ktmeng/mec huggingface dataset:
Topic: racism

All human beings are born into specific cultural and social settings and ultimately develop several social connections. The characteristics of a person’s cultural settings greatly influence the way they learn to behave and think, by means of example, punishments, rewards, and instructions. In addition, the culturally induced behavioral patterns, like forms of humor, body language, and speech patterns, become so profoundly embedded in the mindset of human beings that they frequently operate without the people themselves being completely aware regarding them.
Topic: racism

All the various cultures include a slightly different mesh of meanings and patterns; attitudes towards different cultures, expectations for behavior, customs and habits in arts, clothing, foods, and religions, social roles, systems of government and trade, ways of earning a living, and values and beliefs regarding each of these activities (Chan, et.al, 2012). What is perceived as acceptable human behavior is different in different religions and in different periods of time. All the cultural and social groups have typically accepted varieties of behavior for their members, with possibly some particular standards for subgroups, like children and adults, males and females, athletes and artists. Atypical behaviors might be considered either simply distasteful or amusing, or punishably illegal. A behavior considered as normal in one culture might be considered as deplorable in some other religion. For instance, assertively competitive behavior is perceived as arrogant in exceedingly cooperative cultures. On the other hand, a lack of interest in competition might be considered as being out of step in many subcultures of an exceedingly competitive society, for instance, the US.
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It is widely accepted that the expectations, understandings, customs, rules, roles, and norms of interactions in interpersonal relationships are mainly marked out and transmitted by culture and cultural factors. However, it has been found that the cultural influences greatly extend from the expression and interpretation of interpersonal relationships. It has further been found that culture not only influences the internal but external aspects of interpersonal relationships as well. For instance, there is significant evidence which indicates cultural variations in the demonstrations of emotions and feelings underlying interpersonal relationships (Crisp & Turner, 2011).
Topic: racism

Racism may be defined as the unconscious or the conscious belief in the dominance of one race over some other race. This definition presumes the existence of various biological races, specifically the human genome project. Nevertheless, despite that race is evidently a social construct; racism is still widespread all across the globe. In spite of the fact that a very small number of people now remain to believe in a superior race having an innate right to practice power over the ones that are considered as inferior; there are a lot of people who still exercise ethnocentrism or racism. They believe that some of their known cultures have some sort of superiority over some others and also that some customs, traditions, cultures, and histories are not appropriately compatible with theirs. Any sort of racism is related to power and the powerful people usually determine what is superior and discriminate against people who have less power. For this reason, racism may be considered as the practical translation of discrimination into action (Chan, et.al, 2012).
Topic: racism

Discrimination, as with cultural racism, on the basis of culture and ethnicity considers some minorities and cultures as intrinsically undesirable or inferior. Hostility or Anti-Semitism toward Jews as an ethnic or religious minority persists from the medieval times when the Jews were generally the only non-Christian minority that existed in Europe. Jews, expelled from their nations or murdered, stripped of property, penalized with high taxes, compelled for living in ghettos secluded from the Christians, and generally forbidden from practising majority of the professions and trades, strived for hundreds of years against prejudice and injustice of the Christian societies.
Topic: racism

As a response to the increasing diversity and globalization in the society, many individuals respond with xenophobia that refers to the aversion or fear to foreign countries or foreigners. The concept of foreign in majority of the cases depends on the ideas and images constructed socially, which reduces the globe to “us”, “them”, “good ones like me”, and “the normal”, the others who are distinctive: a disruption, a threat demonstrating a degradation of appropriate behavior and values. Despite that majority of the individuals consider xenophobia as generally acceptable and in contradiction with the human rights culture; it is not atypical. Discriminations on the basis of xenophobia, for instance acts of violence and verbal abuse, are evidently the violations of human rights (Correa, 2000).
Topic: racism

Gender discrimination is quite pervasive in our society. Schools, childcare institutions, family, media, and other societal institutions transmit and preserve stereotypes regarding women and men. In the Western societies, conventional gender traits are frequently related to power – men and their specific activities are classified as influential, public oriented, important, brave, productive, strong, outgoing, and having increased value, social recognition, and monetary rewards. On the other hand, it is widely believed that the main traits of women include; family-oriented, caring, dependent, and passive.
Topic: racism

The boom of Islamophobia is of specific concern these days and since ever, which refers to the discrimination, hatred and fear of Islam, and that is the most common religion in Western countries after Christianity. The antagonism toward Islam following the terrorist attacks on targets in England, Spain, and the US during the past years has unveiled deep rooted discriminations in majority of the Western countries. Amongst the most widespread public expressions of the discrimination is the rejection of being authorized to construct mosques, a scarcity of official recognition of Islam as a religion, restraints on girls and women on wearing the headscarf, and failure in supporting facilities for the religious communities or groups of Muslims (Crisp & Turner, 2011).
Topic: racism

