"Is Black Back" is a catchy title, don't you think?
But black people have always been here. Yes, African Americans have dark skin, but are African Americans. Black people have dark skin, but are not always from Africa. I think it would be cool to go to Africa and see all of the tribes, animals, forests and such. Why are these people so crazy about being called AA????????????? If I had dark skin, I'd love it! I'd paint my face and bring spears to class. A post on your blog spoke that "white racists perceive the noun black as “evil,” yet black is beautiful." Why do we think black is "evil?" Who said that? I have tons of black friends. TONS. But they are mature and don't worry about the color of their skin looks like. If you didn't see them, but saw something wrote, heard something they said, saw something they wore, saw somewhere they lived, saw something they ate or whatever...you'd never know they were black.
Friday, November 30, 2007
More for Friday
Hierarchy, objectification, submission and violence are all found in both porn and fashion advertising.
I don't watch porn much, but from what I've heard, it's pretty trashy and does include those four things. Women are subjects of men, doing what men desire from them, for them. They are objects, and not so much people. Violence, physical, mental and verbal are all present in nearly every episode. For fashion advertising, many ads in Cosmo and other fashion magazines include the same things, unfortunately. Pretty yuck..huh?
I don't watch porn much, but from what I've heard, it's pretty trashy and does include those four things. Women are subjects of men, doing what men desire from them, for them. They are objects, and not so much people. Violence, physical, mental and verbal are all present in nearly every episode. For fashion advertising, many ads in Cosmo and other fashion magazines include the same things, unfortunately. Pretty yuck..huh?
Race and news reporting
It is so so unfortunate to hear another school shooting in which the gunman killed himself after shooting students and teachers. Why is it that when a student shoots his schoolmates and teachers in a school, the authorities always conclude that “the gunman was suffering from mental disorder.”
Crime rate and violence is schools should be set to some scale. Schools in parts of cities, where city violence is USUALLY higher, should have stricter codes and laws of school manners. I'm from a small town, in the country, where the largest school violence we saw my senior year was two boys in a school parking lot fight over a girl. That's it.
Why? Our city was the same way. We had a police department, but that doesn't mean they arrested people every five seconds. Underage drinking was the majority of their work.
Notice.. No city violence = no school violence. And again.. City violence = school violence.
Imagine that. No, stricter laws should be placed on schools in high violence areas, not so much what the color of someone's skin is. I watched the news this morning, and two of the stories I stayed for were of a robbery in Dallas and a robbery in Garland. The colors of the cars were given, but neither of the stories stated the color of the thief's skin.
Crime rate and violence is schools should be set to some scale. Schools in parts of cities, where city violence is USUALLY higher, should have stricter codes and laws of school manners. I'm from a small town, in the country, where the largest school violence we saw my senior year was two boys in a school parking lot fight over a girl. That's it.
Why? Our city was the same way. We had a police department, but that doesn't mean they arrested people every five seconds. Underage drinking was the majority of their work.
Notice.. No city violence = no school violence. And again.. City violence = school violence.
Imagine that. No, stricter laws should be placed on schools in high violence areas, not so much what the color of someone's skin is. I watched the news this morning, and two of the stories I stayed for were of a robbery in Dallas and a robbery in Garland. The colors of the cars were given, but neither of the stories stated the color of the thief's skin.
Pressure on Ken Burns for Latino images in "The War"
"I don't think there is such a thing as a good war. There are sometimes necessary wars," states Ken Burns in his article, which is completely true. Yes, the War in Iraq is taking a bit of time, but it's nearly over. We have become the first nation in modern history to cut taxes during a war that the people won't pay for, yet people still complain.
As for Latinos in the film, it would have been a good idea to include them, but who says you can't make another film? A second film? It's ok to make your own, ESPECIALLY if you didn't like the first one. You can change it, and do what you want with it. That's why so many views of race, media, ethics etc. are publicized today. Because more than one film (and so many other works out there) have been made and are being publicized.
As for Latinos in the film, it would have been a good idea to include them, but who says you can't make another film? A second film? It's ok to make your own, ESPECIALLY if you didn't like the first one. You can change it, and do what you want with it. That's why so many views of race, media, ethics etc. are publicized today. Because more than one film (and so many other works out there) have been made and are being publicized.
Civil rights reporting of past and present
I believe that the media should handle racial issues in a more civilized manner. We should pay attention to the root course of homelessness and lack of employment in the USA, and not so much on if someone is black or white or purple polka-dotted with blue stripes and glittery argyle spots.
Obviously, a country succeeds more when it's strengthened from root to tip. But no country is like that, or will ever be like that. BUT, it is something we should continuously work on. Our country is much better off than the majority of the rest of the world.
Obviously, a country succeeds more when it's strengthened from root to tip. But no country is like that, or will ever be like that. BUT, it is something we should continuously work on. Our country is much better off than the majority of the rest of the world.
Sunday, November 4, 2007
Guidelines for news reporting and disabilities
I just finished reading the "Covering Diability Issues" article.
It's true, when most reporters think of diversity, they think: race, gender, sexuality.. But disabilities account for the majority of diversity today. Disabilities can come as more of a story than what's usually thought of.
Disabilities come across many ways. Mental and physical disabilities are the most common to the average person. When I think of a person with disabilities I'm not intimidated. Many people are, as it can be a scary experience. I'm very fortunate in that I have not experienced any type of traumatic experience, and hopefully never will. I believe the reason that many reporters do not make stories on such people is that they do not appeal to many people. Again, many people are intimidated by this. It does not appeal to people. The public usually does not sit down to read a newspaper or watch tv about disabilities.
It's true, when most reporters think of diversity, they think: race, gender, sexuality.. But disabilities account for the majority of diversity today. Disabilities can come as more of a story than what's usually thought of.
Disabilities come across many ways. Mental and physical disabilities are the most common to the average person. When I think of a person with disabilities I'm not intimidated. Many people are, as it can be a scary experience. I'm very fortunate in that I have not experienced any type of traumatic experience, and hopefully never will. I believe the reason that many reporters do not make stories on such people is that they do not appeal to many people. Again, many people are intimidated by this. It does not appeal to people. The public usually does not sit down to read a newspaper or watch tv about disabilities.
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In the video, the advertiser uses ladies with slim bodies. I am not the skinniest person in the world, but I must say if the advertiser had used "fat" women, I would have thrown up. Larger women are beautiful, but that doesn't mean it's mandatory for them used as an advertisement every time. Nathaniel stated on your page that larger women have never been in fashion shows. He is wrong. Waaaaay wrong. In many shows there is a least one lady over a size 12. There are also Plus-Size shows all the time.