Saturday, October 17, 2009
Sunday, October 11, 2009
Talking Points # 4
Christensen
1. " The second handed information we receive has often been distorted, shaped by cultural stereotypes, and left incomplete..."
I felt that this quote was pertinent, especially in today's society. It's basically saying that most images and information that we receive is tainted. Almost everything that we encounter has been stereotyped and shaped by what is accepted by society.
2. "We look at the roles of women, men, people of color, and poor people play in the cartoons."
I don't think that we do this only with cartoons, but in reality, as well. Unfortunately, I'm pretty sure that at some point, we all have stereotyped people's roles in society. For example, many people only envision women being nurses or men have to have a masculine, rugged jobs, like construction. This also applies to stereotypes about people of color, like people of color don't have as good of jobs as people white people. It's sad that our society has come to these stereotypes, but that's the reality of it.
3. "I realize these problems weren't just in cartoons. They were in everything - every magazine I picked up, every television show I watched, every billboard I passed on the street."
This quote is so true, this distorted image of what society should look like is everywhere. We can't escape the stereotypes. The media, magazines, and billboards are perfect examples of images that influence our society's youth and set unrealistic expectations. I tihnk peopel need to open up more and stop being into all the stereotypes and realize people are more than that.
I felt that the reading was kinda hard to read, it was repetitive. It was too wordy. It was about distorted society. I think people just need to work on being more open up to people and who they really are. Poeple need to get to know one another before judging. It is so frustrating when people just say whatever they want about whoever when they don't even know the person at all!! I know everyone can be judgmental at some point but i tihnk that is what peopel need to really work on the most!
1. " The second handed information we receive has often been distorted, shaped by cultural stereotypes, and left incomplete..."
I felt that this quote was pertinent, especially in today's society. It's basically saying that most images and information that we receive is tainted. Almost everything that we encounter has been stereotyped and shaped by what is accepted by society.
2. "We look at the roles of women, men, people of color, and poor people play in the cartoons."
I don't think that we do this only with cartoons, but in reality, as well. Unfortunately, I'm pretty sure that at some point, we all have stereotyped people's roles in society. For example, many people only envision women being nurses or men have to have a masculine, rugged jobs, like construction. This also applies to stereotypes about people of color, like people of color don't have as good of jobs as people white people. It's sad that our society has come to these stereotypes, but that's the reality of it.
3. "I realize these problems weren't just in cartoons. They were in everything - every magazine I picked up, every television show I watched, every billboard I passed on the street."
This quote is so true, this distorted image of what society should look like is everywhere. We can't escape the stereotypes. The media, magazines, and billboards are perfect examples of images that influence our society's youth and set unrealistic expectations. I tihnk peopel need to open up more and stop being into all the stereotypes and realize people are more than that.
I felt that the reading was kinda hard to read, it was repetitive. It was too wordy. It was about distorted society. I think people just need to work on being more open up to people and who they really are. Poeple need to get to know one another before judging. It is so frustrating when people just say whatever they want about whoever when they don't even know the person at all!! I know everyone can be judgmental at some point but i tihnk that is what peopel need to really work on the most!
Sunday, October 4, 2009
Talking Points # 3
Dennis Carlson
1. " Gay people have for the most part been made absent, invisible, and silent within this community and at the same time represented as the deviant and pathological "Others."
- I can't stand when people become judged of what they prefer. I have a cousin who is a lesbian and she's awesome. She dresses masculine and people do confuse her for being a guy a lot. It can bother me because why it does matter to other people if shes really a girl or boy. It is none of their concern at all! I've seen it myself, people who had finally come out and say they were gay, how silent they were and distant they were not only with others but with themselves. It took my cousin forever to tell us and we were her own family. I remembering her saying she thought we would hate her. I can't believe that, that she would think that. But that is sometimes the case, some people get rejected by their own family members and makes it even harder to be open with who they are.
2. " Throughout much of this century, the dominant idea of community in America was represented by what I will call the normalizing community."
- I quote caught my attention because of the words "normalizing community." What is a normal community? Who can be the judge of what is normal or not normal. I don't understand why it isn't just normal to be who you want to be. Why try being someone you're not. I hate to have to admit that some people see being gay isn't normal. I know gay people have come a long way from before but i still think it needs to get better. People just need to be more accepting of change.
3. "However, as those marginalized within this normalizing discourse on community have begun to "speak out" and challenge their marginalization, and have also begun to develop collective movements and communities of support, the modernist idea of homogeneous, normalizing community is being more seriously disrupted than ever before."
- I am not really sure what it is saying int his quote. Is it that gays are all these communities and groups to support them that they are becoming noticed as being normal and that the "normal" thinking for people has been disrupted by this? That's how i look at this quote when i read it. I not too sure. But if that is the case i don't understand why it is disrupting people. Why can't people just be happy the way they want to be happy?
