en-us https://www.intensedebate.com/users/4256525 Comments by Rayah66 http://www.worldinconversation.org/2012/04/20/voices-from-the-classroom-154/#IDComment343631151 . Empathy, this really is one thing that I will forever take away from this class. Empathy is not a one plus one equation, as much as I would like to think that sitting down and ranting to a bunch of students on the hidden truths of life would earn our suffering minorities some respect it by far is not enough. Empathy is the one thing we really need in our world yet it is one of the hardest things to in fact gain. As I step away from this course I can only wish that I remain compelled to think twice about the people around me and where they come from. We may not be able to change the world but we sure as hell can change ourselves. Fri, 20 Apr 2012 19:24:51 +0000 http://www.worldinconversation.org/2012/04/20/voices-from-the-classroom-154/#IDComment343631151 http://www.worldinconversation.org/2012/04/20/voices-from-the-classroom-154/#IDComment343631022 We need to see race to actually successfully deal with race. Ignoring the differences puts you in the box of acting like you are all pieces of Lego but embracing the differences makes you realize that you are all different but can be put together in the toy box. Mind my simple, childish examples but here is one other shift in my mind think after this class. Race is simple and can easily be dealt with yet the things blocking are way are petty childish arguments that keep us from humanely dealing with each other. Now that we are on the topic of humane I sadly had to discover from just listening to the comments of other people in my class that we should never overestimate the decency of the ease to change. I often read ignorant responses to quite clearly stated topics. What was really sad to me is that we really have a hard time changing or editing ideas that have been drilled into our minds all our life. This may be a logical issue because it is not easy for one to change old ideologies however just the sense of mere empathy rarely caught the spotlight with the harsh audience of this class. Fri, 20 Apr 2012 19:24:41 +0000 http://www.worldinconversation.org/2012/04/20/voices-from-the-classroom-154/#IDComment343631022 http://www.worldinconversation.org/2012/04/20/voices-from-the-classroom-154/#IDComment343630821 The effects of a class are often headaches from crammed information before a final or procrastinated homework assignment that you solve aiming for a grade rather that understanding. Keeping this in mind when attempting to explain the change in my thinking I can happily say my mind shifted a lot more than in any college class. Color, race, religion, these are just a couple of concepts that we often attempt to shut off from our social radar. I usually would have praised my ability to shut off the differences I see between myself and the rest of the world. Culturally accepting, that is what I usually labeled myself as, because being blinded from differences could only be a good thing. Or so I thought. So now we come to one of the first things that were altered after taking this class. Fri, 20 Apr 2012 19:24:17 +0000 http://www.worldinconversation.org/2012/04/20/voices-from-the-classroom-154/#IDComment343630821 http://www.worldinconversation.org/2012/04/12/voices-from-the-classroom-148/#IDComment338573648 Hearing stories from other people is an everyday interaction that we have become so use to that we almost never question the act. We read, listen and speak of stories we have heard of not ever thinking twice about what bias may come with the words or what lies may have exaggerated the words. In schools rumors often dominate any source of news and although people obviously realize that much of the words they hear are polluted by the opinions of others they still choose to follow this endless line of trash talk. Therefore when considering the question of what authority you are often prone to question one must first think of what authority we do not question. Just thinking through this idea before writing my thoughts on the matter I was quite egoistic in my ideas. I thought that I was not one to blindly follow and believe the mere words of others. However, to my surprise I realized that although we often think of ourselves as thinkers we really rarely think about the legitimacy of what we hear from others. Even when hearing facts about race in the Sociology 119 class we at that moment feel affected and vow not to ever believe or think in such narrow-minded ways, however it really is hard to push yourself into a pattern that is almost against human nature. I considered what authority I question in my own life and to my disbelief I came to realize that I do not really question much. I often believe the words of friends, I at many times follow the tracks of my parents without any objection, and although I am fully aware that the media is mostly sequels of twisted stories and biased ideas I still often fall into the bad habit of reposting news ideologies. So then comes the question of what authority is it that I actually question. I realized that although authority is rarely question, the few times that we choose to really challenge ideas and beliefs is when the idea that we are challenging is something we already we do not like or approve of. Really almost all of the people we decide to challenge, question where and how they came to their ideas and what it is that makes them believe a certain way tend to be people that we do not agree with initially. We always attempt to find evidence against people we think have stupid ideas although many times those people could be right. Although it is a good thing that we do question some people at least I think we should be questioning people of our own belief a lot more. We may think our beliefs are correct yet I am sure the authorities that passed