Does the color of your skin affect how you are treated in society? In some cases it might. I agree with Kaepernick’s reasons on why he is protesting because he has an sufficient amount of attention towards the protest. If he keeps his name in the press will it turn out how he intended it to? Colin Kaepernick has been kneeling during the national anthem to raise awareness. Kaepernick said "I am not going to stand up to show pride in a flag for a country that oppresses black people and people of color," (Wyche 1). Being in this country is a right and I believe that if we live here and we respect the law, no matter what we should be respected back regardless of skin color. Kaepernick is standing up for something he believes in and you have to respect that because that's what the vets are fighting for; for our freedom. So does that give you a right to have an opinion ? Yes, there’s a very fine line between having an opinion and judging. I would say that bad judgements should be kept to yourself. Something I can relate to this topic is my culture, and where my parents are from. I see the two sides of the story because both of my parents were born in Mexico and I see how they struggle living here and adapting to a new place. Also being born here helps me see how harsh we can be on immigrants, not every single …show more content…
Kaepernick was first pointed out when he was sitting during the national anthem. "As we talked about it, we came up with taking a knee because there are issues that still need to be addressed and there was also a way to show more respect for the men and women that fight for this country," (Wagoner 1). He changed the way he protested because he didn't want to come out as disrespectful. In my opinion that was a very respectful thing to do, he addressed to everyone that he did not mean any harm. Kaepernick knows what he wants as an outcome and he’s doing it in a very distinctive
As Tim Wise mentioned, our media outlets have had a record of ignoring anti-white racism, such as with the example of William Campbell supporting the students of Little Rock. To label Kaepernick’s actions as unpatriotic or disrespectful is to ignore the message behind his actions, which is to stand against police brutality and social injustice. I don’t think his goal was to gain mass media attention, but in doing do, Kaepernick has created a discussion about racial inequality. I think the only problem we have with the discussion now as Tim Wise mentions is, “How do we confront the truth, without being overwhelmed about
The prejudice facing the Chinese, Native Americans, and Hispanics defined western society with different forms of legislature or economic pressures on these groups. The group had been subjugated since the formation of the United States and during its latest expansion was the Native Americans, who in this most recent expansion were moved to reservations, engaged in several bloody wars with white Americans, and forced to give up their lifestyle or their new created one in the land that was promised to them, like Oklahoma. Hispanics, though they had once dominated western society, soon lost control of their land, either due to seizure by whites or through economic competition, and found themselves on the bottom pegs of society, serving as farmhands or industrial workers; they were also excluded from the early governments in New Mexico and other areas. The Chinese, arriving from across the Pacific, found their treatment change from being welcomed to being seen as economic competition and being forced into lower jobs. Throughout the country, the Chinese were considered unwelcome as seen in the Chinese Exclusion Act. Western society found itself to be a society in which many races congregated to work together but also found itself to be a society built on racial tensions.
In society, during the pre-Civil Rights Movement era, minorities experienced discrimination, abuse, and life-threatening situations placed on them by the White community. Though over time, this abuse has decreased in magnitude of violence, and now in society the abuse has took a new form of racism into being colorblind racism. This new form of racism is not as violent, but it affects the society in similar ways. Colorblind racism causes segregation by stereotypes and prejudices based the color of a person’s skin color. Though it is not physical warfare like the abuse seen in history, but it can be depicted as mental warfare. This mental warfare can give rise to inaccurate opinions of a certain race. The minorities affected by colorblind racism, because they face discrimination in education or work industries. I had chosen this topic of colorblind racism in society, because growing up as a black male in the south has shown me the unfairness in society. By doing this topic, I could find more information to see if the discrimination is increasing or decreasing in society. I framed my research in search for information that shows the change of racism since Civil Rights Movement era.
It is disrespectful to kneel during the national anthem because it disrespects the military and veterans, and could be done in a more professional way. I feel that kneeling shows how unappreciative those NFL players are. They get to go play the most popular sport in America for millions of dollars. There should be some consequences from taking this action. This protest could be done in a more professional way.
This protest began on August 26, 2016 when Colin Kaepernick, a former quarterback for the San Francisco 49ers, first took a seat on the sideline bench at a preseason game during the National Anthem. Later he transitioned to kneeling alongside his standing teammates. The reason behind Kaepernick’s protest was to draw attention to racial injustice and police brutality in the United States against African Americans. After the public noticed Kaepernick’s revolt, a national discussion sparked. Many people think that kneeling during the National Anthem was not the most respectful approach Kaepernick could’ve taken. The certain group of people that
The Star Spangled Banner is a sacred song in the United States of America. It not only is a symbol of the fight that soldiers have had to go through, but also a representation of freedom. When the National Anthem plays out of respect for our country, and those who fought for it, everyone is supposed to stand and remove their hats. Currently in the National Football League (NFL) there is a handful of players, mainly African Americans, that have been taking a knee or raising a fist during the play of our National Anthem. This I believe, is a great sign of disrespect for our country and our veterans. This I believe, is very immature and unnecessary. This I believe, should be put to a stop by the NFL and the players should be ashamed of himself for doing this. I am aware that the players have the right to do this, but there are many reasons why this should not be taking place.