Homophobia refers to hatred for or aversion to homosexual people, lesbians or gays, or their cultural backgrounds, or typically to individuals having a different sexual orientation, counting in the transgendered and bisexual individuals. Despite that the legal reforms in a number of Western nations have greatly reinforced the human rights of lesbians and gays; there is a great variation in conditions. This ranges from the urban regions wherein homosexual individuals work and live openly, and also from the civil unions having rather less difficulty, to the rural regions and areas of Central and Eastern Europe wherein gays might follow harassment, discriminatory laws, and even aggression as a psychological disorder, a disease, or even an ethical offense. The heterosexual norms are unconsciously or consciously applied by several others to lesbians and gays, faulting them for being unsuccessful in conforming to the types of behavior expected of normal individuals.
Topic: racism

Racial and cultural diversity within non-native English-speaking communities People belonging to different linguistic backgrounds face a number of issues in their daily lives. For the fact that culture and language are entwined, language minority individuals are anticipated to use and learn the novel cultural dispositions and the novel language in an effective and efficient manner. This novel culture and language is diverse from what they have learned at home. Despite that the United States is amongst the most diversified nations of the world, there are some languages which are widely employed like Spanish and English.
Topic: racism

English is the global language which a good majority if individuals employ for communicating in the United States and specifically for global interrelationships. Despite that a number of non native English speakers seek for English language classes in their nations and communities prior to migrating to any Anglophone nation for the purpose of making it convenient for them to intermingle and interact with others, there are many amongst them who yet strive when they face up the reality of interacting with an actual Anglophone. Such people are then discriminated and criticized in various walks of their life. For this reason, the society compels them for improving their communication skills to their earliest (Correa, 2000).
Topic: racism

Positive impact of current research on the delivery of public safety and evaluation of information and resources The current research contributes to the delivery of public health by enhancing the knowledge base regarding the factors promoting cultural discrimination in our society. Previous studies related to similar constructs have been explored and analyzed in depth which helped in analyzing the impact of cultural diversity and discrimination on various groups and communities existing in the society. Furthermore, the study contributes towards increasing awareness amongst diversified cultural groups and minorities regarding the influence of culture on attitudes, values, perception, human behavior, and interpersonal relations. In addition, this research paved the way for cultural harmony in societies that are exceedingly culturally diverse. This research give power to the communities and individuals to meet the challenges allied to the economic, cultural, and social inequality and discrimination in the society.
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The reliability and validity of the study are highly important for increasing the credibility and accuracy of the data collected by the researcher. Reliability is referred to the consistency of the data which is achieved when the research instrument gives same results when used again. Moreover, validity is the credibility of the research instrument which checks if it measures what it is supposed to measure. In this study, the reliability of the research method was achieved through matching it with the aims of the study. The sources of data were disclosed in order to have reliable research findings.
Topic: racism

The validity of the research instrument was ensured by comparing previous researches which have used the same method. Attempt was made by the research to ascertain that the reliability errors are cut down so that in case disparities are noted in the data, they may be attributed to the intervention rather than sloppy inferences. Furthermore, this research meets the criteria of generalizability or the external validity of the research, which entails if the conclusions derived from the research may be transferred to different groups.
Topic: racism

This paper analyzed and explored previous researches related to the topic of this research, that is: cultural diversity. The paper started with the demonstration of the way culture influences on attitudes, values, perception, human behavior, and interpersonal relations. This was followed by the illustrations of the discriminatory factors that promote societal, political, socioeconomic, and spiritual domination of culturally diverse populations. The factors presented in the paper include; race, ethnicity, xenophobia, gender, religion, sexual orientation, and disability.
Topic: racism

Chan, K., Satterfield, T., & Goldstein, J. (2012). “Rethinking ecosystem services to better address and navigate cultural values”. Ecological Economics, Vol. 74, pp. 8-18. Correa, C. (2000), Beyond TRIPs, in D.A. Posey (ed.), “Cultural and Spiritual Values of Biodiversity”, London: Intermediate Technology Publications, pp. 533-534 Crisp, R. J., & Turner, R. N. (2011). “Cognitive adaptation to the experience of social and cultural diversity”. Psychological bulletin, Vol. 137(2), pp. 242.
Topic: racism

The situation dealing with racism became alive at the start of slavery. The whites controlled the blacks years ago and today in some parts of America it is still happening. Racism had split today’s society into two parts. One side is the blacks and the other side is the whites. If you are not African American or Caucasian, then whatever the color of your skin is, that determined what side you was placed on. Some say that in the twenty-first century, racism is still in Americans Society.
Topic: racism