on those beliefs have a lot of questionable ideas. Sat, 14 Apr 2012 02:35:31 +0000 http://www.worldinconversation.org/2012/04/12/voices-from-the-classroom-148/#IDComment338573648 http://www.worldinconversation.org/2012/04/03/voices-from-the-classroom-141/#IDComment333289888 Hey thanks for asking the question I'm glad you mentioned your ideas on what we said (I'm one of the girls that spoke in class) I really respect what you wrote on your post and hope you didn't think we meant any less of Westerns because of the way we dress. Just different culutres different definitons of self respect. Fri, 6 Apr 2012 19:55:59 +0000 http://www.worldinconversation.org/2012/04/03/voices-from-the-classroom-141/#IDComment333289888 http://www.worldinconversation.org/2012/04/03/voices-from-the-classroom-141/#IDComment333284741 If the culture is all about talking to the girl with the better appearance then you bet that going out barely covered will gain you the attention of quite shallow people. Putting religion and culture aside I really can see the difference in approaches that I get from guys because I wear a head scarf. The real aim of conversation is often curiosity and more on the lines of getting to know each other rather than thoughts of catching “the hottest girl at the club”. People often see covering as an oppressive thing that controls your life, however I get focused on for personality more than looks how could I not love that! Fri, 6 Apr 2012 19:45:53 +0000 http://www.worldinconversation.org/2012/04/03/voices-from-the-classroom-141/#IDComment333284741 http://www.worldinconversation.org/2012/04/03/voices-from-the-classroom-141/#IDComment333284611 Girls in our society always go around judging other people for the way they dress, they label girls as sluts and too out there and often they state that some appearances show low self-esteem and little respect for one’s self. I would say it is a safe assumption to say that thoughts similar to these have crossed everybody’s minds at least once and it is for that reason that I feel like many people are contradicting themselves when they are upset by the statement that respect can be preserved from your dress. I defiantly agree that women should not be controlled by others in what they wear or do. However, with that said I truly believe that the Western culture is becoming quite superficial in the way it judges women based on their appearance. It is for this reason only that I think we sometimes have to give in to the demeaning thoughts of our culture and realize that dress will affect the way I am seen to respect myself. Fri, 6 Apr 2012 19:45:42 +0000 http://www.worldinconversation.org/2012/04/03/voices-from-the-classroom-141/#IDComment333284611 http://www.worldinconversation.org/2012/04/03/voices-from-the-classroom-141/#IDComment333284320 It is quite interesting to respond to this video question since ultimately the girl was picking on my words. I am one of the Muslim girls that spoke about the reasons for wearing a head scarf and gave details on the matter in the Sociology 119 class. First of all I think the girl in this video made a different interpretation to what was said, we did mention that wearing a head scarf is a way that we show our modesty and self-respect however we also clarified that we do not judge anybody else that chooses to do so because this our definition and culture. I think it is quite interesting however that the girl in this video choose to pick out and interpret our words in this way, I am not sure if it was just a point of miscommunication or a sense of defensiveness. If however it is the latter I am sure that defensive attitudes always seem to come from deeper sense of dissatisfaction. Fri, 6 Apr 2012 19:45:12 +0000 http://www.worldinconversation.org/2012/04/03/voices-from-the-classroom-141/#IDComment333284320 http://www.worldinconversation.org/2012/03/26/the-hunger-games-and-race-relations-in-2012/#IDComment327300201 The reaction people had toward the Hunger Games character being black is on huge jump backward in the path of humanity. Just when we think we are progressing as a human race small events creep up on us, events that seem insignificant at first however, they show hidden derogatory feelings. Although the big fuss about the character Rue being black in the Hunger Games is being blown off as an issue of reader expectations I think it highlights the biggest problem the people of our world encounter. Not speaking about race! The comments that were made about the race of Rue are obviously real thought out feelings that prove disrespect for another race. People however always make excuses when they see such behavior, claiming that these people are a minority, do not know what they are talking about or are simply unhappy readers. However, the more we accept these excuses and believe in petty reasons as to why people can be racist then we will never progress in the matters of racial discrimination. Instead of attacking the people who made such ugly comments I think it is about time that we faced them. Take them into the boundaries of free speech. In such a context we would be able to understand what is making people continue with a sense of hatred toward minorities. For all we know they could be victims of racial discrimination themselves and so they decided to generalize hatred toward the black community. I personally felt very offended and disgusted when I read the comments because really when you find people being racist toward a simple scene in a movie you can only wonder what else they have to unleash to the world. In my opinion it is these small comments that really are the roots to violent racism, we should not be waiting for things to escalate out of hand to mark peoples acts as hatred. Just recently we have witnessed two crimes ultimately built on the base of racism. Treyvon Martin was a young boy who was shot and killed