I enjoyed reading Carlson, it was an easy read and I could my experiences into what he wrote about. I just don't get why people have to be so cruel. I understand everyone has their own opinions and judgments on whatever but to be closed minded about everything it just doesn't make sense. Like why does it have to bother people if people are gay, straight, black, white i don't think it should really matter!
1. " Gay people have for the most part been made absent, invisible, and silent within this community and at the same time represented as the deviant and pathological "Others."
- I can't stand when people become judged of what they prefer. I have a cousin who is a lesbian and she's awesome. She dresses masculine and people do confuse her for being a guy a lot. It can bother me because why it does matter to other people if shes really a girl or boy. It is none of their concern at all! I've seen it myself, people who had finally come out and say they were gay, how silent they were and distant they were not only with others but with themselves. It took my cousin forever to tell us and we were her own family. I remembering her saying she thought we would hate her. I can't believe that, that she would think that. But that is sometimes the case, some people get rejected by their own family members and makes it even harder to be open with who they are.
2. " Throughout much of this century, the dominant idea of community in America was represented by what I will call the normalizing community."
- I quote caught my attention because of the words "normalizing community." What is a normal community? Who can be the judge of what is normal or not normal. I don't understand why it isn't just normal to be who you want to be. Why try being someone you're not. I hate to have to admit that some people see being gay isn't normal. I know gay people have come a long way from before but i still think it needs to get better. People just need to be more accepting of change.
3. "However, as those marginalized within this normalizing discourse on community have begun to "speak out" and challenge their marginalization, and have also begun to develop collective movements and communities of support, the modernist idea of homogeneous, normalizing community is being more seriously disrupted than ever before."
- I am not really sure what it is saying int his quote. Is it that gays are all these communities and groups to support them that they are becoming noticed as being normal and that the "normal" thinking for people has been disrupted by this? That's how i look at this quote when i read it. I not too sure. But if that is the case i don't understand why it is disrupting people. Why can't people just be happy the way they want to be happy?
I enjoyed reading Carlson, it was an easy read and I could my experiences into what he wrote about. I just don't get why people have to be so cruel. I understand everyone has their own opinions and judgments on whatever but to be closed minded about everything it just doesn't make sense. Like why does it have to bother people if people are gay, straight, black, white i don't think it should really matter!
Monday, September 28, 2009
Talking Point # 2
Aria - Richard Rodriguez
1. " In an instant, they agreed to give up the language. " pg 1
I didn't know how to take this line. I understand he needed to learn English, but to completely give up their language is wrong in a way. I know everyone who lives in America should speak English, not just because its the major language but because it makes their lives easier as well. I come from a family where both of my parents speak portuguese fluently and only my mother can speak english and portuguese fluently my dad does speak english but not perfectly. I grew up speaking english to my family but i learned when i got older to speak portuguese because i think it is a huge part of a child's life to know where their families come from and be able to speak to their families in their language. I also think it is a good to know more than one language because so many people in America are from different countries and need to be assisted as well.
2. " I was an American citizen. But the special feeling of closeness at home was diminished by then." pg 2
I think that is one of the saddest lines. By him feeling as if he finally belonged, he then loses his family. I can't understand why it had to be like that. There are many families who are still connected even with language differences. He came from a family who was so close and then just because of the language it all broke apart.
3. "So they do not realize that while one suffers a diminished sense of private individuality by becoming assimilated into public society, such assimilation makes possible the achievement of public individuality."
I am not really sure what he means by this. I'm thinking he means that a person will suffer their own individuality if they only care about what the society will think of themselves, instead of what they think of themselves. If that is the case then I think people shouldn't care as much what society may think of them. Instead of trying to fit in they should stand out and be the person they want to become.
I enjoyed reading this, it was a very easy read. I could relate to it more than the other stories we have read. Thinking about my own experience and putting it with this I understand more why he needed to speak English and they understanding of public and private individuality. I come from a family where my parents had to chose to raise me with Portuguese or English as my primary language. It was almost a disappointment for them to see their child not speak the language while I was growing up. I didn't learn Portuguese until after I had already know English very well. I think it is very important for people to know where their families come from and be able to speak their language. It can be sad to not be able to speak to your own family or relate to them anymore, like what happened to Richard.
1. " In an instant, they agreed to give up the language. " pg 1
I didn't know how to take this line. I understand he needed to learn English, but to completely give up their language is wrong in a way. I know everyone who lives in America should speak English, not just because its the major language but because it makes their lives easier as well. I come from a family where both of my parents speak portuguese fluently and only my mother can speak english and portuguese fluently my dad does speak english but not perfectly. I grew up speaking english to my family but i learned when i got older to speak portuguese because i think it is a huge part of a child's life to know where their families come from and be able to speak to their families in their language. I also think it is a good to know more than one language because so many people in America are from different countries and need to be assisted as well.
