I really liked the story Battle Royal. The conversation we had in class about racism and how it has changed throughout the years. It's sad to know that at point in human existance, that whites treated african americans this way and even worse.
No matter how much anyone says otherwise, I believe racism still exists. Having Barack Obama elected as President shows how far America has come over the years. After reading many articles about the new president, there was one particular article by NBN that stated. "A black man has achieved the highest office in the country. If racism were still prevalent, there is no way that could be possible." That is not true. Obama only covers as a mask to this on growing problem in the U.S. After voting and later having a conversation with my friends, they admitted they voted for Obama because of his race and therefore it makes him "cool". Comparing that conversation to one I had with my grandmother, she wouldn't openly admit why she voted for McCain over Obama when she is democratic. Knowing her personally, I know that she is slightly racist. Other people who let race be a factor in there voting decisions also wont openly admit that there voting decision was based on the candidates race otherwise they would be tagged as a racist. I feel racism will continue to exist even after Obama is inaugurated.
Racism isn't only effecting politics but I feel that it is one of the biggest racial issues America is facing at the time. Slowly but surely our country is seeing a change in this and lets hope that one day, as stated by the Founding Fathers of our nation, that all men truly will be treated as equals.
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I really liked what you said here Sierra. I agree that a lot of Americans are still racist even with our black president. We have come a long way and I am very happy to see that. But we still have a long way to go. Reading the story "Battle Royal" helped me to realize more of what it used to be like for the African Americans. I truly admired the boy in this story for his bravery. He was taken advantage of but he still was able to present what he wanted to the whites and I felt he took a stand for himself and for his people by his actions.
ReplyDeleteThank you so much for what you said. It is so sad but so true. Growing up I always denied that racism still existed and I always wondered what in the world people were complaining about when they talked about it still existing. Then I came to college and I dated an African American and I had the opportunity to see that racism still exists. We would places like the store or movies and people(especially the older generation) would just out right say things to me like why in the heck are you dating THAT boy or other derogatory remarks. It was especially hard on me because my family did not accept him because of his race. That relationship and experience taught me so much and opened my eyes to racism still existing in our lives.
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