because he apparently looked suspicious to a white neighbor watch guard. Also, on the same lines of this murder, Shaima AlAwadi was a mother of four who was beaten to death in her home in California. The reason being that she was a Muslim woman wearing a Hijab. The thing that is common here however is that both are crimes that root from a hidden inner prejudice. Deep down people are thinking they have the right to act against others and these feelings keep on growing till they result in barbarian acts such as the ones mentioned. And why does this keep happening? Because we do not want to talk about it. Thu, 29 Mar 2012 19:13:10 +0000 http://www.worldinconversation.org/2012/03/26/the-hunger-games-and-race-relations-in-2012/#IDComment327300201 http://www.worldinconversation.org/2012/03/22/voices-from-the-classroom-128/#IDComment324508350 As we have progressed with the issue of discrimination against blacks within the last decade we often attempt to pretend that we have successfully passed the age of oppression. Throughout the past couple of years companies and people have learned to handle the day-to-day interactions with people of color without being called racists. As much as we really want to believe that we have overcome our inner discriminator all we have actually accomplished is a habit of political correctness. Being an Arab Muslim studying in the United States the statement really threatens my existence. I am often sadden by statements similar to this one since the United States often advertises its name as a place of justice, integrity and freedom but the actions of its peoples show otherwise. The contradictory nature of the United States values really angers me because their words make you feel safe however their actions leave you scared for your life. Another thing that really works me up when I remember the heavy words of this statement is that we have fought for so long but discrimination has become subconsciously apparent. We often fight against racism and show our disapproval of hate crimes but what is now obvious is that people are not purposely racist, this hatred is hidden in the back of their minds where it becomes involuntary. Finally, my greatest reaction to this statement is fear. Yet the fear that comes from such a statement is not the abuse or death that I may receive for the mere fact of being a minority in such a racist country. The fear that I feel comes from the idea that I may be abused one day and their will still be people fighting against the protestors claiming that the abuse was justified. Just the thought of having my life ended at the hand of hatred scares me but what scares me more is that there will be people in our world with the nerve to support hatred. The answer to ending such demeaning actions is apparently long ahead the minds of humanity. As long as people begin to understand each other then we may find a comfort in the presence of different people. However, when we close off questioning the stereotypes we carry around all we gain is shocking news headlines telling the story of victims of loathe. Just recently in the past couple of days it was announced that a mother of five children living in California was beaten to death in her home for the soul reason of being Muslim in America. This news not only threatens the lives of peoples safety in the “land of the great” it places a huge question mark on the humanity of the people of this country. Mon, 26 Mar 2012 02:27:29 +0000 http://www.worldinconversation.org/2012/03/22/voices-from-the-classroom-128/#IDComment324508350 http://www.worldinconversation.org/2012/03/15/voices-from-the-classroom-123/#IDComment319278849 War in a brief sense is defined as a battle, a good and bad, a country fighting for what it would state as a right. When in school we are taught about legendary wars, our professors assign the good guys and the bad guys, we are left to solve exam questions on what were called revolutionary wars. All throughout our lives the aspect of war has been shined as a simple action. Hearing about past conflicts between people and countries use to be so common that they almost made war sound like a necessity not an option. Almost all through our life we can turn a blind eye to the deep meaning of war, we have never been pushed to question the actual actions that went on and so the numbers and the defined enemies were enough to keep us silent. I went on through most of my life thinking of war in such a casual sense however, as an Arab Muslim I was forced to comprehend the Israeli Palestinian conflict. Through this conflict only was I absorbed in the indecency of humanity, it was endless bloodshed and infinite fighting just for the sake of land. As I became emotional in touch with this topic I began to feel the hatred towards the reasons for war. War did not mean two trained military armies fighting against each other like I had always been taught. War was the stronger country killing and slaughtering the innocent civilians of the weaker country. War meant a country could be barbaric and unethical because their actions were blamed on the right for freedom or justice. As I observed more and more the actions of our world governments inside I was filled with anger against how disgusting we humans could become. How we could be so ugly inside that we would be able to find a reason to forcefully kill and murder innocent people. As the rage piled up inside and the events of September 11 fueled the so-called justified reasons to go to war I was deaf from attempting to understand where any country at war was coming from. I could see the crying children and the fathers bravely protecting their family. Protecting even when they know that fighting for justice means that their wives would remain widows and their children fatherless. I went into the Christian Invaders class expecting to be bored by the facts for I