2. " I was an American citizen. But the special feeling of closeness at home was diminished by then." pg 2
I think that is one of the saddest lines. By him feeling as if he finally belonged, he then loses his family. I can't understand why it had to be like that. There are many families who are still connected even with language differences. He came from a family who was so close and then just because of the language it all broke apart.
3. "So they do not realize that while one suffers a diminished sense of private individuality by becoming assimilated into public society, such assimilation makes possible the achievement of public individuality."
I am not really sure what he means by this. I'm thinking he means that a person will suffer their own individuality if they only care about what the society will think of themselves, instead of what they think of themselves. If that is the case then I think people shouldn't care as much what society may think of them. Instead of trying to fit in they should stand out and be the person they want to become.
I enjoyed reading this, it was a very easy read. I could relate to it more than the other stories we have read. Thinking about my own experience and putting it with this I understand more why he needed to speak English and they understanding of public and private individuality. I come from a family where my parents had to chose to raise me with Portuguese or English as my primary language. It was almost a disappointment for them to see their child not speak the language while I was growing up. I didn't learn Portuguese until after I had already know English very well. I think it is very important for people to know where their families come from and be able to speak their language. It can be sad to not be able to speak to your own family or relate to them anymore, like what happened to Richard.
Monday, September 21, 2009
Talking Point # 1
Peggy McIntosh - White Privilege
1. "this is not such a free country" p. 5
- I completely agree with this quote. We are suppose to live in a country that is free but we have so many rules and regulations that we really are not free. As she lists her 26 white privileges, many people can relate to them because most of them are true. How can we be free when the country is not just to their citizens. How come males get paid more or have higher positions. When i tihnk of being "free" I think about having equal rights to all people.
2. "Whiteness protected me from many kinds of hostility, distress, and violence" p. 5
- This quote i can not believe and is unjust to all people. How is that fair, just because someone isn't white they should feel fear for their lives. No one should be in fear because of their skin color. I can understand though where she gets that from. I know there is still racial problems and stereotypes. I just can't imagine people actually being this way.
3. "I think whites are carefully taught not to recognize white privilege, as males are taught not to recognize male privilege." p. 1
- The first part of this quote I agree with. Many people do not recognize white privilege, but maybe that is because they are white. I am sure that people of color see white privileges differently and in a almost harmful way. Not sure what how I want to describe that but tried anyways. I don't agree with males getting better jobs and better pay how is it fair? As said before we do not live in a just world. I can't understand why it is like this or will it ever change? I know it is getting better for women but will it ever be equal?
- I enjoyed reading McIntosh, it was an easier read than Delpit. McIntosh made a lot of sense in what she wrote about. I can relate better to this reading than Delpit's. I think this reading is the opposite of Delpit and more like Johnson's. There are many aspects in this reading i just can't imagine people going through. This piece really brought out the many aspects of racial and social inequality the some people take for granted.
1. "this is not such a free country" p. 5
- I completely agree with this quote. We are suppose to live in a country that is free but we have so many rules and regulations that we really are not free. As she lists her 26 white privileges, many people can relate to them because most of them are true. How can we be free when the country is not just to their citizens. How come males get paid more or have higher positions. When i tihnk of being "free" I think about having equal rights to all people.
2. "Whiteness protected me from many kinds of hostility, distress, and violence" p. 5
- This quote i can not believe and is unjust to all people. How is that fair, just because someone isn't white they should feel fear for their lives. No one should be in fear because of their skin color. I can understand though where she gets that from. I know there is still racial problems and stereotypes. I just can't imagine people actually being this way.
3. "I think whites are carefully taught not to recognize white privilege, as males are taught not to recognize male privilege." p. 1
- The first part of this quote I agree with. Many people do not recognize white privilege, but maybe that is because they are white. I am sure that people of color see white privileges differently and in a almost harmful way. Not sure what how I want to describe that but tried anyways. I don't agree with males getting better jobs and better pay how is it fair? As said before we do not live in a just world. I can't understand why it is like this or will it ever change? I know it is getting better for women but will it ever be equal?
- I enjoyed reading McIntosh, it was an easier read than Delpit. McIntosh made a lot of sense in what she wrote about. I can relate better to this reading than Delpit's. I think this reading is the opposite of Delpit and more like Johnson's. There are many aspects in this reading i just can't imagine people going through. This piece really brought out the many aspects of racial and social inequality the some people take for granted.
Sunday, September 6, 2009
About Me
Hi, my name is Liz Pimentel I'm 18 my birthday is coming up soon on October 5th so I'm excited =]. I am on my second year at RIC and I am going for special education. I can't wait to be a teacher! I work two jobs, on the weekdays I work at a daycare in Cumberland and on Saturdays I work at Dunkin Donuts. my family and friends are extremely important to me. I love dancing and traveling and just having fun!!
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