en-us https://www.intensedebate.com/users/759809 Comments by ACL https://www.racerelationsproject.org/2010/04/women__trashed/#IDComment68631420 I think Hollywood is not as bad as everyone makes it out to be; I don’t think that it is just a haven for the skinny white blondes, it really is for everyone. For example, women of all shape and sizes make it big; it is just which celebrities you want to focus on. Kate Hudson is stick thin, Jennifer Lopez is curvy and Queen Latifah is bigger boned however they all have made it big in Hollywood. All races are represented and all facial features are represented. I kind of see Hollywood as a way to inspire people. If you really want it and you put your mind to it, you can make it in Hollywood no matter what you look like. Sun, 18 Apr 2010 01:51:26 +0000 https://www.racerelationsproject.org/2010/04/women__trashed/#IDComment68631420 https://www.racerelationsproject.org/2010/04/women__trashed/#IDComment68631397 I feel that if we take away body image there are still numerous things about being female that ties together women of all shape, sizes and cultures. One for example is that we all have to go through the same things no matter what you look like or where you are from. We all have to deal with our gift from Mother Nature every twenty eight days. We have to deal with the bloating, the cramps, the headaches, the annoyance of having to always have tampons or pads handy and having to run to the bathroom every four to eight hours. We all have to deal with the gift of pregnancy. No male can understand those nine long months. No male can understand the morning sickness, the aches and pains of the big belly, the bigger milk filled boobs, the pain of a baby coming out and the joy of knowing that this little baby came from you. We also have to deal with differences in the real world. For example if you are a woman pursuing a career in business or architecture or engineering you will feel the scarcity of women in the workforce. You have to deal with the fact that some men will think less of you because you are a woman or that some feel that they can take advantage of you. Sun, 18 Apr 2010 01:51:13 +0000 https://www.racerelationsproject.org/2010/04/women__trashed/#IDComment68631397 https://www.racerelationsproject.org/2010/04/women__trashed/#IDComment68631380 I think that to be a woman it is just to be comfortable in your own skin. We all know that everyone is insecure about something in their own way but if you love your body and work it the right way you will come off as a confident woman that people look up to and want to be around. Positive energy will flow around you and attract others to be drawn towards you. People always are harsher on themselves than other people are on them therefore if we just learn to love our imperfections and think of them as something to add to our unique personality our lives would be so much less stressful and richer overall. Sun, 18 Apr 2010 01:51:00 +0000 https://www.racerelationsproject.org/2010/04/women__trashed/#IDComment68631380 https://www.racerelationsproject.org/2010/04/what-might-be-the-second-step__trashed/#IDComment68628898 Well with step one being awareness on a personal level, step two may be awareness on a societal level. It may be buying fair trade products, where none of the ingredients contain anything that was made by slaves, and telling others about the conditions in which the slaves have to work through. We know what happens to the slaves because we read the book for the first exam and watched the you-tube clip in class, however if you were not fortune enough to take soc119 and you were an idealist person you might not even know that slavery still exists. Therefore I think that step two is spreading the word to others. Sun, 18 Apr 2010 01:30:01 +0000 https://www.racerelationsproject.org/2010/04/what-might-be-the-second-step__trashed/#IDComment68628898 https://www.racerelationsproject.org/2010/03/nothing-about-the-census-is-easy__trashed/#IDComment67299358 I think the Census would be a hard job to think of what questions to ask and what answers to put. So many people think and feel so many ways its hard to please everyone. Like the part of the interview with the younger man, woman and older (mid-aged) man were talking about the term "Negro." The younger man and the woman were somewhat shocked and outraged, whereas the mid-aged man saw where it was coming from, yet still would never pick it to describe himself. However some older individuals would have been upset if the term "Negro" was not on the form. It seems to me like it is a lose-lose situation for the Census Bureau. Sun, 11 Apr 2010 20:06:17 +0000 https://www.racerelationsproject.org/2010/03/nothing-about-the-census-is-easy__trashed/#IDComment67299358 https://www.racerelationsproject.org/2010/03/the-white-minorities__trashed/#IDComment67298137 The third question pondered in the first post, the question of the effect on people who held power positions in the country, I feel that this country is changing anyway. We recently elected our first black president, who is doing a wonderful job. Therefore I feel that it will be hard to separate the cause and effect of changing birth rates of the minorities from the fact that we are more open to others leading us in general. Sun, 11 Apr 2010 19:56:31 +0000 https://www.racerelationsproject.org/2010/03/the-white-minorities__trashed/#IDComment67298137 https://www.racerelationsproject.org/2010/03/the-white-minorities__trashed/#IDComment67298098 It was interesting to connect that the whites will no longer be the majority to the doll video we watched in class where younger children were asked questions like which doll they would rather play with, which doll was better, which doll was nicer, and which doll looked like them. The answers to these questions were either a black or a white doll. Most children told the lady who was conducting the interviews that the white doll was the doll they would play with, it was the better doll, it was the nicer doll but that the black doll was the doll that looked most