Tennille – Contemporary Racism

White Identity Lost

Tennille — Fri, 25 Nov 2011 22:38:08 +0000

Black identity is a topic that is discussed and recognized everyday in our contemporary racism class. They are grouped and recognized as a separate ethnicity in which they promote the distinction between white and black. It never really occurred to me until I read this quote by Lipsitz, that whites have lost their individual ethnic identity. “Urban renewal helped construct a new “white” identity in the suburbs by helping to destroy ethnically specific European American ...

Choosing to be Racist?

Tennille — Fri, 18 Nov 2011 22:29:24 +0000

This week, we were asked to complete two IAT’s. One that measured our level of association between Blacks and weapons and another the measured ones preference of Blacks versus Whites. I am not skeptical of the tests accuracy. I believe that it can truly measure ones implicit feelings; however, I do question whether these feelings can ever be truly implicit. I believe that the mind is a powerful thing, and that if an individual wants ...

Reflection of Obama’s 03/18/2008 Speech

Tennille — Fri, 19 Aug 2011 05:52:38 +0000

In our last class, we went over a speech President Obama had made in 2008. One of the things he said really stuck out to me. “ For the African-American community, that path means embracing the burdens of our past without becoming victims of our past. It means continuing to insist on a full measure of justice in every aspect of American life. But it also means binding out particular grievances – for better health ...

Identifying with Race

Tennille — Sun, 20 Feb 2011 13:20:11 +0000

I have been thinking a lot about how silly the concept of being colorblind within society really is. I am currently enrolled in Multicultural psychology and we have been discussing racial identity models. Race is part of the individual’s identity and everyone understands and related to their race and ethnicity on different levels. Not only is racism structurally embedded within our society; it is also what defines the individual. The understanding one might have of ...

Survival of the Fittest

Tennille — Mon, 14 Feb 2011 04:38:01 +0000

Acts of omission and collective ignorance creates the socio-cultural atmosphere in which racism thrives. In class, we discussed that “the system” is something that does not just happen out of nowhere. Reality isn’t just there; it is socially constructed. If the system is built, then in theory it should be able to be destroyed and rebuilt; however, I feel that the unity and cooperation amongst individuals that is required for such a transformation is nearly ...