already was in the shoes of the Arab Muslims. However, unexpectedly some light glimmered in from the doors I had shut out. Just hearing people defend the acts of the United States or listening to the stories of veterans who came back with their lives damaged or changed. I came to one conclusion, no person wants war; war is the game of governments. We the people however are left to hate and fight as we cheer for our teams. Mon, 19 Mar 2012 01:49:00 +0000 http://www.worldinconversation.org/2012/03/15/voices-from-the-classroom-123/#IDComment319278849 http://www.worldinconversation.org/2012/02/29/what-more-do-you-want-to-think-about/#IDComment305078118 Finally, the idea that has really stuck with me since the beginning of this class is this idea of different understanding. I realized that often times Sam mentions an idea in class that is completely informative yet may sound new to us. Although this is just a simple teaching method the different ways in which people interpret the same sentence is insane. I often see people out lashing with angry comments on the Twitter feed to simple ideas that I consider facts not opinions. I really would like to dig deeper into this idea of completely different perspectives of understanding and how badly it is affecting the human race from progressing. Thu, 1 Mar 2012 02:17:14 +0000 http://www.worldinconversation.org/2012/02/29/what-more-do-you-want-to-think-about/#IDComment305078118 http://www.worldinconversation.org/2012/02/29/what-more-do-you-want-to-think-about/#IDComment305077947 However, from the comments that I have heard in class and on the Twitter feeds I am being to build a degrading opinion about the way humans decide to respond to each other. One comment that has been really ringing in the back of my head ever since it was mentioned was the question of an African American girl who said, “Don’t you ever think to yourself that white people are just evil?” The first thing that I am hung up on is why is acceptable for Black people to openly be so offensive in the degrading of other people. I am considerate to the fact that they have endured racial slurs for a long period of time but does this give them the passing ticket to stoop to the level of people they despised so much. Another thing that came to mind after listening to this comment was how we plan on moving forward when we always want to get revenge. When I hear the comments coming from the Black people in class I get the vibe that they are attempting to hurt the people that once hurt them, they want to get even not get closure. Although revenge seems great and glorious to cooling down our inner rage it only lights the fire of the other rage within our societies. Thu, 1 Mar 2012 02:16:54 +0000 http://www.worldinconversation.org/2012/02/29/what-more-do-you-want-to-think-about/#IDComment305077947 http://www.worldinconversation.org/2012/02/29/what-more-do-you-want-to-think-about/#IDComment305077766 To narrow down all my thoughts from the Race Relations class so far usually would be considered a complicated task since I often leave class mixing through a lot of different ideas. Of the things that have been mentioned with class, I have been extremely interested with the statistics regarding racism and racial discrimination. We often consider ourselves educated in terms of the amount of racial discrimination that occurs in our society today, however, when you view the hardcore numbers in class you become surprised with the serious matter we are faced with. The majority of the statistics that we have viewed in class have flourished the idea that the African American race in the United States has been largely disadvantaged in all aspects of their life. The amount of discrimination that the African Americans have been put through would make you assume that they have tasted the pain of being pushed back so they would not do that to others. Thu, 1 Mar 2012 02:16:36 +0000 http://www.worldinconversation.org/2012/02/29/what-more-do-you-want-to-think-about/#IDComment305077766 http://www.worldinconversation.org/2012/02/23/voices-from-the-classroom-114/#IDComment302239266 However, I think that just by being a human being we sometimes subconsciously tend to lean to people who are more appealing to us without noticing the discrimination we have put in place. On another hand, many people are not against discriminating based on personality, which I think is just as serious as discriminating based on physical appearance. Many people are hard workers and are well qualified to do the work at hand yet may not have that humors edge or confident characteristic. Companies plan interviews all the time just to choose the more charismatic employee yet nobody every seem to criticize that type of discrimination. Sun, 26 Feb 2012 20:46:44 +0000 http://www.worldinconversation.org/2012/02/23/voices-from-the-classroom-114/#IDComment302239266 http://www.worldinconversation.org/2012/02/23/voices-from-the-classroom-114/#IDComment302239188 Also, with the rush of students graduating from well credited colleges all with similar excellent capabilities, appearance sometimes becomes the only difference factor that companies can use to find the better employee. Finally, in some industries choosing people based on physical appearance becomes inevitable. Companies in the clothing industries who use their employees as live models for their cloths while working in their stores logically choose the people that look better. At many times it seems like harsh forms of discrimination however, the same people that criticize this system probably would have not bought the cloths had they seen them modeled on a least fortunate looking person. I think due to the increasing competition in our world people have become forced to using attractiveness just to give them that extra help in choosing the right employee. Personally, if I were put in a position to recruit