
Most people associate physical appearance with the concept of "race". We need to realize that the idea of race was created by people; it has nothing to do with genetics. These categories that we put ourselves in are unnecessary to function as a society. As civilizations become more diverse, people use race or any other distinction (class, religion, gender, etc.) as a separation tool among themselves. Because of this concept of race, a person's skin color effects the way others treat them. Instead of looking at the individual's personality, some people look at the individual's race to judge them. We should acknowledge the differences among people, but not divide ourselves because of them.
Brandi Collins
Hour 2
Race is what divides the world as we know it today. From the darkest to the lightest it’s what draws boundaries to all of man kind. But in fact race has no genetic basis. Race can't determine how rich you are, race can’t determine behavior and morals, and race cannot determine how smart one might be. But still our world revolves around ignorant stereotypes. Second all men are created equal. I personally don’t believe in Humans being divided into subspecies. We continue to push the idea that whites are always superior. And whites were the ones who dominated slavery. But in fact even in our societies today we have slaves. Not only to the BLACK MAN but to anyone who tries and denies someone their rights as equals. Racism will continue to exist for ever. Race will continue to determine on how you are judged in everyday society. NO matter how educated you are or how rich you might be in someone’s eyes you’ll never be better then their race.
Terry Anzueto
HOur 3/4
Harpreet Kaur
Hour 6-7
The first point I chose is that "Race is a modern idea" in which is true since in the older days people relied on classifying others accroding to social class and religion, not their skin color. The second point is that "Skin color really is only skin deep." That is true because many successful people are known for their work and abilities to accompolish their goals, such as basketball players, and are not discriminated because of their skin color. No matter what type of genes a person has cannot determine their capabilities. The last point I chose is "Colorblindness will not end racism" which clarifies that our society needs to solve this problem of racism instead of pretending it does not exit.
I agree with the idea that race is a modern idea. People have identified themselves by religion or ethnicity before. But now, there are more variables that have been put into play that determines what people are now. To me, culture and genetics are important aspects in how people determine race now.
Point #9, about racism, i can agree with also. With "race" now developed in our society, racism exists, especially in a competitive society like in the United States. There have always been thoughts about who is better than who, and now people argue this by using race. Biologic traits do play some part in race, which is why I somewhat disagree with the first part of the statement.
#3 makes a logical point. Everyone is a Homosapien. Like Fons said in class, everyone one can produce an offspring with each other because we are the same. The only thing different about every person is their appearance. Everyone is still the same underneath their skin.
for that classification exercise, i got two right in every category.
Jeremy Rubio
Hour - 9
Natalie North
Hour 9
Race is a word that is subject to definition. Therefore, it must be looked upon with reference to context. Race is the color of a person's skin. This must be distinguished from both ethnicity, the person's country from which heritage is derived, and nationality, the country in which a person is born. In regards to terms created by people to represent race I would like to point out that the term "African American" is used to describe those of the otherwise known "black" race. However, native Africans of the same skin tone can not be refered to as African Americans, because they are not American, or merely Africans because of the presence of the white and diverse other "racial populations" present in the continent. To what point are we willing to sacrifice simplicity in favor of intricacy in favor of political correctness on an issue that in more cases than not, further divides the nation. Race is something created by people as a way to distinguish others on the sole basis of physical appearence. It is a physical display of the pigmentation of the skin, most often caused by current or hereditary location in relation to the equator. In reality, it is the body's natural way of becoming most conducive to avoiding damage from the sun. Parties can argue that this was a malicious act to enable derogatory insults or create a beaurocracy. However, despite teaching, people can inherently observe the difference between themselves and another, as is seen with children. Consider that the difference in appearence of skin can be more blatant than that between a male and female. This concept has perhaps been used in such reprehansible manner but is not in essence the seed of the idea. Furthermore, it is in the power of the populous to emphasize or de-emphasize the issue as they so see fit. In a country of affirmative action and retribution to Native Americans, the white population and country at large are attempting retribution for racial injustice. However, as racism continues, as well as pride in race rather than culture, nationality, and ethnicity, race continues to be a major issue rather than what it has potential to be, something looked upon by second nature without judgement, pity, fear, or remorse.
1. Race is a modern idea
There have been manmade divisions in all socities in the history of human civilization. These divisons are perpetrated, as well as sustained, by the priviledged upper classes to keep themselves in power. The black-and-white race issue that we see in America is simply a byproduct of the racial superiority felt by whites due to slavery and there are still those who hold tightly to this idea that they are biologically superior.
4. Skin color is really only skin deep. There are undeniable differences between people of different ethnic backgrounds, but these differences are purely cultural. With globalization and American cultural imperialism, I think we will see these differences diminsh as we time goes on and hopefully, people will begin to see the overwhelming similarities in our shared humanity.
