Race, does it even matter? The answer is yes, very much so. Sadly most Americans judge people on their race and have created stereotypes for almost all of the races that exists here in the U.S. In class this week we talked about how we have convinced ourselves that race is biological and cannot be changed, but is that really true? Sure, we can't change our roots but when we go to different places of the world we are each considered something different to that country. So in a sense our race can change and I never thought about it like that. I'm not sure if I'm totally convinced if that's true or not, but it makes sense.
What's funny is how we just look at people and we "know" their race automatically. We did a similar activity in class were we looked at someone and categorized them into different races. Our end results were not so great, we got only three right. So lesson learned; you can judge a book by it's cover.
It's so weird that race can "change"! To my family in Sicily, my family in the states are seen as "white" and "American," but to other peers I'm known as Sicilian.
ReplyDeleteIt is really weird to think about how our race can change, based on who we are surrounded by and where we are in the world.
ReplyDeleteIts how the world is, it can't be changed.
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