After listening to the Tim Wise interview, I realized that racism in today's society is more blinded and sophisticated than when the Brown vs. Board of Education case was settled in 1954. In today's society, there is no segregation, for the most part, but racism still lingers throughout our country. One thing that I totally agree with what Wise talks about is the difference between racism 1.0 and racism 2.0. Racism 1.0 is what most people would call "open eyed racism" or racism that is noticeable. Racism 2.0 is now evident since Obama has been president. This is when people support him because he is different than the norm and is something new for the country. The issue with this racism is that it can be turned onto every race and can put people down who are not up to the standards that have been set by Obama.
I found a little article about racism in politics and how it is pushed under the rug and not completely noticed by everyone.
In class I'd like to talk about racism and how it is still very known and seen in our society today.
Perfect article to add to this blog post!!!! Crazy how many people are so judgmental about the superficial things!
ReplyDeleteI agree with Alicia, that article really complimented your blog post and the topic. It makes a similar comment to Wise about how Obama and transcended "race" in someways meaning people don't necessarily see him as being "black" and therefore his election hasn't really done much to help the majority of black people in our country.
ReplyDeleteI really like how you refered it back to modern day. Also, I think that this is a great article and really relates to the topic.
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