I am going to write this just as a wrap up of the class. This was a fun class to take that generated good discussion and pushed us to talk about topics we would never talk about with our friends.We were in a safe environment where we got to question theorists, agree with them disagree with them, and look at media today and how it pertains to class. Everyone was great when it came to contributing to class and it was simple where we did not feel so overwhelmed. Some of the readings were hard while others were interesting. Would I recommend this class to my peer? Yes I definitely would.
My favorite reading has to be the one about online comments. You would like somewhere so vague as the Internet people would be more accepting but no they are not. People instead make the worst comments about a person whether it is about their race, sexual orientation, or gender. I feel people do so because they feel like they can hide behind their computer and be this person who they normally would not be in real life. It is helpful to learn about the online world because we can study the ways people interact and have intelligent discussions on why that person may be acting a certain way. I liked it because it is something that we can all relate too because we live in a time where we are all on the Internet and we may be that person who likes to start trouble or stand up for others.
My least favorite reading was about laissez faire racism. It was not that it was hard to understand. It was just that the forms of racism that exist but is hidden through the system. The government can still be racist without being explicit. Even though they should not be especially with the time we live in. It shows that racism still exist and we do not live in a post race society which I think is just sad. It is hard to read this material because we want things to change but when we read this stuff we see that it will not or will not for a long time.
What did you guys think of the readings? Which one is your favorite? Which is not? What did you think of the class?
I definitely agree with you that the most interesting reading pertained to online comments. I feel like much of the prejudiced statements that are communicated online would not actually be stated in a physical environment. Obviously, this is still a problem since we live in a digital age and social networks (including comment sections) are a popular method of communicating with one another.
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