The only reason the white man was following the black man was because he did not want to get robbed again. The black man did not know that, so that’s why he felt as though the white man was racists. All whites are not racist but it’s just the bad things that some blacks do that hurt the whole race. A black lady comes to an interview to be a greeter at a restaurant. She has all the certification and experience that is need for the job.
Topic: racism

She answered all the questions correctly and gave great reasons why she should be hired. But for some reason she does not get the job and they tell her that she needs more work before they hire her. She feels that the company is being racist because she is a black woman. What she doesn’t know is that a black women before her got that same position and almost got their business shut down. The company made an agreement that no more black would be allowed to work in that company. The black women had everything that she need for the job but because of the black lady before, she was not hired.
Topic: racism

That is another example of how some black people mess things up for the whole race and because of that blacks call white people racist. Derrick Bell believes that because the whites are in control of the education, they make it too hard for blacks to pass. Well black families are way different than white families, and they also have different beliefs. Some white families push their kids to do good and set high standards for them to reach. On the other hand, some black families just make sure their kids are making average grades and they are not being bad in school.
Topic: racism

That does not have anything to do with any kind of racism. According to D’Souza it is just as excuses to not have to deal with the situation. To sum it up, racism is not a permanent feature of American society. Some blacks will tell you that it is but, those are the same blacks that make it hard for white people to trust them. Racism was very big at some point but after it died down, it all came to what race was going to rise to the top. The whites did their job and now because of they have biggest business in the United States. Black people are not determined to do a lot of different things.
Topic: racism

The word conflict can be defined as a ‘serious disagreement or argument, typically a protracted one’; a ‘clash of opposing feelings or needs’. On the other hand, progress can refer to a ‘forward or onward movement toward a destination’. There is no doubt that when these two words are put in juxtaposition, there is a clash in ideas; a conflict if one will. A prolonged difference is vastly in contrast with the concept advancement and forward change; yet, history has shown that these two ideas have worked hand-in-hand in contributing to the growth of everyday society, whether it were a miniscule victory or large-scale crusade.
Topic: racism

However, Galileo was financially struggling. In order to advance his findings, he found himself in a personal predicament; to lie about inventing the telescope to gain 500 scudi. Unashamedly, Galileo fabricated that it was his own invention to procure the extra funding. Although this deceptive act caused dispute, both within Galileo, and later on in the play with the Procurator, it demonstrated the need for conflict to enable progress. Galileo so blatantly stole someone else’s invention, as he saw it as an opportunity to help himself and the greater society by advancing his own research, rather than an issue of moral responsibility.
Topic: racism

By pushing aside this conflict, he was able to progress his learning and find evidence of a heliocentric solar system, rather than the geocentric model advocated by the Church. Furthermore, the extra 500 scudi allowed Galileo to continue to subsist- moving him forward from his financial troubles. When he was confronted by the Procurator for lying about the contraption, Galileo approached the conflict nonchalantly, ignoring the ethics, and moreover, the embarrassment faced by the University because of the “revolutionary discoveries about the universe” he found. While these discoveries were ignored by the Procurator, Galileo brazenly ignored the conflict at hand in order to investigate on his own accord, gaining progress in astrology and the knowledge of the universe.
Topic: racism

As demonstrated, internal and interpersonal divergence can enable progress to ensue. Correspondingly, conflict can be essential in bringing forth underlying issues, allowing a need for progress to be realised. In Life of Galileo, Galileo’s heliocentric model was at odds with the Church’s geocentric concept. Although Galileo had scientific evidence and reason to support his theory, the Roman Church had overwhelming power during this time, causing the oppression of any beliefs that contradicted with their own. Any form of blasphemy against the Church struck fear in society, a reason for which caused Galileo to recant his research, as well as his own fear of the church’s torture methods. This difference between science and religion brought light to a need for change in society’s view of science at the time in order to overcome religion’s regressive beliefs. Without this conflict, this recognition for progress would not have been identified.
Topic: racism

Similarly, global conflicts and world-wide wars have highlighted areas where progression needs to occur, for example, issues such as racism. Historical events such as the British Invasion on Australia emphasized the discrimination the Caucasian race held towards the Indigenous people- causing them to overrule their native land and deem it their own. This distaste went as far as an attempted genocide on the Tasmanian Aboriginal people. Although this event history did not directly cause progress to occur, especially as racism is still very present in today’s society, it allowed this issue to surface. Two hundred years later, Australia has demonstrated shame in this conflict, and all attempts in trying to move forward from this history and prevent it from ever reoccurring in the future. To illustrate, Kevin Rudd’s famous “Sorry Speech” in 2008 apologised for the mistreatment of the Indigenous people and their land in an effort to “[right] the wrongs of the past” and “[move] forward with confidence to the future”. Henceforth, while the conflicts from two hundred years ago did not enable progress at the time, their prejudice mistakes brought forth a need for progress to be realised, allowing effort to be put in to evolve from the past.
Topic: racism

