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March 10, 2019 at 3:25 pm #4790Alexis LaParticipant
This photo is a screenshot of a tweet that was posted after a Kendrick Lamar concert. Lamar invited a fan on stage to sing along to one of his songs. She was a white woman. He quickly stopped her after she repeatedly sang the n-word- part of the song’s lyrics. There were mixed reactions to this- some believed Lamar did the right thing while others were confused as to why he would invite her to join him on stage and then expect her to “self-censor.” Some questioned the inclusion of the phrase in his songs in the first place. I thought this particular tweet was interesting because Kendrick wrote this song for his own personal and creative purposes, not to cater to his fans regardless of their race. And even so, one can still be a fan of the song without feeling the need to repeat a word that is not intended for their use, even if it is just a song.
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March 2, 2019 at 5:10 pm #4499Alexis LaParticipant
This photo was taken from an article published by NPR entitled “Starbucks, Police And Mayor Respond To Controversial Arrest Of 2 Black Men In Philly.” This incident occurred on April 12, 2018 in which two black individuals were arrested at a Starbucks store in Philadelphia. The two men asked to use the restroom but were denied because the restroom was only for paying customers. They were asked by employees to leave and eventually had the cops called on them. When they still refused to leave, they were arrested. This arrest resulted from black men simply existing in a white space. Some felt threatened by the men casually sitting at the coffee shop, though they were doing nothing illegal.
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February 24, 2019 at 5:53 pm #4415Alexis LaParticipant
I chose this photo because it’s a very different image of Yosemite national park that we are not used to seeing. It is a photo of a native mother and her child (source- J. T. Boysen 1901) that lived in Yosemite. Our views of Yosemite are often of nature, waterfalls, and wildlife. It’s not often that the people that have inhabited this land are ever the focus of our attention when visiting a place like Yosemite. It’s very interesting for the waterfall to just be the background in a photo instead of taking the spotlight and attention.
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February 17, 2019 at 4:16 pm #4158Alexis LaParticipant
This image comes from a New York Times article entitled “As Inmates, They Fight California’s Fires. As Ex-Convicts, Their Firefighting Prospects Wilt.” In the California Camp Fires of 2018, inmates were employed to put out the fires. These inmates were paid an average of $2 per day, while firefighters are paid $20+ per hour. This is only one example of taking advantage of prison labor. In this article a previously incarcerated woman remembers her training as an inmate firefighter that would put out fires like any other firefighter. The one difference is that she was repeatedly reminded that she would not be employed as a firefighter once she was released because “criminals will not get hired.” Though some prisoners are offered time off of their sentences if they took part in the program, the risk of death is always eminent. For prisoners who are putting their lives on the line, one would think they would be at least paid a fair wage. However, our prison system’s foundation is based on the dehumanization of inmates.
Source: https://www.nytimes.com/2018/11/15/us/california-paying-inmates-fight-fires.html
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February 10, 2019 at 4:04 pm #3921Alexis LaParticipant
A discussion topic that stood out to me from this week was that of “tiger parenting.” Though this concept is one that is very familiar to me, I learned only this week that it was common enough to have its own term. I feel as though cultural differences and practices are often generalized and are used as excuses to stereotype groups. I haven’t experienced what some call “tiger parenting” but I definitely grew up around others who have. I feel as though this stereotype of “naturally smart Asian kids” invalidates the experiences of people who identify as Asian. This also plays on the insecurities of other groups, mainly white people, who are pulling their children out of schools with a majority Asian population, known as the “new white flight” so their children have a better chance at succeeding. This photo is from an article posted on UC Riverside’s website entitled Hold on, Tiger Mom.
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February 3, 2019 at 2:54 pm #3700Alexis LaParticipant
This image is particularly significant to me because of how I was educated on the civil rights movements early on in school. I was taught by my teachers that Malcom X and Martin Luther King Jr. were opposing entities; one promoting violence vs. nonviolence. They were often pitted against each other and Martin Luther Jr. was shone in much more of a positive light than Malcom X. However, this week in class has allowed me to learn more about the Nation of Islam and understand their motivations. It relates to the Massey and Denton reading because I gained a lot more insight on blockbusting and redlining and the horrifying injustices that black folks had to face, which made them want to separate. This image is eye-opening to me because it shows Malcom X and MLK peacefully meeting. They are much more similar than I have been taught to believe.
Source: https://www.truthdig.com/articles/turning-kings-dream-into-a-nightmare/
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January 26, 2019 at 6:46 pm #3400Alexis LaParticipant
This photo was created by Julie Wineard for an NBC article entitled “The resegregation of America.” The article talks about how, as a country, we are regressing in terms of steps towards equality. Not only are neighborhoods segregated, as depicted by the darker/ dirtier conditions in the “black” neighborhood, but so are other social areas, such as hospitals. Black Americans and other low income Americans are significantly less likely to be patients in major teaching hospitals, where more advanced medical practices are available.
Source: https://www.nbcnews.com/think/opinion/resegregation-america-ncna801446
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January 20, 2019 at 3:48 pm #3249Alexis LaParticipant
This photo was taken on February 14, 2015 by a photographer at Canadian Press. It depicts a woman holding a sign at the Vancouver’s Memorial March in honor of missing and murdered women. This is part of the MMIWG (Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls) Movement. In Canada, there is an alarming number of women and girls that have been missing/murdered on the basis that their bodies are of less value than that of white women and girls. This relates to our class discussion about theorizing space. This land belonged to indigenous peoples and the white settlers took it from them and the government they created on this new land are not actively searching for these missing native bodies. Additionally, the media sources that present these missing persons stories tend to victim blame and focus on what the girls were wearing or if they were drinking or the fact that they went out dancing before they were abducted. This also relates to the danger of telling a single story, as people who get their information solely from these sources have a single view of these native women.
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