9. Although "races" don't exist, racism still does.
We will never see an end to racism in any of our lifetimes and probably not in lifetimes to come. Stereotypes reenforce the negative feelings that people have towards other races and the battle against ignorance cannot be won. But we have seen that it is not impossible to overcome the injustices inflicted upon people as a result of "race." We have gone a long way in rcail tolerance and, although it will never be eradicated, racism can definitely be fought with education, acceptance, and humor.
Emma Weiss
Hr.2
Tiara Anderson
Hr. 8
Point 1: Skin color is only skin deep.
I definitely agree with this valid point. The color of ones skin does not determine what a person can and cannot accomplish, and should not be expected to. Associating skin color with physical, cultural, and economic characteristics is absurd, but is common within American culture.
Point 2: Human subspecies do not exist.
Of course they don't! Human beings are human beings with the same amount of genes, and biologically share the same make up. The whole idea of "race" and subordination due to skin color is socially created and deeply inculcated in the life of our society.
Point 3: Colorblindness will not end racism.
This point is also valid. If every person in the world shared the same color, discrimination will still exist. People are deemed subordinate due to other factors such as economic status and limited opportunities.
"Race" is just another way to classify people in certain groups. People use race to tell us apart by the way we look. We are often judged by the acts of our race. It is just another form of racism to me. People say oh if you are black you can play ball good, and if you are asian you do good in school. It is just a common form of streotyping a certain group. We are split in these groups by the claim to tell us apart, but we are all the same.
Eddie Sparkman
Hr.6/7
Jackson Dumanch
Hour: 9
(absent)
1. Race has no genetic basis. Saying African Americans are better at basketball or caucasians better at hockey is a load of bullshit. There is NO genetic, biological, whatever codes that say this person (based on the color of their skin) is gonna be good at this sport.
2. Skin color really is only skin deep. If you were to take the skin off of one of each person from each "race" and put them next to each other (like a Body Worlds thing) they would look the same.
3. Race justified social inequalities as natural. Whites used this as an excuse to become highest in society. Saying that my lighter skin color makes me more pure or holy or just plain better than you is disgusting.
BRAD MIER HOUR 6/7
3-20-08
NOTE: THIS IS NOT LATE, I WAS ABSENT DUE TO THE MODEL UN CONFERENCE AND LEARNED OF THE ASSIGNMENT YESTERDAY (3-19-08), MY FIRST DAY BACK.
Races sure do LOOK different. I'm sure you'll agree with me that a black man and a white man generally do not look alike. However--as we have all been taught since grade school--looks do not matter, its what is on the inside that counts. As said in one of the 10 points, people are ALL so genetically different that "two random Koreans may be as genetically different as a Korean and an Italian."
Slavery predates race. This seems obvious to me. Even those big angry bugs have smaller bugs to do their work, don't they? Called worker bees, worker ants. It has nothing to do with the insect's stripe pattern, I should think. It is the same wiht humans, slaves have long been a convenience, a boon of conquest, much like treasure or land. "Due to a unique set of historical circumstances, ours was the first slave system where all the slaves shared similar physical characteristics." This doesn't seem too hard to believe to me.
There hasn't been enough time for humans to evolve into different races. We simply haven't been here long enough. I'm no scientist, but this sounds like it's true to me. Look around, people do tend to look different. Whether or not they belong to specific races, i do not know. It is equally likely that certain groups of people--based on their geographic locations--have developed certain traits that we identify as "race." Are they all the members of some huge, continent-spanning family? Probably not.
Aziz Noon-Abdullah
hr. 2
*absent*
Colorblindness will not end racism.
This point is also valid. If every person in the world shared the same color, discrimination will still exist. People are deemed subordinate due to other factors such as economic status and limited opportunities.Also,skin color is really only skin deep. There are undeniable differences between people of different ethnic backgrounds, but these differences are purely cultural. With globalization and American cultural imperialism, I think we will see these differences diminsh as we time goes on and hopefully, people will begin to see the overwhelming similarities in our shared humanity.Race also has no genetic basis. Saying African Americans are better at basketball or caucasians better at hockey is a load of bullshit. There is NO genetic, biological, whatever codes that say this person (based on the color of their skin) is gonna be good at this sport.
to me. race can't be judged the color of your skin. we are all the same. you can't base things that people like just based on their race. there are black people who play hockey and asians who play basketball. so its o\not about color its about what people like to do. And you cant keep people seperated ny their race its unfair.
Vinnie Sisavangone
hr:9-9
In regards to the first point,race as a modern idea, I believe this serves as evidence proving the seperation of race is a new concept due to evolution. Certain people, or "races," have evolved in subtle ways to better fit their environment. Yet none of these variations have been consequential enough to produce a human subspecies, which happens to be the third point. Race also has no genetic basis is the second point made. So as different as we make eachother out to be, you could attempt to be an exclusively, insular, homogenious society of human beings and still fail to make a race of genetically similar people. No one human is the ever going to be the same. Except twins come close.
Conor McMullen
Hour 9/9
whenever i close my eyes i see boys. i can't help it if i imagine my male classmates dancing together, all soapy and wet, regardless of their race.