Although conflict is vital in facilitating change, not all disagreements necessarily cause progress to occur. In the case of the local brawl on Sydney’s Bondi Beach between business powerhouse billionaires David Gyngell and James Packer, no beneficial outcome came from their public debacle. Allegedly, their altercation was brought about because of Packer’s treatment towards his ex-wife, causing his close friend Gyngell to confront Packer about his behaviour, instigating a public fight on Bondi’s footpath. Sources have said that this was not the first time the pair had failed to resolve their differences, with these wrestles having occurred on seven or eight separate occasions. It is obvious that this physical fight did not enable progress, but it instead led to embarrassing publicity, with a photographer documenting the whole fiasco. Furthermore, each party was fined $500 for offensive behaviour.
Topic: racism

This behaviour did not arise any need for development, nor did either party gain a positive outcome. Thus, as demonstrated, conflict is not always conducive to moving forward- and can just be a fight due to personal factors, nonessential to progress. Conflict and progress, while they both seem like contrasting ideologies, are more necessary to each other than generally supposed. In many situations, conflict can cause progress, such as Galileo choosing to steal someone’s invention to further his own scientific research. In larger, global circumstances, conflict has transpired the need for progress to be realised, highlighting areas of oppression or mistreatment that need to be corrected. It is in both of these events that conflict has been fundamental in evolving one’s self, and the whole society. However, conflict does not always lead to progress, with some fights simply leading to nothing but hindrance, such as James Packer and David Gyngell’s infamous brawl. Therefore, while conflict does not necessarily lead to progress, there can be no progress without conflict.
Topic: racism

Crash, a film directed by Paul Haggis in 2005, is a film that follows characters whose lives intertwine over the course of just a few hours. These characters all have different cultures, ethnicities and backgrounds, but are each in front of the identical issues of racial discrimination and stereotyping because of their differences. Making the impression that “films are primarily concerned with the issues of everyday people” a highly accurate statement in regards to the movie Crash. Thoroughly Crash provides a look into these issues of discrimination and stereotyping and shows how they affect everyone’s lives.
Topic: racism

” These harsh words set the film up for a story full of racism and discrimination. Paul Haggis uses this negative mood to prove the anger. What Haggis is showing is that when you’re in your car, you feel safe and oblivious to everything outside of your world because you are secluded in your own little space. It’s only if you crash that you have to deal with the reality of what’s happening outside your own life. This is much the same with racial discrimination. You can live in your own little bubble, but when you find yourself “crashing into” someone else’s life, you’ll be forced to deal with your racial discrimination. John Ryan is one of the characters from the movie Crash.
Topic: racism

John role in the movie is a racist cop who always seems to show hate towards anyone he feels is a threat to him, mainly because him being a cop, he has the authority to do so over most people. He basically picks on anyone he feels is an irritation to him. In the movie his circumstances are very interesting, especially the way it effects different situations and other characters from the movie. Officer Ryan in the first scene that he is in, it shows him speaking on a pay phone in a diner. He is arguing about his elderly father medical condition and need for more testing and medications. After a couple minutes of speaking his conversation does not gets nowhere with the person on the phone, he ask them for their name. When she replies that her name was Shaniqua he says “that’s what I thought”. His attempt at trying to use reverse psychology on Shaniqua is very poor to get her to see his dad, it does make sense.
Topic: racism

However, she sees right through that and sees that he’s just being a racist prick. Then when he goes to the office in person it is the same women he had spoken with on the phone previously. He started off trying to be polite and civil. Regardless of his current behavior the woman cannot forget his being racist prick. All that officer Ryan cause was for Shaniqua to respond in a negative way. Officer Ryan’s request for further testing and a new Doctor for his sick father were rejected. Officer Ryan doesn’t stop, and then tries to explain why he is a racist to Shaniqua. He tells her of when the city of L.A passed a minority act John Ryan’s father loses his business, because almost all of his employees are working minorities. I think this adds or might even be one of the main reasons that causes John to become a racist individual towards others. Causes him to blame the minorities for the closure of his father’s business, (after all if it wasn’t for them being minorities his father would still have his business) influencing him to mistreat people of other races.
Topic: racism

