Bao Phi's Reverse Racism Analysis

Why would you make more sitcoms that ridicule the broken English-speaking immigrant from Asia? Why would you make more music videos that mock Indigenous people’s culture? Is our affliction that

This causes them to be mistreated and controlled by the opposite sex. Hosseini writes, “I learned that Khanum Taheri - whom I called Khala Jamila now - had once been famous in Kabul for her enchanting singing voice… [General Taheri] believed the performing of it best left to those with lesser reputations. That she never sings in public had been one of the general’s conditions when they married” (Hosseini 186). This shows that women don’t even have a choice over some of their own actions in Afghan culture.

The “Unpacking the Invisible Knapsack,” McIntosh begins her essay portraying the unwillingness of men to admit that they are over privileged. Even those who are willing to admit that women are at a disadvantage have a problem admitting their privilege. McIntosh realizes that this denial of privilege does not only apply to gender but to race as well. She realizes that white people including herself are thought to view racism as something that puts others at a disadvantage but have never had to considered an aspect of racism that befits them; white privilege. Although being a woman puts McIntosh at a disadvantage she realizes that by not acknowledging her privilege she is unintentionally oppressing others as well.

Huxley uses this to criticize the ridiculousness in the standard of which people are held in society; both men and women are judged on their physical beauty and, in some instances, are labeled of their worth due to their appearance and its perception by society. The novels examples of Linda being ridiculed on her “hideous” appearance further serves to shed light on the sexist nature of the role of women being judged and men being the judges in western society. Moreover, the fact that “nobody had the smallest desire to see Linda” after her traumatizing experience with Tomakin which left her in bed rest, is set to apply a satirical comment on how after a woman has “lost her youth” she is seen as no longer useful to society (Huxley 153). Huxley uses these instances to comment on the underlying sexism seen in literature and gender roles of society which force women to strive to only obtain physical beauty for the sake of being “useful”; in contrast, this sexism usually consists of labeling men for being

The narrator discusses feeling conflicted as to how he ought to behave after hearing his grandfather’s final words, preoccupied with how the whites “desired [him] to act” (1556) and how he should act. In this way, the narrator must not only worry about how he behaves, but how white people perceive it. In this chapter, we also see double consciousness specifically as the attempted reconciliation of being both black and American. This is perhaps most evident in the passage about the exotic dancer with “an American flag tattooed upon her belly” (1557) that is put in front of Ellison’s narrator and nine other black men. A crowd of white men surrounds them, “some [threatening] [them] if [they] looked, and others if [they] did not” (1557).

Outline Question: How does the text conform to, or deviate from, the conventions of a particular genre, and for what purpose? Source: Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen Points: Pride and Prejudice received much criticism by authors, such as Charlotte Bronte and Ralph Waldo Emerson, for being a mundane book with female characters that fit the cookie-cutter image of English life.

Just like in terms of race, where the term “white washing” is often used when for example a white actor is casted playing an Asian role. An example of this is Mickey Rooney as Mr Yunioshi in Breakfast at Tiffany’s (1961). The term “whitewashing” is not an established term in dictionaries, yet on the website Urban Dictionary the term is defined as: “A term that now has also come to refer to the entertainment industry's attempt at making ethnic characters more appealing to the white, money-spending masses by making exotic characters less ethnic and more "white””. (3) This means that people of colour are made white-passing or are changed into a Caucasian to presumably make the film more relatable to white viewers. But this is not historically accurate if we look at Stonewall.

In the film, Sam White and Lionel Higgins were struggling with identity. White was bi-racial and identified herself to be black than white while Higgins was struggling with his sexual orientation. White exclaimed that she was “tired of being everyone’s angry black women.” Thomas notes that those who fought the system, especially if they were women, were often perceived as “angry women of colour… when [people were confronted with being] racist.” Thomas also notes that white people have the “immediate luxury” of being heard when they speak.

Alisha Anderson Ms. Norman Honors English 9 21 September 2017 In To Kill a Mockingbird, Harper Lee implies that people create racism by becoming fearful of change and having the need to be more powerful than someone else; as a result, the privileged use their power to tyrannize people of another skin color because they are frightened that someone different might be treated equally. This trend can sometimes be broken by people who think it is morally incorrect to treat anyone disrespectfully just because they are different. While humans should be equal, fear of differences and the desire for advantages in life compels people in the majority to treat the minority maliciously and unfairly. When Scout looked around at the mob wanting to lynch Tom Robinson she saw that “the men were dressed..in overalls and denim shirts buttoned up to the collar” (Lee 153).

(73) Although it is a Puerto Rican who sings it, the patriotic message is delivered by an assimilated immigrant who despises her origin and culture and prefers the comfort of the "American way of life." This song has “typical Spanish” rhythm and choreography. The song's confrontation of identities takes place when the Puerto Ricans consciously take sides on issues of assimilation. The importance of this scene does not derive simply from its comical aspect, but rather, from the fact that the Puerto Ricans insult each other for being divided politically and ideologically between the nationalists and the assimilated.

This new wave of Asian fetishization is considered racist, offensive, and should come to an end. Women who have the same or similar mindsets to Jennifer put themselves at risk for potentially abusive relationships. Yellow fever is something that should be shunned and avoided, not welcomed or encouraged. The fact that Jennifer among others would be comfortable around a person who values another human being because of their cultural heritage is

The problem remain to cause Asian American, especially the second generation, to doubt about their identity and

The dominant white people created the model minority ideal was created to oppress other minorities. The model minority insists that by working hard, one will achieve success in America without having to protest for equality. It is harmful because it often tells minorities that they should not bother to voice their opinions, instead, they should be able to climb up the ladder of success by themselves. Institutions have failed to let the public know that Japanese citizens were able to climb up socially because they were rewarded right after they served in the military during WWII. Therefore, certain Japanese Americans were able to further their education unlike most minorities that cannot afford education who are currently being told to wait until they are

How could someone think that they have the right to take away other peoples’ rights? This made me think of in class when we discussed methods of maintaining dominance. In the case of the film, the doctors noticed they had more power than the Hispanic women. I feel that the doctors felt that the hierarchy of race was being threatened because Hispanics continued having more children. The doctors feared that Hispanics may became the majority of the population.

This this performance-actor analogy, she states that seeing race as a performance relieves us of some guilt, as we would fit into the “agents” of the analogy as we cannot chose which role (race) we are given. She provides an example of a journalist acting out of character; a black man whistling classical music (which is a “white person thing”). Acting in this manner nullifies the “mugger” assumption of his race and instead pacifies the race-judging assumptions of the general population. The article is very brief, but ends with that some races have more “damage control” to do than other races; meaning some races have to act whiter in order to fit into society and seem more “safe” or