Separate and Unequal by: Bob Hebert
Talking Points #8
Connections:
Connection to Kozol
I found a connection between Wise and Kozol. In Kozol we talked about the metaphor "a bandaid on a broken leg." I see the same connection when I watched to video about between Barack and a Hard Place. In Kozol, they were giving out condoms and clean needles to the residents of Mott Haven, and that is like putting a bandaid on a broken leg. It is implying that people can still have sex, and they won't spread disease. There is the chance that the disease could spread anyways, so that wasn't the answer. I'm relating it to Wise because everyone thinks that just because Obama was elected President that racism will come to an end completely and that's not true. Obama is very well educated, and is a very smart man. So, all black people think that they have to have the same level of knowledge as him. This concerns wise because now there can be racism of African Americans who excel in knowledge and those who don't. This is like a bandaid on a broken leg because it has created a new kind of racism because Obama is so intelligent, so the world sees that everyone else must have to be intelligent too. Wise wants to show that a normal person whether they are well educated or not have the same opportunities to do great things like Barack Obama.
Connection to Johnson
I also see a connection to Johnson because Wise talks about how white people can be very oblivious. Whites are in denial about the problem of racism. When asked 63% of white people would say there is no problem with racism towards black people today. I'm relating this to Johnson because he talked about "the luxury of obliviousness." He said that white people are rarely aware of the privileges that they have. White people are unaware of the privileges they have they don't have to deal with this type of racism. White people are in denial of the problem, and they think there is no instances of racism in the world today and that is because they are unaware of the privileges that they have. When clearly there is still racism! According to Wise, 6 out of 10 white people said black people are less intelligent, more agressive, less hardworking, and less patriotic. Also, 75% of white people thought black people want to live on welfare, so they don't have to work. I think using the same examples this could also be connected to Delpit using the same examples. Delpit says, those with power are frequently least aware or least willing to acknowledge its existence. White people aren't going to admit or state if they think there is still racism today. A lot of them think there is no problem, and that is because they are just in denial, according to Wise. There is definitely a connection to both Johnson and Delpit in the video of Tim Wise "Between Barack and a Hard Place." Here is an article I found that I thought tied in with how white people can be oblivious to racism.
Comments: I'm curious has anyone seen any instances of racism today? At school? At work?...etc. Or do you think everyone is oblivous to it too? Anyways in my comments I wanted to bring up the article by Bob Herbert. He says that it is difficult for students to have good results in school with high poverty. I think we know that from our service learning. We can also see how there is high levels of poverty in our schools too. According to his article and research, lower class students do better academically if they are placed in schools with middle class peers, and are just in an overall better enviroment. Do you think that would work if we put the students we work with in a different school that has little or no showing of poverty? Leave me a comment and let me know what you think.
I found a connection between Wise and Kozol. In Kozol we talked about the metaphor "a bandaid on a broken leg." I see the same connection when I watched to video about between Barack and a Hard Place. In Kozol, they were giving out condoms and clean needles to the residents of Mott Haven, and that is like putting a bandaid on a broken leg. It is implying that people can still have sex, and they won't spread disease. There is the chance that the disease could spread anyways, so that wasn't the answer. I'm relating it to Wise because everyone thinks that just because Obama was elected President that racism will come to an end completely and that's not true. Obama is very well educated, and is a very smart man. So, all black people think that they have to have the same level of knowledge as him. This concerns wise because now there can be racism of African Americans who excel in knowledge and those who don't. This is like a bandaid on a broken leg because it has created a new kind of racism because Obama is so intelligent, so the world sees that everyone else must have to be intelligent too. Wise wants to show that a normal person whether they are well educated or not have the same opportunities to do great things like Barack Obama.
Connection to Johnson
I also see a connection to Johnson because Wise talks about how white people can be very oblivious. Whites are in denial about the problem of racism. When asked 63% of white people would say there is no problem with racism towards black people today. I'm relating this to Johnson because he talked about "the luxury of obliviousness." He said that white people are rarely aware of the privileges that they have. White people are unaware of the privileges they have they don't have to deal with this type of racism. White people are in denial of the problem, and they think there is no instances of racism in the world today and that is because they are unaware of the privileges that they have. When clearly there is still racism! According to Wise, 6 out of 10 white people said black people are less intelligent, more agressive, less hardworking, and less patriotic. Also, 75% of white people thought black people want to live on welfare, so they don't have to work. I think using the same examples this could also be connected to Delpit using the same examples. Delpit says, those with power are frequently least aware or least willing to acknowledge its existence. White people aren't going to admit or state if they think there is still racism today. A lot of them think there is no problem, and that is because they are just in denial, according to Wise. There is definitely a connection to both Johnson and Delpit in the video of Tim Wise "Between Barack and a Hard Place." Here is an article I found that I thought tied in with how white people can be oblivious to racism.
Comments: I'm curious has anyone seen any instances of racism today? At school? At work?...etc. Or do you think everyone is oblivous to it too? Anyways in my comments I wanted to bring up the article by Bob Herbert. He says that it is difficult for students to have good results in school with high poverty. I think we know that from our service learning. We can also see how there is high levels of poverty in our schools too. According to his article and research, lower class students do better academically if they are placed in schools with middle class peers, and are just in an overall better enviroment. Do you think that would work if we put the students we work with in a different school that has little or no showing of poverty? Leave me a comment and let me know what you think.
I really like you connection between Wise and Kozol, explaining that voting in Obama did not just get rid of racism, and in some ways it heightened the feelings of racism.
ReplyDeleteAlex, I really liked how you connected this blog with Johnson and Kozol. You had some great points to say while I was reading found myself agreeing too.
ReplyDeleteI agree with your points, and the connections you made to the readings. Great post.
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