I am judgmental. You are judgmental. Everyone is a little judgmental whether they are aware of it or not. This class, American Minorities has most definitely opened my eyes to what I have heard about but never really seen for myself. Learning about different cultures and realizing that there are people who think and see things different than me has brought me great knowledge in understanding why I should be much more grateful to how privileged I am. Developing cultural sensitivity requires, becoming self-aware, becoming conscious of one’s own biases and to learn about and become sympathetic to those who are different. I don’t think I was ever more self-aware until I was in class hearing about how African Americans face unfair treatment and watching videos on how that is true and looking at the statistics, that is …show more content…
individualism, masculine v. famine and high uncertainty v. low uncertainty. When we watched the movie outsourced we learned that Todd was more from individualism and the people he met in India were more collectivism because they liked to help each other and never liked to be alone, there was no rule of personal space. Todd’s boss was more about paying less and he didn’t care about having to fire people, when Todd went to India and you could tell that the US is more masculine compared to India. Todd’s boss would tell him he didn’t want to be without no job and basically make him feel low to where he would take the job and make money, his boss portrayed high uncertainty tolerance. When Todd arrived in India he was being judgmental right off the back but the longer he stayed there and he started to accept India’s values and standards the easier it was for him to stay there and begin to like it. Once you get past your judgmental state you realize how much more fun and easier everything is for you to begin to accept and like the idea of another
Latinos beyond Reel documentary film presented how US news and entertainment media portray Latinos. Latino American is an ethnic minority group of whom origin was from Latin America or Iberian Peninsula. Latino American is the fastest growing population in the United States. However, media has had negative effects for the Latino community. News media and entertainment had strongly influenced the perception of non-Latino about Latinos. These media portrayal of Latinos had implications for real world perceptions of Latinos.
“Mad Men” is a television show about life in the 1960’s. The show’s setting is in the work place taking place during the 1960’s. The show depicts how men and women are working together at an advertisement agency. The main character is Don Draper and he is an executive for the advertisement agency. Don Draper has many secrets that threaten his job and his household. (“Mad Men: Plot Summary.”) During the show “Mad Men” women are treated differently this happens because men in the 1960’s were sexist towards women whether it be at home or at the work place. Is “Mad Men” more about how minorities were treated or is it really about the life of Don Draper? (Julia Baird, 195.)
Viola Davis made history at the Emmy Awards on Sunday, September 20. She won the Best Actress in a Drama Award at the 2015 Emmy Awards for her role as the tough, damaged lawyer and law school professor Annalise Keating on ABC's "How to Get Away With Murder."
Asian Americans only make up a small percent of the American population. Even more significant is that this percentage live mostly on the west and east coasts of mainland United States and Hawaii; leaving the rest of the American population to most likely get their exposures to Asians through television and movies. However the exposure they have receive throughout the history of cinematography has been hardly flattering. Throughout the course of history Asians in film have been portrayed as evil or the "yellow peril" as described by others. If Asians are not being classified as evil in this picture then they are most likely the comic relief, with their lack of coordination or grasp of the English language. With these common stereotypes in place, it gives a white American viewer a sense or need to destroy this Asian villain or superiority over the comedic character portrayed in the film.
In accordance with Henry Jenkins argument in “Get a Life!”: Fans, Poachers, Nomads, Jenkins argues that there is another angle to which media fans can be viewed and attempt to be understood with regards to a culture that is not considered widely and often portrayed within negative terms. Jenkins reading emphasises to the readers that fans of media texts are being depicted as a culture which possesses negative characteristics, that which could be considered as taboo as well as another side to fan culture that’s does not receive as much recognition. These media fans are recognised as active readers of the text. The two films selected: Avatar and WALL-E, are films that are both within the genre of science fiction. The films having
To overcome the challenges of desegregation, the coaches and players created a unified team by forcing them to bond with each other. They did this by forcing each teammate to sit on the bus, and room with another race, even though the team already segregated amongst themselves beforehand. Also, once they arrived to the camp, Coach Boone also made each teammate get to know the other race. All the members had their own assumptions on their partner’s homelife, but by forcing them to spend time, they were able to find their similarities.
