Color Blind Ideology Summary

The montage effect which composes the image of Black actors and White

The music was a symbolic message of their radical ideas. They played their music at Holocaust denial conferences and racist skinhead festivals. Through their music they were trying to influence society to believe in the superiority of the white race. Whiteness is an important aspect of their identities. They believed in the advantage of the white race and believed in the benefits of race privilege (Martin, 2001).

In his article “White Ignorance, ” Charles Mills argues that ignorance has largely contributed to the creation and segregation of racial and gender groups. He supports his case by identifying the “originally solitary Cartesian cognizer,” which is the imperialistic British state of mind where whites, especially white males, were dominant, and the historical implications of that state of mind, specifically the idea that all non-whites were inferior in thought process and mannerisms therefore do not deserve the time of day required to be understood. Although he labels this ignorance “white ignorance,” he does not limit this intentional ignorance to just white males or the repercussions to racial separation. Instead he designates it as a specific way of thinking that encourages ignorance in favor of the dominant party in a given situation. At the end of his article, Mills comes to the conclusion that ignorance, in general, is damaging to society, specifically interactions between people, and comes up with

Rodriquez, for example, argues that white people use colorblind ideology to justify their presence in the hip-hop community by removing the racial messages found in lyrics and replacing them with colorblind ones (p.1). Not only does this argument assume that all white people cannot and do not understanding the racial messages found within the lyrics, it also does not use the correct definition of cultural appropriation. As stated above, cultural appropriation implies that a dominant culture is taking an aspect of a subordinate culture and incorporating it into their own. Given this definition, white people simply listening to and enjoying hip-hop music cannot be considered cultural appropriation. In fact, according to Androutsopoulos and Scholz (2003), the appropriation of hip-hop begins not when fans listen to the music, but start to reproduce it for themselves

There are lots of ways we can fix this, but first we need to clarify if it 's police brutality. Involving with police brutality is cruel and unnecessary in this world. furthermore here are some reasons to why police brutality is bad. This punishment is straightforward it’s unnecessary and it should be abolished. Anirudh Suresh in this article “A statistical perspective” argues that it’s not only white officers doing the police brutality and it is still going on.

As John Boyle O'Reilly once said “Social equity is based on justice; politics change on the opinion of the time. The black man's skin will be a mark of social inferiority so long as white men are conceited, ignorant, unjust, and prejudiced. You cannot legislate these qualities out of the white - you must steal them out by teaching, illustration, and example.” In other words, O’Reilly is stating in order to see change, you must make changes. For instance, you can't just pretend to be meek and servile around white men so that one day he will be in a position to undermine the status quo.

Definitions can be the starting point for understanding racism. Racism is simply the belief that characteristics and abilities can be attributed to specific people on the basis of their race and some racial groups are superior to others. Dictionaries define the word as follows: The Oxford English Dictionary : “the belief that all members of each race possess characteristics, abilities, or qualities specific to that race, especially so as to distinguish it as inferior or superior to another race or races” Merriam-Webster’s Dictionary : “a belief that race is the primary determinant of human traits and capacities and that racial differences produce an inherent superiority of a particular race” In Portraits of White Racism, David Wellman

The audacity of whites came their various oppressions before landing in America, Douglass states, “that they had conquered the sea, and had conquered the land, but that it remained for them to conquer their prejudices,” (Douglass, 568). Educated philosophers preach the Negro inferior to the white man, Du Bois states, “Many Americans social philosophers still persist in ascribing to Negro inferiority,” (Du Bois, 42). In today it is not directly stated, but rather suggested. White is still ideal, from personal experience, some private schools in Washington D.C have a minority cap to only allow an exact number of students of color. The schools where more students of color were allowed had funding issues, thus making it difficult to have the latest tools and labs to teach in.

His education being used as a way for him to disassociate himself from the wild blacks back at home and his southern heritage. Even at the battle royal in chapter, one that emphasizes the high standing position of the whites and the latter being equal to dirt or a token for a nearby car dealership. We see the description of the blindfolds as white, pertaining to the blindness forced upon not only the narrator but every single black person through propaganda society and media. We can see this evident even in Harlem where the windows were filled with skin lightening cream. Similar to Liberty Paints, perfect white, Optic White, “so white you can paint a chunka coal and you’d have to crack it open with a sledge hammer to prove it wasn’t white clear through”

Some of you may be thinking, “but the situations mentioned may not be representative of the overall existence of discrimination in

The label of white trash even existing is seen to be appalling because of the former notion of white citizens being the alphas and that angered other White Americans(Eastman & Schrock pg 207). Stereotypes were and are a problem but Southern Rock & Roll musicians embraced theirs and appropriated with it because of capitalism. While no one deserves to be put into a category based on prejudice, White Americans made their stereotypes a positive while minorities struggled and still continue to struggle everyday due to stigmas placed on them. Different classes of White Americans were discriminatory against one another. If you were to portray this white trash image, you’d go against the grain so to speak and denounce their privilege.

“It’s not about boycotting anything, it’s just that we want opportunity. We want black actors to get the same opportunities.” As Chris rock explains, both the public and celebrities found the Oscar nominations offensive, because the nominees were all white for the second year–sparking #OscarsSoWhite. Actors boycotted the Oscars, so Hollywood provides equal opportunities for all races. America identifies as a melting pot because it consists of many cultures and races, yet Hollywood continues to overlook the minorities who represent this diversity.

In “Goin’ Gangsta, Choosin’ Cholita: Claiming Identity,” Nell Bernstein argues that some young people have claimed racial identities other than their own and this is not a bad thing. Some young people are influenced by music and television, and then they begin to mimic the things they hear and see while other people claim to be races they are not because of association or they only claim part of their identity. Bernstein explains that as time goes by the suburbs are becoming more diverse and people in the suburbs have become infatuated with the “city life”. At the same time, others have found it too hard to be white or their own race, so they claim another ethnicity, or only part of theirs to fit in. Bernstein believes that being who you

Racial Equality: A Raisin in the Sun In the 1950’s racial discrimination was a huge factor in the lives of African Americans. Lorraine Hansberry’s book, “A Raisin in the Sun,” helps people imagine the struggles that a standard African American family would have to endure. In the novel, the Younger family has poor housing conditions, badly paying jobs, and have given up hope of ever escaping their circumstances.

A passage that demonstrates border crossing in Unit 5 is "Hip Hop Planet" by James McBride. This article examines a global phenomenon that crosses economic, racial, and geographical borders. James McBride, once a critic himself, is impacted by the rich history and culture of Hip Hop. Originally, James McBride dislikes the genre describing one of his most disturbing fears as having his daughter marry a rapper. It isn't until after he learns the history of Hip Hop that he respects and appreciates the music.