Tuesday, December 2, 2014


The documentary 'White Like Me' made by film maker Tim Wise, dug deep into race and racism from the view point of white people and the privileges they may receive. It was intriguing because often times we see documentaries or movies from the view point of the minority races and how they view the world and not so much the majority. When some students were asked what white was to them or how it felt to be white, some didn't really know how to explain it. They thought it was just a very vague thing and other students, felt like it was easier to do certain things because they aren't being watched like other races. Some people feel as though racism doesn't exist anymore, just because of how far we've come in society, but it is obvious that racism is still alive and well. It may not be as prominent as it was back in the day, but it certainly isn't over. We even saw examples of people being racist towards our president. There were even people who were a part of the democratic party, but didn't vote for Barack Obama simply because he was black. It is ignorance in my opinion, because any race is capable of being successful or unsuccessful. Although some may just naturally associate success with a certain race, thats not necessarily the case. It was also emotional for me personally to see how much support Barack Obama had, knowing the place that African-Americans came from. I don't know when or if racism will ever end, but hopefully it happens sooner than later, because there is no need to discriminate simply based off the color of someones skin.