English110.11/12

This goes well with the Harvard IAT in seeing how early children are exposed to racist images. Remember, even though some of these videos are old, they get re-released in seven-year cycles.

i have seen many videos like this, and think it is interesting how when we are kids we enjoy these movies so much when they are really giving us the wrong message. it makes me wonder if watching these disney movies as a kid affected how we view people as we got older.

What an interesting video! Never realized any of these until now. It definitely is apparent in many movies even today although it is getting better.

This is interesting because it's an experiment. It's not something we intentionally do but there's a psychological reason behind it

After the discussion today in class about the Martin Luther King Jr. monument I wanted to do some more research because I was intrigued. While doing some research I came across this article which is very interesting because not only does the stone look darker in the picture but also in this article we find out that MLK Jr.'s children were involved with choosing how the sculpture looked. Two of the three were involved and said that this statue was one of the better statues. Many people despite the children's input were very angered over the whole monument.

On 31 May, in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, a 13-year-old boy named Darius Simmons was allegedly shot to death by 75-year-old John Henry Spooner, right in front of the boy's mother, Patricia Larry. Spooner had confronted Darius as he was taking out the trash and accused the kid of stealing from his home.

Too many shootings of young black men in Milwaukee. Can anyone look up the police record?

This is a really good article and a good example of what Walter Mosley was talking about in his article about how the media picks and chooses news stories to become National news. How come I didn't hear about this story, but I heard about the Trayvon Martin story. They happened only a week apart. This story only reinforces what Mosley was saying in his article "Walter Mosley on Trayvon Martin Case and Racial Identity."

An article from 2009 where a black man was shot and killed by two white officers.

Similar to the Trayvon Martin case, a black boy is shot 3 times by a police officer for no apparent reason.

This is to go with Baylee's posting. It is a six minute excerpt from a video I have called "Unnatural Causes" that looks a how class and race lead to poor health outcomes and early death rates. This little clip looks at how black women have the highest infant mortality rate in the nation.

A great article and a great topic. If we get time, I'll show you a film called "Unnatural Causes" that confirms this. Class and race are major determinants in health. It is also a great research project. I'll see if I can find "When the Bough Breaks" a sub-chapter of "Unatural Causes" (which I can't italicize here...) and post it.

Wow, this is so sad. I don't get how people can do this.

We see too many stories like this. The Castle Doctrine is an interesting allowance to have in Wisconsin. We are one of the last states to adopt this, but it has been in most states for a very long time.

After our discussion in class about the MLK Jr. monument I was interested and found this article. I like this one because of the background knowledge it gives. I also like how the author shares the controversy at the beginning and at the end ties in how the author thinks MLK Jr. would have felt about the way his monument represented himself and his beliefs.

This shows how the Monument became about contingent issues in a way that many would not have expected. The article is a great overview of the major controversies surrounding it. Positioning in relation to other monuments, the quote, the speech the three blocks of marble are derived from, how MLK is coming forth from the stone, even his stance are all rhetorical decisions that have been questioned. Nice Job Anna!

A white male and female are attacked by a group of black men. I find the actions surrounding this interesting. One of them is how the newspaper employer of the two attacked didn't publish the story till 2 weeks later.

I am interested in this story as well. The definition of a "Hate Crime" is hotly debated. I was origionally invented to protect minorities who were persecuted, so the idea that the majority (white people) could be vitctim to it does not necessarily fall withing its boundaries. O'Reilley does some interesting things rhetorically here. He makes a lot of assumptions and inferences but does not provide facts. He assumes he is talking to an audience who agrees with him. He implies people of color get special treatment and white people are victims of this under the guise of saying everyone should get equal treatment. He fails to note that people of color do not receive equal treatment under the law. This is a crucial difference between positions on the political spectrum. I think what is most appealing about O'Reilley's rhetoric is that he says he just wants justice for everyone. A great article to talk about!! Thanks for the post Katelynn.

http://www.fbi.gov/about-us/investigate/civilrights/hate_crimes/overview My mistake on the definition of a hate crime see above.

Today we celebrate Dr. Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.'s birthday and legacy as a national holiday. I would like to use this occasion to reflect a little bit on one part of Dr. King's dream and how far we have come toward accomplishing it.

This is a very biased article from the conservative side of the case.

Black teacher is hated by her students' parents

The part that bothers me here (among many things) is the line where the mans says "I know how to build a noose." Anyone want to comment on this article? I also have a weird feeling about people getting upset about a chair in a tree. But then there is the context of the Eastwood speech and the guy's claim that he was just "Eastwooding" it. All kinds of problems here...

To go with how unconscious bias is created, this is a 50 minute film that documents how Arabs have been villified in America by Hollywood for over a century. It is very well done and great to watch as we come to understand how stereotypes and perceptions are created.

This is the Harvard IAT. It reveals some of our unconscious biases. I give this to you so you can see that many of the things we react to are unconscious. This is not to say we are sexist, racist, ageist etc., but to show that society contributes to what we believe and shape many of our perceptions unconsciously. I'll post some Disney videos as well to show how young this training begins. I'd also encourage you to watch the video post "A Girl Like Me" with the Clark Doll studies in it. It begins to answer where ideas of raceism and sexism and stereotypes come from. VERY FEW people score in the neutral ranges on all these tests. I flat out couldn't be more biased on work/gender. I have no idea where that came from. But these are interesting and revealing to take. I hope you will take these.

SO much of what we are seeing in the news feeds today is the information concerning George Zimmerman. I am still conflicted as to what actually happened that night and why. But I feel like the tide has changed/shifted and the voices we first heard that supported Trayvon Martin are getting lost now as so many speak up and defend Zimmerman's right to self defence (which may be valid); however, hearing from his parents reminds us that a young boy was shot that night and he cannot speak for himself as Zimmerman can.

This is a clip from a series of three videos that are EXCELLENT. I love showing these in class, but it is hard to find time. If you all would like to see them, we could get together a group over a weekend and watch one of them and have a discussion. If anyone is interested in this, let me know and we'll organize this. Informal groups are one of the great ways to begin having converstations. If someone from each class would volunteer to gather a group and organize people who would like to attend, we could begin watching some movies and videos together!!

This is an excellent article with numerous links to other articles that trace the evolution of the Martin/Zimmerman case. It notes too that the Trayvon Martin Memorial has been removed. I find that strange. It has been preserved, but why remove it? This is a great article for up-to-date information and case development.