Shaniqua calls the buildings security to remove Officer Ryan from the building. Officer Ryan is out on patrol and pulls over the vehicle of a black couple Cameron and Christine, because the vehicle sort of matched the description of the D.A.’s stolen car. Because of his racist attitudes he proceeds to do an unnecessary body search just because he has the authority and disrespectfully molests Christine in front of her husband, and this act probably makes him feel like he’s getting even, maybe even like he’s getting “revenge” on minorities for ruining his sick dads business. Because it was their ”fault” that the act was passed, but in reality John just seems to need someone to blame and African Americans are the easiest for him to criticize. For the reason that, Officer Ryan’s behavior towards Christine it has cause this couple to fight after getting home.
Topic: racism

Christine is angry that Cameron did not stop Officer Ryan from molesting her. This fight would never have happened if not for the why that Officer Ryan had treated them earlier. After that the discord and emotional distress that Christine was under. There is a serious car accident involving Christine upset and hurt and to a complete loss to be driving, which in turn causes the accident. She is badly injured in a car that is turned over, and refuses her only help from whom other then John Ryan. She seems scared and frightened when he approaches the scene and tries to help. I think at this very moment Ryan must have a huge change of heart and redeems himself, because he actually really wants to help Christine instead of hurting her, a minority, someone John Ryan would usually mistreat and maybe even ignore at this point.
Topic: racism

The cause of him molesting Christine caused the mistrust between them, but during the life threatening situation they were both in, he probably realize he had been wrong, as he strongly convinces Christine he was not going to hurt her. He even rushed back in to save her after being pulled out without. Christine even with the car being totally in flames right before the car blows up, he was able to get her out on time. This accident and the initial reaction of Christine towards Officer Ryan when he is trying to help her get out of the remains, it is showing himself the reason why he became a cop. That it did not matter what a person’s race was that they were still a person. However, that could possibly be the most important theme of Crash is how these racial stereotypes were able to be shattered. Or on the other side of the coin is how easy it is to fall and jump into judgement someone else by their race or even how they look or talk. In one of the last scenes of the movie Officer Hansen, shoots and kills the African American that was reaching in his pocket for his Saint Christopher statute. To show him that he had the same as the one Officer Hansen had on his dash board.
Topic: racism

Mathew Restall’s Seven Myths of the Spanish Conquest is a well-written book that serves an important purpose. That purpose being: the debunking of generally accepted falsehoods about the Spanish Conquest beginning in the 15th century. Restall’s book is separated into seven chapters that specifically address general myths most historians and students perceive as basic — universal truths. Restall uses the term “myth” to describe the inaccurate/fictitious depiction of history “commonly taken to be true, partially or absolutely.” These “myths” are the progenitors of unintentionally self-centered perceptions of events historically recorded in subjectivity.
Topic: racism

These men are credited for innovating a unique skill set that allowed them to conquer the natives when in reality, they were merely utilizing strategies and techniques the Spaniards had been using for years in their conflicts in North Africa and other regions. Restall relied heavily on the writings of the conquistadors and natives to determine the truth behind all of the myth and folklore. A common myth is that the conquistadors were sent directly by the king of Spain to conquer the Americas as soldiers but Restall proves this myth to be incorrect based off of the writings of the conquistadors themselves.
Topic: racism

Restall’s work in this book administers a revitalizing dose of truth to historic and modern misconceptions of the Spanish Conquest. The book is not very long but it is written in an entertaining prose that fluidly transitions between concepts. The arguments are solid and detailed making it almost too easy to follow. Restall’s research seemingly taunts historic perspective and makes you question how you could have ever believed the contrary. His clear and concise depiction of events paint an obvious picture of subjectivity on the part of the conquistadors and embellishment on the part of historians.
Topic: racism

The book challenges all major explanations of the Spanish Conquest and blames them on Eurocentric ideologies that boast racial superiority. It was this racist misconception that lead to an embellishment of circumstances over time. Historians rewrote history in a way that made them look far more superior then that of the Natives but Restall lays those misconceptions to rest. The book focuses on the big ideas that are – and have been – generally accepted as common knowledge, which is a much larger task than tackling ambiguous points that could be argued either way. Although this book isn’t very long, it is a very ambitious and bold correction of facile arguments that have stood the test of time.
Topic: racism

Restall’s critique and correction of the Spanish Conquest should be read on all levels of education. High school students should read this book as they begin to establish a basic level of understanding of these historical events. College students can use this text to challenge their established beliefs and grow their knowledge of the subject matter by gaining a new and exciting perspective. Teachers and professors can gain to learn more about the subject so that they may foster engaging debates and discussion in class on the course material. While this book challenges the accuracy or lack-thereof, of a specific historical event, it subsequently forces us as student, teachers and historians to view all events in history with a healthy sense of skepticism.
Topic: racism

