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Rachel Phillips posted a new activity comment 6 years, 7 months ago
In reply to: Nadeen Kharputly edited the blog post Week 10 responses in the group Ethnic Diversity and the City: Hi everyone, Please reply to this thread with your responses (150-300 words) to this week’s r […] ViewI enjoyed Spike Lee’s “Do the Right Thing”. I felt deeply moved by how each scene had a specific goal in mind and no scene was wasted time or breathe. Because my father was a police officer of 30 years (and was actually called to control the LA riots), movies such as these are extremely uncomfortable (good! That’s the point, right?) and forces…[Read more]
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Rachel Phillips commented on the post, Week 7 responses, on the site 6 years, 8 months ago
In reply to: Nadeen Kharputly wrote a new post on the site Ethnic Diversity in the City Hi everyone, Please reply to this thread with your responses (150-300 words) to this week’s readings. Some guidelines for f […] ViewI found the articles in general to be very interesting. I am not understanding or appreciative of the opinion that immigrants or refugees come and take jobs away or resources from the “American People”. It seems inherently selfish and racially motivated. Growing up going to Christian Churches, I was taught to provide all people with the opp…[Read more]
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Rachel Phillips commented on the post, Week 4 responses, on the site 6 years, 9 months ago
In reply to: Nadeen Kharputly wrote a new post on the site Ethnic Diversity in the City Hi everyone, Please reply to this thread with your responses (150-300 words) to this week’s readings. Some guidelines for f […] ViewThe article “What Killed Aiyana Stanley-Jones?” was very triggering for me. The police officer clearly had an innate bias and silent prejudice. Being a daughter of a police officer, it angers me that people with the power of having someone’s life in their hands could be so blatantly wrong in the way they went about the issue. Police officers are t…[Read more]
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Rachel Phillips commented on the post, Week 3 responses, on the site 6 years, 9 months ago
In reply to: Nadeen Kharputly wrote a new post on the site Ethnic Diversity in the City Hi everyone, Please reply to this thread with your responses (150-300 words) to this week’s readings. Some guidelines for f […] ViewI enjoyed reading the article about San Diego because it was interesting to read and something that I could have some sort of connection with. However, I have to admit that I was blind to the issues people of minorities face such as the unsaid prejudices of where certain people of color “can” live. This made me really think hard about possible pre…[Read more]
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Rachel Phillips commented on the post, Week 2 responses, on the site 6 years, 9 months ago
In reply to: Nadeen Kharputly wrote a new post on the site Ethnic Diversity in the City Hi everyone, Please reply to this thread with your responses (150-300 words) to this week’s readings. Some guidelines for f […] ViewSomething that struck me as interesting throughout the week was the challenge or struggle between assimilation and acceptance. This week we read and talked a lot about ethnic or racial “spaces”. Furthermore, I realized that the idea of “spaces” is a fight between letting people of a certain community live true to their culture and society placing…[Read more]
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Rachel Phillips posted a new activity comment 6 years, 9 months ago
In reply to: Nadeen Kharputly edited the blog post Week 1 responses in the group Ethnic Diversity and the City: Hi everyone, Please reply to this thread with your responses (150-300 words) to this week’s readings. Some g […] ViewI found the article “Can a City Be Compassionate” to be quite thought provoking for me. The mayor himself is obviously white and upper class so reading it makes me feel like he puts himself on a pedestal for everyone to follow. Doesn’t he feel it is a little “out of reach” to call on the people of his city to just “be compassionate” toward one an…[Read more]
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Rachel Phillips joined the group Ethnic Diversity and the City 6 years, 9 months ago