Minority Rhetorics paper #1
I interviewed my friend Uyi Aigbe. He is the president of the Africana Students organization on campus and I thought of no better person to interview.
1. Where do you think racism comes from? How is it passed down? Is it learned behavior?
Racism is a learned mentality kids are not born racist either you family or friends teach you to value skin color. It most often a passed down by family members
2. Why do you think racism is more common in some places than others? Like the south for example.
Well it is like when you have no diversity it easy to stay ignorant. Its just the truth de facto segregation it's still common here largely . Whenever you have diversity in a community you will see less racism.
3. Do you think racism will ever completely die? If so then how can this be achieved?
I can't believe that racism will die completely But it will come to a point were it powerless. That those people who hold racist thoughts will be outcasted in normal society. To make racism powerless we must continue to push for equality and not allow racist acts to go without reaction
4. How are racial stereotypes reinforced? How do you think they occur?
Honestly racial stereotypes is a hard issue because they have become so common place. Its one thing when you laugh at a racist joke but know that is where it ends and you don't treat a person differently because of it. Stereotypes are stereotypes they may never go away. Its only matters that the people with power don't carry racist sentiments and allow those sentiments to affect their decisions.
5. What race do you think is most oppressed(for lack of a better word) by racism and why?
African American continue to deal with overt and covert oppression. But many Latin Americans now are also dealing with legislative oppression.
6. What do you think the election of an African American has done for the African Americans in the United States?
I think for African American as well as the entire country it was a historical event that should make people proud. It was a statement that progress has been made and that through had work and talent you can accomplish many things. But for individual African americans the elections has not done much. The reality of Barack Obama has not changed the reality of me. I still have my daily life to deal with and Barack is not my savior or the free ticket to the easy life. SO that being said I am proud to have a black man as president but I know my life will only be advanced by actions of my own.
1. Where do you think racism comes from? How is it passed down? Is it learned behavior?
Racism is a learned mentality kids are not born racist either you family or friends teach you to value skin color. It most often a passed down by family members
2. Why do you think racism is more common in some places than others? Like the south for example.
Well it is like when you have no diversity it easy to stay ignorant. Its just the truth de facto segregation it's still common here largely . Whenever you have diversity in a community you will see less racism.
3. Do you think racism will ever completely die? If so then how can this be achieved?
I can't believe that racism will die completely But it will come to a point were it powerless. That those people who hold racist thoughts will be outcasted in normal society. To make racism powerless we must continue to push for equality and not allow racist acts to go without reaction
4. How are racial stereotypes reinforced? How do you think they occur?
Honestly racial stereotypes is a hard issue because they have become so common place. Its one thing when you laugh at a racist joke but know that is where it ends and you don't treat a person differently because of it. Stereotypes are stereotypes they may never go away. Its only matters that the people with power don't carry racist sentiments and allow those sentiments to affect their decisions.
5. What race do you think is most oppressed(for lack of a better word) by racism and why?
African American continue to deal with overt and covert oppression. But many Latin Americans now are also dealing with legislative oppression.
6. What do you think the election of an African American has done for the African Americans in the United States?
I think for African American as well as the entire country it was a historical event that should make people proud. It was a statement that progress has been made and that through had work and talent you can accomplish many things. But for individual African americans the elections has not done much. The reality of Barack Obama has not changed the reality of me. I still have my daily life to deal with and Barack is not my savior or the free ticket to the easy life. SO that being said I am proud to have a black man as president but I know my life will only be advanced by actions of my own.