Restall’s attempt to debunk common misconceptions or “myths” was very successful. Overall, his arguments were crisp, concise and convincing. The writing style of Restell made for an especially easy read that was as entertaining as it was informational. The ease at which he navigates through the subject matter makes you question your understanding of all major historical events. Not only should students on all levels who are interested in the subject be required to read this text but their teachers and professors as well. It’s important that teachers and professors make themselves familiar with the historical inaccuracies of this subject so that they won’t make the same mistakes and continue to proliferate the mis-education of the Spanish Conquest.
Topic: racism

This response is in the form of a persuasive speech that might be presented to a group of senior high school students who have begun to ask questions about their identity and belonging, such as ‘Who am I?’ and ‘Where do I belong?’ It’s intended audience are adolescents who, as they are trying to discover who they are and where they fit into school, society and on a global scale, are wondering how much influence their appearance has on how they are perceived by others.
Topic: racism

appearance effects the way that people are viewed within society. The ways that Sandra questions her own identity, such as what does it mean to be a black woman living in a white household, is she still classified as white if her skin colour is black and what effect her skin colour has on who she is and how she views herself have been drawn upon within the speech. These have been linked to how the protagonist in ‘Does my head look big in this?’ and her friends, school and wider societies reaction when she decides to wear a hijab full time, and the ideas portrayed within the article ‘Good looks do matter’.
Topic: racism

Everyone is likely to experience some form of discrimination or prejudice; as is anyone capable of acting prejudiced towards others. On April 5th, 1968, a teacher in Riceville, Iowa named Jane Elliot conducted an experiment with her third grade class that dealt with the concept of discrimination; and was documented in Peters’ 1985 ‘A Class Divided’. The exercise originally took place the day after Martin Luther King was assassinated. The documentary is an eye opener to the world of racism and discrimination. Bucher (2010) describes racism as “discrimination based on the belief that one race is superior to another” (97).
Topic: racism

According to Bucher (2010) “discrimination is defined as the unequal treatment of people on the basis of their group membership” (100). Bucher goes on to say “treatment varies because of race, age, gender, social class or any number of other dimensions of diversity” (100). ‘A Class Divided’ exposes that discrimination doesn’t just go to the extent to the color of skin, culture or ethnicity, but discrimination can fall into any physical characteristics, social status, having a developmental disability, simply being a woman, and in this case the color of your eyes.
Topic: racism

Today racism and discrimination go much further and are more complex. It’s being able to vote; it’s the stereotypes “an unverified and oversimplified generalization about an entire group of people” (Bucher, 2010, 86), children learn growing up; it’s portraying the colored people as the bad ones and the white people as victims; it’s not having the equal rights and opportunities. Elliot’s exercise with her class shows the effects of when there is a distinguished group of superiors and inferiors.
Topic: racism

A month from now I will recall several scenes from the movie. Especially all the faces and emotions the children went through when part of the inferior group. When Mrs. Elliot told her class that brown eyed people are not to get second helpings at lunch time, one little brown eyed girl looked utterly heartbroken. The scene that I’ll probably remember most is when Ms. Elliot did the test on the adults. It was shocking and interesting to see how adults act in such a situation as being discriminated against. Another scene that stood out was when the superior group of children felt like they were in power; they completely turned on the other group with no remorse. Best friends became worst enemies, and they didn’t even think twice about it.
Topic: racism

Elliot conducted this experiment on her third grade class based on students having blues eyes or brown eyes. The first day the blue eyed children would be superiors, because blue eyed people are better and smarter than brown eyed people, thus they were given extra privileges. For example, the superior blue eyed children were entitled to seconds for lunch, but the inferior brown eyed children were not, in fears they might take too much food. The superior group received unearned privileges, defined by Bucher (2010) as “those benefits in life that we have through no effort of our own” (135), like five extra minutes at recess and being allowed to play on the playground equipment. Just as blacks were forced to use segregated restrooms and water fountains, the inferior brown eyed people could not drink directly from the fountain; they were required to use a cup. The brown eyed children were also made to wear a collar around their necks, that way, they could be told apart, just as African Americans can be discriminated against from a distance.
Topic: racism

Elliot gave recognition to the blue eyed kids on being hard working, fast learners, while the brown eyed children were found at fault and told they were not as smart. On the day blue eyed people were superior; she brings up the point that blue eyed fathers never kick their children, like one brown eyed boy’s father had done the prior week. But when blue eyed Russell forgot his glasses the following day, it had to be because he has blue eyes, since Susan, whom has brown eyes, remembered her glasses. Elliot also led the children to decide that since blue eyed Greg said he likes to hit his litter sister, this conveys blue eyed people are naughty.
Topic: racism

