Understanding Racism

Racism is obviously a big deal in this country. It seems that now days people are worried about skin color more than the wars that we have going on. I personaly am fed up with hearing, "its cause your white." Same with the other way around. There is a lot of segregation in our communities today. If you think about it, what is the majority race of people that live in the hood. Then what is the majority of people that live in mansions on the country side. This is what I mean when I say we are to worried about skin color. Every race has their own stereotypes and each one can hurt the feelings of the other. The African Americans have the stereotype of being wild and rude, while caucasions have the rep. of being smart, clean, or the occasional saying of the word cracker. I never understood that and I probably never will. Anything that I say in this blog is not meant to offend anyone I am just saying it how it is.

Many of times we stereotype from what we hear from others. It seems to be the thing now days and it is tearing a lot of communities up. If you look at the neighborhoods that the majority of African Americans live in, it is usually in the city living in the projects. I don't feel that African Americans mind this because they are always repping which hood they are from. This is why most people joke around about throwing their hood up. The city life is usually full of gangs, crimes, weapons, and drugs. If you are going to be around it since your first day alive then most chances are you will be influenced to do those things. Hatred among different races will NEVER go away because it's not like eithier side will let go of the past. It is always going to be in society and it will never be under control. Some of my good friends are of a different race and they don't mind me joking with them about certain things that would otherwise tick them off if I didn't know them.

Living in a racist society will not help to mitigate the chances of future race wars. Instead it will make things worse than they already are. In the article, Defining Racism it states,"Racism is like smog in the air. Sometimes it is so thick it is visible, other times it is less apparent, but always, day in and day out we breathe it in." Prjudice is part of our society and we cannot help that. It has been one of those things that we have always been around that will not alter what we believe in. There is a god quote in the text that states, we teach what we are taught. I believe in this 100%. I understand that people may change, however the majority of people that are around such hatefull things will probably never change. I don't think that there is any side that holds more favoritism. I belive that every race tries to do as god as they can without trying to start anything. I believe that racism holds a lot of emotional ties. Many people are offended sometimes when people say negative things toward eachother. If we can try to change these things then maybe one day we will be much closer towards a less negative world

Advertisements In Todays Period

All through the society today we see many advertisements that tend to be offending, positive, or humorous. Some of the stuff that is put into these movie trailers and also magazines are very controversial. There is a strong rise in many ads today that have to deal with race, gender, and class. It is very easy to see which ad is aiming at the three things I just posted. I am sick of a lot of ads and I think that some should be taken out. Some ads can be good though and promote our society and give us hope of a better economy and simply just make us laugh.

Then you have some ads that portray something that you wouldnt think they would have on there. Like for instance in a book I am reading called reading culture, it has a woman who looks like she is from the great depression times and she is wearing a wal mart outfit. Things like this can be very touchy to some people. There might be a few people out there that take offense to these kinds of things. A lot of other ads make people seem like someone there not. For instance barack obama is looked at as a guy who has saved us. If you really look at what he has done it wouldn't amount to nothing.

When someone looks at an ad they look for what it is promoting or even what point it is trying to get across. The way things are now I dont see myself believing much of what is put into ads now days. I really think that the government can do whatever they want because some stuff that is put out for people to see is just wrong. I liked reading the book readikng culture because it is something that normally someone wouldn't think about. The thing that I got from the reading was that many ads come in various forms. You have movie trailers which in some cases are the best part of the movie. You have music videos which can cause quite a stir with people. Some videos are just not meant to be posted up for everyone to see. I think that it is good to have ads but at the same time it can also be a destruction to the youth.

Piracy and Its Effect

In todays society it seems as if people have grown unaware of the consequences of their actions. This is especially true for the people who download or take other peoples content within a commercial context. I believe that downloading illegaly is not right because it is breaking the law. However, I will admit that I have downloaded music before and it worked out great. It saves you time from going to the store and it saves you money. I don't abuse these free downloads. If I do download something it is because the prices are to high in the stores. I believe that if it something as small as a song here and there then it should not be made out to be such a big problem. I understand that singers, rap artist, and people involved in the industry need to make money, and I also understand that they have people "stealing" their music. However, with today's economy it is hard for anyone to come up with the money for anything. The music industry seems to still have the same prices. Why pay for something thats more expensive when you can get the same thing for free. Artist have concerts and programs that they can make plenty of money on.

Like I said before the economy today has been rough on just about everyone in this country. The people of this society today will take any handouts or discounts that they can get. It is almost like the seller is trying to help out the consumer. I don't see how this differs from taking free music off the internet. I do belive that movies being burned off the internet should not be done. They cost a lot of money to produce. I think that the theaters are getting away with highway robbery. Nine dollars to see a movie is ridiculous. I think that the actors spend their time to act and make a good movie that they should be rewarded.

Their are so many types, tracks, and sounds of music out there that I think the industry will do fine. Not everyone downloads music but it is well known throughout the world. Having something free and available for you is easier and cheaper than having to get it yourself and spend the money. I believe that downloading music is something that should be the least of our worries.