like them. Maybe the fact that birth rates in the United States for minorities are coming close to the majority, well maybe the outcome of another test like this would result in the children picking the doll that looked like themselves to be the doll they would play with, the doll that was better, and the doll that was nicer. Sun, 11 Apr 2010 19:56:12 +0000 https://www.racerelationsproject.org/2010/03/the-white-minorities__trashed/#IDComment67298098 https://www.racerelationsproject.org/2010/03/the-white-minorities__trashed/#IDComment67298051 Will the privileged white ever be considered a minority as a whole? I understand where the poster is coming from when saying yes in a situation where there are ten brown people and five white people then obviously the white individuals will be in the minority. But overall in the world, will our society ever change the way that it thinks to include this new thought that white may in fact be among the minorities? For example the article states that "The Census Bureau estimates that minorities will constitute a majority of the nation’s overall population in about three decades and a majority of Americans under age 18 in about one decade," but will we, the white Americans or even Americans as a whole, ever full realize and accept that the white individuals will no longer be the majority? Will the way things happen change? Will relationships between different racial and ethnic compositions change? Sun, 11 Apr 2010 19:55:46 +0000 https://www.racerelationsproject.org/2010/03/the-white-minorities__trashed/#IDComment67298051 https://www.racerelationsproject.org/2010/03/the-white-minorities__trashed/#IDComment67298015 I agree with this post one hundred percent. I at first I did not really see how I could write a post that was over four hundred and fifty words to get credit, it seemed as though I should use this article as one of my one hundred word posts so that I could just write how interesting it all was and that it will be interesting to see how things change in the fast upcoming future. However after reading some of the prior posts, the article has become much more interesting. Sun, 11 Apr 2010 19:55:25 +0000 https://www.racerelationsproject.org/2010/03/the-white-minorities__trashed/#IDComment67298015 https://www.racerelationsproject.org/2010/04/what-if-we-got-rid-of-welfare__trashed/#IDComment66294530 I agree with this comment, I think it would be utter chaos if we got rid of the welfare system. I understand the stereotype that comes along with the welfare system; however most individuals that benefit from the welfare system are not slackers looking for a free ride. Especially of late, with the recession many people have been laid off and it has been really hard to find jobs. Also children should not be thrown onto the streets. Personally I don’t think that anyone should be thrown onto the streets but I cannot think of a way to fix the system yet I still do not think it should be taken away. Tue, 6 Apr 2010 23:48:57 +0000 https://www.racerelationsproject.org/2010/04/what-if-we-got-rid-of-welfare__trashed/#IDComment66294530 https://www.racerelationsproject.org/2010/04/this-is-totally-off-the-hook__trashed/#IDComment66293632 I am also kind of shocked that the couple from England that the anchor was talking to on skype did not think it was offensive. And people have been worrying about shoot ‘em up games. Where have they been for the past ten years? In my high school pysch class we had to do a project on the effects of shoot ‘em up video games on young children and the outcome was increased bad and violent behavior. Tue, 6 Apr 2010 23:40:32 +0000 https://www.racerelationsproject.org/2010/04/this-is-totally-off-the-hook__trashed/#IDComment66293632 https://www.racerelationsproject.org/2010/04/this-is-totally-off-the-hook__trashed/#IDComment66293598 Is there an age requirement on these videos? In essence, they are selling porn. They lift up their skirts, molest their breasts and pelvic and rape them. They follow or should I say stalk girls, their sister and their mothers! Their MOTHERS! This is just disgusting. And that it can be seen anywhere online is also terrible. So my little nine year old brother could you-tube this if he had ever heard about it bothers me on the deepest level possible. It is just ridiculous. Tue, 6 Apr 2010 23:40:18 +0000 https://www.racerelationsproject.org/2010/04/this-is-totally-off-the-hook__trashed/#IDComment66293598 https://www.racerelationsproject.org/2010/04/this-is-totally-off-the-hook__trashed/#IDComment66293566 And I definitely do NOT think that this will be an outlet for potential rapists so that they do not have to actually assault someone. I feel that it is quite the opposite. I feel that the more people play this game the more that they will want to win and the more they will think about it and then eventually they will actually aspire to do it. The more that people know about rape and the more they interact with it, is just a terrible thing. Rape is one of the worst things you can do to a person. Making a video game, putting it on a pedestal is just wrong. Tue, 6 Apr 2010 23:40:04 +0000 https://www.racerelationsproject.org/2010/04/this-is-totally-off-the-hook__trashed/#IDComment66293566 https://www.racerelationsproject.org/2010/04/this-is-totally-off-the-hook__trashed/#IDComment66293537 Okay. First off I cannot believe that this is an actual video game that people buy and play on a daily basis. I wonder who the individuals were that came up with the idea to make a video game where the whole point of the game is to rape as many women as many times as you can. And what video game company executive would agree with that person. And what marketing agency would want to make ads for it and who would want to buy it! This just seems rather insane to me. A game all about rape, I just do not get it. Maybe I’m just jaded because I do not really see the good in any video games. Shooting people and stealing cars for hours on end does not really resonate with me. I just feel that there is so much more you could do with your