Tim Wise Interview and Brown vs. Board of Education
1. "The evidence of racism and discrimination against average, every day folks of color is still very much present." -Tim Wise
This quote is at the beginning of the first you tube clip with Wise. This is important because it is true. Just because Barack Obama is in office does not mean that racism will go away. Just because well known leaders like Obama are in office does not mean that racism has ended. People of color are still in some cases not accepted. We just accept people like Obama and Oprah.
2. "The proof of racial equity will be when people of color can be as medicore as white folks." -Tim Wise
I found this quote to be interesting. There is surely a double standard. Black folks have to be amazing at anything to stand out. White people can be average and this is okay. I can apply this to schools as well. A rich white kid can do terrible in school but he still will be alright because his parents can set him up for college or a job. If a poor kid of color does not excel in school, there is very little opportunity.
3. "What hasn't changed is the denial about the problem." - Tim Wise
This kind of reminds me of Johson. People are not overtly racist in this day and age but we still have this belief that black people are lesser. Obama is an exception to the rule and this makes it out to be people of color have equal opportunity. People need to be the solution and realize that this is not the case.
Will racism ever end? It is amazing how racist and thickheaded people in this day and age still are. I found the interview with Tim Wise to be very worthwhile. He really did clear up some things in my head that I thought were true once Obama was elected.
Brown vs. Board of Ed. was a very important event in this contrary. I believe Wise stresses that this event was important in ending segregation but it did not end racism.
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Evan, I used the same quotes you had for 1 and 2. I agree with you about the relation between Obama's presidency and what it means as far the existence of racism. He is an example of what a child of color can aspire to, but he is not an average person of color. He has had opportunities many children of color are not granted. I think in order to see racism you have to look into the everyday lives of average people of color.
ReplyDeleteI agree with your first quote and your response. Many people believe that racism is in its last ending days because Obama is in office. I strongly dissagree because like Tim Wise said, "We are nowhere near a post-racial America."
ReplyDeleteI found your second quote interesting too. When relating it to schools; if a white person flunks out people will be more likely to try to help him or think that he may have a chance to get a decent job. On the other hand, if a person of color flunks out, the white perception is often that this person will struggle and live off of welfare for the rest of their life. It's pretty sad the way people think.
ReplyDeleteBrianna i like what you said about how its sad how people think. It really is and not only because we feel bad that epople are saying that about someone, but also because its sad that when people are thinking that way we will never get over racism and live in a racism free world.
ReplyDeleteThe first quote you used was my first quote as well. It's sad that even now, all these years later, discrimination is inevitable. A lot has changed, but there are so many things that have stayed with us for years and years. Who knows when it will just stop.
ReplyDeleteI really like your response to the third quote you choice. I agree with you. People may not come up and be cruel towards peeople of color, but yet they still are close minded and think that people of color are less than them. We do live in a world full of injustices, as sad as that is to say. But, everyday we are getting closer and closer to equality.
ReplyDeleteI talk about your second quote and I totally agree with you. To be accepted as a person of color, one would have to be exceptional, but to be accepted as a white person, one can be mediocre and it is still okay.
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