jgainsboro – Contemporary Racism

Offensive Graffiti at Our College

jgainsboro — Mon, 07 Nov 2016 19:31:08 +0000

I learned last week that we had an incident at our school with someone writing an anti-Semitic and sexist comment in one of our dorms. I had a conversation with the Dean of Student Life about it. The RA and Head Resident Assistant were apparently alerted that the comment that was written on or near the door of a student. The comment was taken down within four to five hours after being written. Campus Safety has been unable ...

Directorial Racial Choices and their Implications

jgainsboro — Sun, 30 Oct 2016 15:07:32 +0000

I grew up in a mostly-white suburban town. However, I was a part of the musical Once On This Island multiple times. The premise of this musical is that there is a peasant girl (who was traditionally played by a black, female actor) who falls in love with a rich man (traditionally played by a white, male actor). The entire show centers around how these two very different worlds are not allowed to associate and talk to ...

When Law and Order Hits Close To Home

jgainsboro — Sun, 25 Sep 2016 21:58:56 +0000

In “Law and Order SVU: Season 13, Episode 6“ there is an episode involving a complicated situation regarding race. In this episode, a college-aged white girl is raped at gun-point by a black male. Throughout the episode they begin to question the girls story, learning that she is dating her piano teacher and cheated on him with another black male the night before. The lawyer hired to take on the rapists case is a black ...