time rather than sit in front of a television and play a game that does not really help you in any way. Go outside; paint a picture; read a book. Tue, 6 Apr 2010 23:39:50 +0000 https://www.racerelationsproject.org/2010/04/this-is-totally-off-the-hook__trashed/#IDComment66293537 https://www.racerelationsproject.org/2010/04/i-really-want-to-know-also__trashed/#IDComment66290724 I agree I also was surprised anyone had the balls to ask this question, which personally I think is kind of rude. Maybe you honestly feel that way and more power to you, but you should respect your professors. I understand that some of the time Sam goes off on random tangents that have nothing to do what we are talking about but still you should respect those around you. Additionally, this kid that asked the question sits a couple rows in front of me and bullshits around with his friends, so maybe it's just the way he is that nothing will change his mind or maybe if he actually listened to what Sam was saying and thought about it, he might gain some insight. Tue, 6 Apr 2010 23:17:05 +0000 https://www.racerelationsproject.org/2010/04/i-really-want-to-know-also__trashed/#IDComment66290724 https://www.racerelationsproject.org/2010/03/fired-for-a-scarf__trashed/#IDComment65376393 I think that this is a terrible thing. Abercrombie and Fitch as well as Hollister does have some strict standards with their look policy. For example, the employees are supposed to wear their flip flops all year round. However, in my LER 201 class we learned about a case where a worker at Domino's had facial hair and they fired him because he would not shave it and Domino's had a clean shaven face policy. The judge sided with Domino's and stated that they had the right to tell their employees how they want them to look because they are a representation of the company. I think that this and the Domino's example are just plain wrong. Looks aren't everything. The attitudes of the employees count more than the look. Fri, 2 Apr 2010 00:48:30 +0000 https://www.racerelationsproject.org/2010/03/fired-for-a-scarf__trashed/#IDComment65376393 https://www.racerelationsproject.org/2010/03/in-her-own-words__trashed/#IDComment65373497 I, as a girl, was not offended when Sam talk about his wife's period. I just did not like the way he kept referring to it; the way he constantly said that his wife was "bleeding" and that girls in the class were "bleeding." And there is nothing wrong with saying that because, in essence, that is what is happening. I personally just did not like it because I get very queasy around the topic of blood and very often faint when I think about it or see a lot of it. The constant ramble with bleeding being every third word or so left me on the verge of almost fainting. Fri, 2 Apr 2010 00:38:36 +0000 https://www.racerelationsproject.org/2010/03/in-her-own-words__trashed/#IDComment65373497 https://www.racerelationsproject.org/2010/03/those-damn-dolls__trashed/#IDComment65372161 Watching those children really made my heart break. They were so young! They must have heard these things from somewhere. From parents, siblings, aunts, uncles, grandparents, teachers, strangers? Who would tell them that Black dolls meant bad dolls? Who would tell them that Black dolls meant dirty dolls? Thus in essence these people were telling these small amenable children that they are bad and that they are dirty. Now these children have to grow up their entire lives feeling inadequate and inferior to others. No one should ever have to feel inferior to anyone else! This could have had terrible consequences on these children! Some children might have been able to overcome this and be a confident and super fabulous person while other may have had deep seeded problems due to the things that they learned while they were so young. Fri, 2 Apr 2010 00:33:54 +0000 https://www.racerelationsproject.org/2010/03/those-damn-dolls__trashed/#IDComment65372161 https://www.racerelationsproject.org/2010/03/those-damn-dolls__trashed/#IDComment65372130 Also one year for Christmas my parents got me a Ken Barbie doll that came with his very own dog because I love dogs and they would not let me ever get a real one. A very nice gift, right? Not for me. I threw a hissy fit. I started crying and screaming that I didn't want a boy Barbie. I only wanted the real Barbie. So in a sense I guess I was also like those children in the movie. I wanted the doll that was popular, the one that everyone loved and the one everyone wanted instead of the one that looked like me. However, my situation was a little different. I did not think that the brown haired Barbie (Theresa) was dirty or bad. I just wanted to be Barbie and I wanted to do everything that she did. Fri, 2 Apr 2010 00:33:38 +0000 https://www.racerelationsproject.org/2010/03/those-damn-dolls__trashed/#IDComment65372130 https://www.racerelationsproject.org/2010/03/those-damn-dolls__trashed/#IDComment65371996 I was pretty shocked when I saw this video. It was something that i realized subconsciously in a sense, however, i don't think that it ever really surfaced with me. I never really thought about it that much. Growing up my sister and I were constantly playing with dolls of all kinds including Barbie dolls. We had the Barbie dream house, Barbie's friends, younger sister and loads of different clothes to change them into. We also spent most of our days driving around in our hot pink Barbie jeep. We were the envy of the neighborhood. I always loved Barbie and at a point in time wondered by Barbie had blonde hair. I have brown hair so obviously I wanted to have a doll with brown hair so that the doll and I could look alike and dress alike (you know the works). So my mom bought us all kinds of dolls including Theresa, the brown haired doll. However even though she looked more like us than Barbie did, my sister and I never played with her that often. She just was not Barbie and we wanted to play with Barbie. Fri, 2 Apr 2010 00:33:19 +0000 https://www.racerelationsproject.org/2010/03/those-damn-dolls__trashed/#IDComment65371996