Alex Kostal
hour 9-9
Bridgette Spiegel
Hour 9
Race is only skin deep.I think race is more of a culturally and socially constructed. Being a certain race doesnt make you better or worse at certain things.
What is race? I believe that is more than just skin deep. I think race is a culturally thing. BY that I mean the way you were raised and your background. I don't believe that skin color has anything to do with race.
Lindsay Krueger
Hour 6-7
Of the points stated in the article i'd have to say that points 4, 5, and 6 resonated the most with me. Speaking as a person whos genetic make up consists of more than one "race" I have found that most of the "differences" that exist between the different human hues are rarely ever the same in different places. I believe that a person is a person and that their character and personality isn't molded or ingrained by their outward shade.
-Samuel Hutchins
Hour-9
I think that points 2,3, and 4 given in the article offer intelligible reasoning as to why race is nothing more that a culturally construed idea. The idea of race is nothing more than a means of creating a type of social structure within a society.
-Jordan Chevako
Hour-9
****ABSENT****
I agree with the point that race has no genetic basis. You cannot tell someone is of a certain race because of their eyes or nose. You cannot say people with flat noses are black and people with pointed noses are white. Why? Because it is not always true and can get people offended. You cannot divide people on their physical traits only, because there is a high chance you just may be wrong.
The second point that says skin color is only skin deep is also true. People tend to characterize others by the color of their skin, the genes with skin color is different than the genes that show eye and hair color and other traits.
The last point that slavery predates race I feel is true, African Americans were segregated with how dark their skin color was. They were all black, but the lighter ones were treated better than the darker skin ones. Race is what others think about you and not technically what you think of yourself.
Yanmife Ruth Salako
Hr. 2
Shaunise Pierce
Hour 2
I agree that colorblindness will not end racism. shying away from the topic and turning the other cheek doesn't stop racism from occuring. Pretending that it's not really there just adds to the problem. so many have the colorblindness syndrome. Race is a modern idea. In ancient times we were all the same, we were all people. But now so much attention is place on race. Race has become something that defines you. People make judgements by the skin tone they see failing to see you for you.
this is a very touchy subject...haha, colorblindness??? that will deffinately not end racism or change the skin color of everyone else, with or without color. and to top that off...colorblindess is a genetic disorder...so its only going to effect some ppl, unless we resort to in-breeding...which i think wont be happening anytime soon.
racism, discrimination, and slavery started a loooooooooong time before we were even a nation. slavery began with the egyptians, the true black people. most of them were blacker than black, and no, i dont mean that in a discrimanatory fashion...but organized slavery truely began with the egyptians. and its been around for a long time, and will most likely NEVER just disappear. it will always be around.
skin color isnt an open window to a persons soul, beliefs, personality, or what type of person they truely are. i think its wrong to be judged based on appearance. sometimes it is necissary, but in the long run, it can really mess a person up. its just like homosexuality, or being gay/lesbian, or even transgender. i can understand where a group of people, or just people in general wouldnt like it, or think its "absolutely disgusting and revolting to human society and 'god' " but in actuality...that too has been around for centuries, since the beginning of time. and i dont recall asking the whole world out too wen i asked my gf out...SERIOUSLY. haha...i thought that was funny.
but yeah...in all honesty, race has nothing to do with who a person is, it doesnt define their personality, intelligence, (or lack-there-of) atheltic ability, or their beliefs/religion.
as much as we would all love for it to disappear, and dont deserve to be judged or discriminated against, and even killed for who we are and what we look like, and move on with our lives, most of us are just gonna have to deal with it...unfortunately.
juliana nailen
hr. 2
Ashley Woods
Hr:2-2
"Skin color is not really on skin deep"invaild because it saying skin color doesn't determined one physical appeareance with different races you see different traits that are carried on. colorblindness will not end racism valid colorblindness your still seeing to seperate color black and white maybe complete blindess then you see nothing, but to the point i think changing the definition of racism. people see it as negative in which it is , but race determines a person's background which is important to help the individual to know where they are from.Slavery predates race valid because i don't know about any other times in history where complexion was the reason you became a slave, only in the time of American history.
Skin color doesn't show what a person is like or who they are. You have to get to know them first before you judge. The media portrays different races doing things that are stereotyped to that particular race.
Isaac Wodajo 2-2
I agree with points 2,3, and 4 in that race has nothing to do with the gentic composition of humans. Race is nothing more than a social belief that was created by one people so that they could control an "inferior" people and create a false sense of power.
Sam Loveland
Hour 9
Michael Govani Hour 9
Racism isn't about how physical attributes make other people incapable of doing as well as other races. Racism is about little people that want to try to belittle opthers so they can feel better about themselves. Me myself, I get offended when someone tries to put facts into racvism. Racism is nothing but opinion, not only is it still alive for the older whites not respecting minorities, but it is also coming back full strong in todays youth towards caucasion people.
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