Thursday, December 17, 2009

In class we talked about race and how people think it is completely biological but after our discussion we realized that it isn't. As a society, we create the image that we think about when we think of a certain race. When we think of a race we think of categories that come along with that race such as the way those people are supposed to dress and act. I think it's really cool that race is something we as people have created and it is not something we are born with. Most people think that once your born you are the race of your parents, but it goes past that. Our blood is the same as the person with a completely different race as us so in reality there is no difference at all. Throughout the years we have continued to judge other races and come up with what we believe is the way they act, dress, etc. In my favorite tv show, Keeping up the Kardashians, Khloe Kardashian recently married Lamar Odom. When Khloe's step dad first met Lamar Odom he had a previous idea that he was just like any other "thug" guy. After Khloe's step dad looked past Lamar and started to get to know him and learn about his background he realized that he lived a hard life and has overcome a lot of struggles in his life and he began to respect him more. I think in general people need to not judge other races and get rid of the previous stereotypes that they might have.

3 comments:

  1. Lamar Odom suffered thru many struggles in his life and i think that its great that her dad saw that and eventually accepted him

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  2. it really is amazing how we can create something as ridiculous as race, how people don't look past that in the beginning and understand that we are all the same biologically.

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  3. i agree people need to not judge races. we did this we can end it

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