Carnival: A Historical Perspective on Racial Injustice

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When carnival was created it was a day for the peasants to have freedom to do what they wanted to the kings and the hierarchy above them, but my question is why did the kings take it to heart? If what the Kings do to the peasants on a daily basis is not accepted when it is done to them on the day of carnival, then why do it at all? When I think about my life today and the things that I have experienced as an African American person and things that African American people experience all over this nation as a collective I wonder, why is it accepted by society? If it was to happen to a person who is not of color it poses as a problem? Dating all the way back to slavery which was a domino effect of violence against people of color where white …show more content…

It creates an imagination for the world where they think that they can achieve this and it looks so easy so its possible where as in reality there are all these other factors that play into where you fit into popular culture. For example, black culture is widely used in popular culture today. Soul food, fashion, hairstyles etc. They are even given new names and the “creators” never cited their sources or gave props to where it originated from. Popular culture also creates a division of people. Predominantly white casts, TV show hosts, soap operas, etc. are spewed all over television for years, White hairstyles are marketed, displayed in pamphlets as professionalism where black people’s hairstyles are deemed unprofessional, and all black casts are labeled racist all because white people or the main followers of popular culture do not understand how to take it when the next fad is not targeted towards them. This divide is a taught one and it is up to the people all over the world to unlearn the systematic beliefs about people of color and white people. I noticed that we have been following the paths of older world like Lyons, France and we are challenging the social norms, rules, and regulations that have been put in place before us because there are new dominant races that have emerged and are trying to find their place in the world. I can see that the old ways are being broken down and demolished by the new waves of enlighteners, educators, activists, etc. where as in the older world this could not have

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