Racism is still prevalent as it has been demonstrated by Colin Kaepernick of the 49ers being called a traitor and other derogatory names for protesting the national anthem by choosing to take a knee when it’s playing. Oftentimes, black bodies feel oppressed and often view themselves being targets of police brutality and injustice which are sensationalized by the social media and thus, they protest. A movement called Black Lives Matter has emerged and been brought to the attention of the whole world. People of color want the freedom to excel without oppressions let alone, to be treated equally based on personal merits regardless of the color of their skin. The majority of American realizes it, is very concerned about it, and wants to do something about it. As a member of this group, Rankine took action by delivering this
race can be compared to SES non-whites have a more negative view of how often
If a certain race, for example a white person robs a bank, is the whole white race held accountable? Now say a African American person decides to hijack a commercial plane and crash it into a city, because of this certain event, is the whole African American Community interrogated or under harassment, only by the reason of their skin color or cultural background? Or what about Arabs and Muslims, just because the Al-Qaeda was a mass-Arab organization, are all the Arabs alive on this planet terrorists, are all of them going to bomb everyplace they step foot in? These stereotypes don't just stop here, there are countless more races such as Hispanics, Japanese, Chinese, Indians, and Vietnamese- that have gone through prejudices based on racial stereotypes, for some only a few times, but for others it has become a part of their daily lives. Yes, one hundred percent, racial profiling is a very big problem in modern society that continues to haunts millions of people all around the world.
Last semester when I signed up for classes, I thought Sociology 260: Social Problems in the US would be a course where a minimal amount of time would be spent on discussing social problems and a maximum amount of time would be used to discuss public policies to combat such social problems. I wanted to jump the gun. I did not see that in order to implement a public policy, which would be of use, I had to fully understand all facets of the problem. Through these various books and articles, The Condemnation of Little B by Elaine Brown, "The Ghosts of 9-1-1: Reflections on History, Justice and Roosting Chickens," in On the Justice of Roosting Chickens by Ward Churchill, Perversions of Justice: Indigenous Peoples and Angloamerican Law by Ward Churchill, No Equal Justice: Race and Class in the American Justice System by David Cole, Welcome to the Machine: Science Surveillance, and the Culture of Control by Derrick Jensen and George Draffan, "Mastering the Female Pelvis: Race and the Tools of Reproduction," in Public Privates: Preforming Gynecology From Both Ends of the Spectrum by Terri Kapsalis and "Race and the New Reproduction" in Killing the Black Body by Dorothy Roberts, a better understanding came to light on social issues currently seen as problematic like poverty, health care, race and discrimination, gender inequality and crime.
... when showing your support. Express the way you feel no matter how you demonstrate it because you are in all your rights. People can not violate your freedom of speech because you are not doing any harm to others around you. It is a free world where you can wear and speak out what is right. The students from Des Moines Independent Community School District have taught that no one can stop you from doing the right thing.
The Association of Black Psychologist (ABP) (2013) defines colorism as skin-color stratification. Colorism is described as “internalized racism” that is perceived to be a way of life for the group that it is accepted by (ABP 2013). Moreover, colorism is classified as a persistent problem within Black American. Colorism in the process of discriminatory privileges given to lighter-skinned individuals of color over their darker- skinned counterparts (Margret Hunter 2007). From a historical standpoint, colorism was a white constructed policy in order to create dissention among their slaves as to maintain order or obedience. Over the centuries, it seems that the original purpose of colorism remains. Why has this issue persisted? Blacks have been able to dismantle the barriers faced within the larger society of the United States. Yet, Blacks have failed to properly address the sins of the past within the ethnic group. As a consequence of this failure, colorism prevails. Through my research, I developed many questions: Is it right that this view remain? How does valuing an individual over another cause distribution to the mental health of the victims of colorism? More importantly, what are the solutions for colorism? Colorism, unfortunately, has had a persisted effect on the lives of Black Americans. It has become so internalized that one cannot differentiate between the view of ourselves that Black Americans adopted from slavery or a more personalized view developed from within the ethnicity. The consequences of this internalized view heightens the already exorbitant mental health concerns within the Black community, but the most unfortunate aspect of colorism is that there is contention on how the issue should be solved.
Racism is still a very prominent yet controversial topic in the United States today. Discrimination in the United States dates back to the 1500s when America was first founded. As generations passed, it has become a social norm to believe that darker skin tones are less desirable to society. The foundation of this country was built upon the false impression that Whites were superior to not just blacks, but all other ethnicities. From this, the idea of white privilege was derived and is still prevalent in society today. Those who are victims of discrimination are sometimes not aware of the psychological effect and the overall impact it can have on one’s life. The persistence of racism over generations has been in correlation to adversely affect the mental health of the victims economically, socially and in turn physically.
Have you ever wondered why yellow makes you irritated? Why purple makes you feel happy? Why green calms you? Why orange helps you feel energized? Many people think that colors are just colors. But in reality, colors have been useful throughout the years as they have an huge impact on our lives. Many of us need to be aware of colors that surround us in everyday life.
African Americans, Asians, Mexicans, and Indians shouldn’t be judged by the pigment of their skin color, instead we shouldn’t be judging at all. Judge mentation is the wrong thing to do. We judge others before judging out selves, we have to think for others actions before our own actions. We attack the ones weaker than us, and hurt the one who love us. If we can manage the way we use segregation in modern day society, there would be less deaths and violence in humanity if we watch what we say that harms others.