From here, we witness some of superior blue eyed kids began to act arrogant and bossy to the inferior brown eyed kids. Blue eyed Russell was taunting John at recess, calling him ‘brown eyes’ and John retaliated by hitting him. After the two boys fought at recess the teacher asked if responding with violence made him feel better, he replied no. His answer goes to show that responding with violence is ineffective and a waste of time and energy. They compared it to someone calling a black man the N-word.
Topic: racism

In the documentary the kids didn’t refuse to obey their teacher, even during the exercise, but surprisingly when doing the exercise with the adults, they also followed along with her every order. Not even one of the adults stood their ground, as Ms. Elliot kept throwing out negative comments, the adults never really argued with her. This is because if they would have argued it would have made them seem argumentative and disobedient which would have just made the situation worse. When being discriminated against, one feels hopeless. Maybe they felt as if their words wouldn’t mean anything, even if spoken. While in the prison seminar, one of the white woman said that all people face some kind of discrimination, another woman disagrees by saying that whites can’t really know what it’s like to face discrimination every day. There is no way that a white person will ever feel or know what it’s like to face the discrimination that African Americans have experienced.
Topic: racism

Watching ‘A Class Divided’ really brought along a lot of different feelings. First and foremost I learned from watching the kid’s scene that you work better when you feel better and when you feel confident. Ms. Elliot’s way of showing these kids about discrimination and racism was very effective and taught the kids that no one person is different from the next, we all were created equal and it isn’t right to judge. It is important for every child to learn in the early stages of life that everybody under the sun is created equally. We may not look the same, or dress the same, some of us may have a higher social status than others, but at the end of the day we still walk the same Earth, nobody is better than the next. The biggest impact from seeing the video is that it shows how easily discrimination can be taught to a young impressionable child. As Elliot explains that we adults train our children to think this way when we past judgment and then they see it and grow up to be familiar with it and think of it as ordinary.
Topic: racism

-Page 95 Australian citizenship Certificate shows the belief Gino had that he had been accepted into Australian society. Momma “This we gotta put in a frame, he says.” It means something to him. Constant beatings he receives at the dance hall show that he is not accepted, as well as Barry shoving in the way in line “He tries to put his load straight on the scales- before us, so I told him…” Clarry: “You shouldn’ta told him (page 27).
Topic: racism

Biased and racist Witness girl saw it all unfold page 96 the girl Gino was meeting on Italians side: Lukie “And we found a girl, too; arranged to meet him in the foyer. Saw most of it happen, she says…”- Police still confident Gino was to blame -Page 97 Clarry “Why the change of face, eh? After promotion?” Lukie: “I’m happy. (Pause.) But i got a boss with ambitions.” Clarry talking to Lukie about Momma going to inquest; “She remembers, she forgets; what the hell difference will it make?” Knows whatever happens Gino will be declared guilty of drunken violence
Topic: racism

3. A societies attitudes towards a minority race can be changed when they gain a greater understanding of the people aligned with that race rather than basing their judgment on stereotypes – Reflects upon the belief that racism is taught rather than inherited or ‘natural’ – Clarry represents this thesis, connotations of the title refer to him -Represented as a typical Aussie bloke, ie “could obviously manage without help in a fight,” page 20. In reference to Barry, the scrap metal collector who pushes in line in front of Gino, Clarry reasons that “Because he’s an older man, that’s why. He was in this game before you were even in this country.” “Rugged man of 36,” page 20 – Start of the novel Clarry loves Maria but doesn’t want to be acknowledged as being related to Bianchi’s. Maria: ‘…when he’s introduced Gino to people, but never once did he call him his brother-in-law” page 77 He isn’t violent but he still has aspects of racism Refer to conversation with Lukie about Gino being guilty, he sticks up for them Challenges authority figures and calls their kid Gino
Topic: racism

4. Alcohol is needed to have a good time and celebrate (Clarry and Donny) and the violence etc from it (misusing alcohol) -Donny Pratt: Represents alcoholism in Australia. (Leila bursts from the house with a ottle of beer and glasses…) “Here: quick, to wet its head. “Clarry (And he wrenches the top from a bottle.) “Here, Pop, grab yourself a lifeboat and hop inta that,” page 48. Reference to getting drunk, part of Aussie lifestyle. He is working class. Expresses the overlooking of domestic violence at the time. “How can I a hit you if I don’t remember?” Page 88 – Naturalised violence.
Topic: racism

The story is distinguished the perspective of the main character, ‘Blacky’. As the story is being told by a white Australian you would be led to think that it is going to be a very prejudiced story however in this case it is rather the opposite circumstance. Gary Black is among the few, if not the only, characters from the Port that truly understands the resemblance that the two races get which makes it possible for the readr to see Aboriginals in a various light from the generalised/sterotypical image typical in Australia.
Topic: racism

