“The field of racial positions has now been rearticulated in cultural terms: rather than asserting the intrinsic racial superiority of certain groups over others, opinionmakers now claim that certain group cultures are more conducive to success than others.”
This quote made me truly realize how over the course of history, especially in the United States, the beliefs of certain people are still fundamentally the same. Our society has become more progressive, and as we continue to progress into a better society the people must unify against the beliefs of social inequality. Racism is this concept that further divides humanity into a comparison war that ultimately leads to an individuals conclusion of what they believe is a race that is better equipped for success. However, if we could just put aside the clever wording that influences people’s beliefs about other races, and just look at one another as human to human in order to better understand their lives we could develop a more sympathetic relationship between races. This ultimately can unite humanity instead of us having the discussion of whether or not which race is more conducive to success which just consequently ends up dividing humanity. Racism hasn’t changed, the clever wording used to influence values of division have, and are now creating chaos across the globe. It’s time for us as humans to reflect upon history to finally make a change and put an end to cultural division.
This was my blog post for 9/30. What I liked the most about this blog post was how I was able to connect with the author of the article on a personal level while being able to express how I perceive racism. The article and the post I wrote is essentially trying to begin the conversation to overcome racism and how all voices regardless of their culture should be voiced equally. This blog also demonstrates how leaving a voice out of the conversation could be neglectful and ultimately lead to racist sentiments against said group by practitioners of supremacist values. I believe this blog allowed me to voice some of my beliefs better than others because of how prevalent this topic is in today’s society while also providing some sort of solution to a problem that plagues the globe.
I agree with the points you made completely. We should look at each other as humans and not by race. Though race is part of who you are, you should not be judged and attacked for your race. I agree that it is time for humanity to unite as humans and not be divided by race. I liked how vocal you were about your opinions and how you expressed it in your writing.
I like how this post puts aside racism, politics, and all other divisions between humans and just attempts to focus an what there truly is just individuals. At the end of the day, all the divisions between people are man made and anything man made can be destroyed by man. This post takes the issue at a personal level in the first person instead of just a policy standpoint from a 3rd person level.
Something I’ve seen with these posts is the ability for the writers to connect personally with the author/creator of the work. It really makes you think, that for a blog to be a favorite, there should be some personal connection established. Favorites are going to vary between people, but the reasoning is going to be the same.