The movie I decided to analyze for this course was American History X (1998), which stars Edward Norton. Though this movie isn’t widely known, it is one of the more interesting movies I have seen. It’s probably one of the best films that depict the Neo Nazi plague on American culture. The film takes place from the mid to late 1990’s during the Internet boom, and touches on subjects from affirmative action to Rodney King. One of the highlights of this movie that really relates to one of the key aspects of this course is the deterrence of capital punishment. Edward Norton’s portrayal as the grief stricken older brother who turns to racist ideologies and violence to cope with his fathers death, completely disregards the consequences of his actions as he brutally murders someone in front of his family for trying to steal his car. The unstable mentality that he developed after his father’s death really goes hand-to-hand specifically with Isaac Ehrlich’s study of capital punishment and deterrence. Although this movie is entirely fictional, a lot of the central themes (racism, crime punishment, gang pervasiveness, and one’s own vulnerability) are accurate representations of the very problems that essentially afflict us as a society.
Roxane Gay, the author of this article, believes that Hollywood has a race equality issue. Also, she believes that the Oscars has a race equality issue.The opinions in this article are something I do not agree with. Roxane Gay shows a well thought out argument but she does not have a lot of hard evidence to show a true race equality problem. Leading me to not agree with her, on the topic of the Oscars having a race equality issue. I believe that whoever is deserving of a Oscar will win one, or be nominated for one. Actors and actress should be nominated for an Oscar based on how well they perform their role in the movie, not by the color of there skin.
...ecause I do not have experience concerning that culture. On the other hand when discussing any type of minority, I can contribute a great deal of the information I have gained from my childhood adventures.
It became apparent to me, even during the first class, this class the subject matter was not going to be easy emotionally. This class was going to stretch me to limits I never knew. It was going to challenge every thought about people of color that I have ever had. As the weeks progressed, I saw myself slowly evolving into a more competent, understanding, and accepting individual. I began the class knowing little about (W)white privilege, and definitely did not think that I benefited from it. Through the class I learned that I may be unintentionally racist, however, but I still do not think that I am or have ever been intentionally
As a student in undergrad, I was young and I was focused on passing my classes versus detecting racial inequality, until it was spelled out like in the situation mentioned above. The effect this course is having on my life is that it is confirming that there are people who still treat others unfairly. When reading the course material and viewing my values, it becomes hurtful to accept such poor treatment because I am black and this could have been me. I value fairness with all people. As a human service professional it will even encourage me to speak up if I see a coworker or clients behaving unethical. As a professional it is up to me to identify and report inequality. It will be hard for me to let injustice actions take place. It takes a leader to stand up for what is
Hollywood films, particularly comedies, perpetuate numerous racial stereotypes through “generic conventions and textual devices of comedy [which] encourage the audience to naturalize racial differences rather than to challenge racial stereotypes” (Park, Gabbadon, Chernin 221). A movie such as Rush Hour 2 perfectly exemplifies how comedies ultimately use ‘harmless’ jokes, which in return makes stereotyping a certain race acceptable. Comedies are naturally overlooked because of Hollywood’s clever use of underlying techniques. These underlying techniques used by comedies, particularly in Rush Hour 2, have ‘naturalized’ audiences to easily disregard racial jokes and stereotypes. Ji Hoon Park, Nadine G. Gabbadon and Ariel R. Chernin reveal in Naturalizing
I was aware of these oppressions and have often times struggled with what I can do individually to work towards alleviating these oppressions. The Next Steps portion of the chapter on racism really outlined methods of actions that could be applied to all forms of oppression. One method entitled “FLEXing Cross- cultural Communications,” outlines productive communication, depersonalization, and open- mindedness when it comes to understanding and practicing competency. This model serves as a tool to motivate action to those form other cultures in ways that in the end everyone can
“You cannot give up on the American dream. We cannot allow our fears and our disappointments to lead us into silence and into inaction”(Rubio). The American Dream is still flowing with vitality and vigour to this day, because of the hard work and dedication of the American people. This “Dream” existed over 100 years ago, and it was the driving force that brought over millions immigrants from Europe to this great land. Those immigrants are the people who built up the reputation of America as the greatest country in the world. But in today's day in age, not everyone goes through the same journey as another person. Some Americans have a much more difficult time facilitating their dreams into reality, because of their inadequate amount of income
Also, how other cultures have had a phenomenal impact on how I view everyday situations and how I draw conclusions, whether it’s about an ethnic group, my own and others or about hot topics in the news. Before this class I did not realize cultural relativism. I really was ethnocentric because I never took the time to evaluate other people’s cultures independently of my own. While I think it is normal for people to judge their peers, coworkers, etc. based on their experiences I also feel it would be beneficial for all of us to take the time to try and understand the sociological point of view of others that are not familiar to us or view things very different from us. The tools I have learned in this class seems to have made me a better listener and emphasizer because I have caught myself listening to people just to hear them and not just to respond. The change in my outlook about being intertwined in society has improved my communication skills at work and at