‘Pickles’ is Blacky’s best friend, he in highly intolerable with his disgusting habits and his lack of general hygiene and know one will ever know why Blacky’s relationship with him is so strong. ‘Arks’ is Blacky’s over enthusiastic and encouraging football coach, he was a great influence on Blacky’s football performance in the grand final. Clarence is Dumby Red’s sister, at one point in the novel Blacky was rather fond of her though he was warned by Darcy that he must be careful who he associates himself with. Darcy is Blackys next door neighbour, the elderly man is very king to young Blacky and is always full of good advice, Blacky enjoys spending time with him and hearing about his fascinating life.
Topic: racism

The only minor weaknesses in the novel were the friendship between Blacky and Dumby Red. Though is does discus how good of ‘mates’ they were, it did not go into great detail of the complexities they face because of their inter-racial relationship. The other flaw in the novel was the misleading blurb, the blurb deceives the reader to think that the story line will be revolved around Blacky and Dumby Red facing the community whereas it focus on the much broader community facing the truth about the Aborigines.
Topic: racism

The 1960’s was a time that racial segregation was at its peak. Particularly in the United States Of America where the “negro” society was treated with utter injustice. The movie 1988 movie Mississippi Burning directed by Alan Parker, shows life in a small Mississippi county called Jessup. Three civil rights workers are reported missing, one of them being of African descent. F.B.I agents Rupert Anderson and Allen Ward are an un-wanted force that is sent in to deal with the issue.
Topic: racism

The movie interprets themes such as racism and power through viscious language, camera angles and brutal detail. The film is set in a small Mississippi County called Jessup. This is a place where not only the characters are tough but so are the people. Characters such as Deputy Pell and Sheriff Stuckey are used to show what it is like living there and how tough and stubborn people can be. Parker presents a town full of racial segregation and this is shown when Anderson and Ward go to the local diner for lunch.
Topic: racism

Through this scene Parker shows us how difficult is is for a negro person in a small country town and the racial cruelty that they experience. The setting of the movie is very important as this is something that could be prevented in a small city due to harsher laws. However, tougher characters live in these small towns and the law is not always abided. Parker explores many themes throughout the movie and many of these themes are portrayed through a character. The theme of racism is portraued particularly through Sheriff Stuckey who also represents the corruption in the law of Jessup County Mississippi.
Topic: racism

The law is not always fair and the power that Sheriff Stuckey upholds in the community is why he can abuse the law in so many ways. Sheriff Stuckey is shown in the opening scenes of the film when Ward and Anderson arrive for the very first time. He enters the camera shot chewing tobacco and refers to the missing persons issue as a “Nigger Problem” this shows that first and foremost he is racist and has a strong disregard for the issues within Jessup County. Parker shows Sheriff Stuckey as the typical stereotype of a sheriff. He is a large man, chewing tobacco which is characteristic of a southern American man. Jessup being such a small town only has Sheriff Stuckey to answer to and he therefore upholds all power.
Topic: racism

Throughout the film Sheriff Stuckey does not play such a large role as he allows others that work under him to perform all the work and therefore he cannot get in trouble. Through this character we are constantly viewing how corrupt the law is in Jessup County. Rupert Anderson is played by Gene Hackman in the film and represents a strong F.B.I agent who is a southern country man at heart. He presents very different views to his partner Mr Ward and shows a better understanding of what southern Americans are like. Ward and Anderson have very different views on how to solve the issue in Jessup County. Anderson believes in trying to work with the people and gaining as much information as he can, whereas Ward has stronger ways of solving crime which is where conflict incurs. Unlike Sheriff Stuckey, Ward shows the right side of the law. The non-corrupt and non-racist aspect of it. Anderson creates a close bond with Mrs Pell who is the wife of Sheriff Stuckey’s deputy, Clinton Pell. Mr Pell is a high suspect in the missing persons case and he originally tries to gain as much information as he possibly can from her.
Topic: racism

By creating a friendship with Mrs Pell the viewer is shown other aspects of life in Jessup Country. Such as the difficulties that Mrs Pell is faced with due to who she married and the secrets that she must keep in order to keep her husband safe from the law. Anderson’s original “friendship” with Mrs Pell results in them sharing a kiss and further drama. Through the character of Anderson, Parker shows the viewer what it is like trying to solve a crime like this with all odds against you and creates an element of suspense through the secret love story. The movie Mississippi Burning shows the difficulties that a Negro person must face through its characters and setting. Corruption of the law is portrayed and so are powerful characters. Through the personalities of characters themes are explored and the viewer is shown how difficult it is for a negro person to live in a good and just society.