employees I would not purposefully discriminate against employees because of their physical appearance. Sun, 26 Feb 2012 20:46:33 +0000 http://www.worldinconversation.org/2012/02/23/voices-from-the-classroom-114/#IDComment302239188 http://www.worldinconversation.org/2012/02/23/voices-from-the-classroom-114/#IDComment302238915 In our society today we see forms and gestures of physical appearance lavishly covering every aspect of our life. Although we would like ignore the effects of beauty on our life it becomes hard to do so in this world filled with fashion magazines and model billboard beauty. When you closely look at the ways businesses run their procedures, even companies far away from the fashion industries have become concerned with the appearance of their employees. Appearance at some far past point in time was revolved around how well a company takes control of their everyday transactions. However, with the new bursting competitive generations, physical appearance has become just another way for companies to filter through the large group of over qualified potential employees. Even though we would like to think that we do not consider attractiveness in our career paths we all seem to comb back our hair and put on our best suit before an interview. Showing how sharp you can look shows companies that you are serious, well off, powerful, there are many hidden symbols under that hair gel yet society always degrades companies for using physical appearance as a consideration factor. Sun, 26 Feb 2012 20:45:51 +0000 http://www.worldinconversation.org/2012/02/23/voices-from-the-classroom-114/#IDComment302238915 http://www.worldinconversation.org/2012/02/15/voices-from-the-classroom-105/#IDComment295368799 Religion is quite a complex subject that everybody defines differently. Most of the world’s conflicts today revolve around differences in religion. Although many people do respect the religions of others we all walk around with this strong inner feeling that we have the winning religion. A feeling that makes you sense pity for people of other religions because you believe they are not as lucky as you to fall into the perfect religion. But what is it that makes us so sure that we have the perfect religion? I have not been sure about my reasons for belief for a long time now. I think my hesitation makes me a bad representative of my religion, but still my intense curiosity has led me to question my “belief”. I used to think that I know my religion is right because it teaches strong values that lead people to live a good life. Many times I would give despising laughs at passed out drunk people in the street and feel grateful that my religion has restricted me from such a harmful substance. Sometimes I would hear guys trash talk about skimpily dressed girls and I would feel thankful that my religion guided me to dress respectfully. Values like this I thought were what kept me Muslim, but then I realized that many people have these same values simply due to a good upbringing. It was then that I began to believe in my religion due to its major connection with science. We see many examples of how things that are restricted in Islam are scientifically proven to be harmful or things that are mandated that are proven to be beneficial. This strong relation between science and religion made me believe that I had the only right religion until I became familiar with the term “conformation bias”. A term meaning that people tend to favor information that confirms their preconceptions; so much of the evidence I believe in has been tampered with by bias. So maybe my scientific proof is not good enough after all. And so I am still searching for the perfect reason to name Islam my perfect religion. We sometimes fear questioning and thinking about the reason we carry a certain idea because we feel like it takes away from the strength of belief. I have on many occasions read and explored other religions yet in our society of extremist views I think such acts are frowned upon because they give the picture of dissatisfaction. Another important issue is that believing in something is the complete acceptance that it is right, therefore I think those with beliefs are not necessarily ignorant for not reading into other religious topics. They are merely believers. Sat, 18 Feb 2012 03:45:14 +0000 http://www.worldinconversation.org/2012/02/15/voices-from-the-classroom-105/#IDComment295368799 http://www.worldinconversation.org/2012/02/10/voices-from-the-classroom-104/#IDComment289061112 As I observe the people of the world proudly wave their countries flags and practice the cultural ideologies of their ancestry roots I can only stop to envy or pity this public parade. I say pity or envy since I do not seem to have made up my mind towards the necessity of finding pride in ones’ ethnic origin. However, I will not digress too far, back to the question of what race I define myself as; I must say that I am a person who is culturally confused and racially disconnected. Although many people seem to be able their race based on their skin color or their passport name the nature of my lifestyle blocks me from doing so. I originally am from Saudi Arabia, however, I was lived in the United Kingdom for the primary ten years of my life. In this situation I picked up the English language and culture prior to ever knowing anything that relates to the Middle Eastern world. Later on in my life I moved to Saudi Arabia and began to pick up on the nature of my so called race. Just as I began to comfort myself with becoming a follower of the Arab decent I then moved to the United States where I began my college career. It is this sense of instability that has caused me to be unable to comfortably define myself into the boundaries of one race. In words I could easily place myself into the walls of the Arab race based on my body features and name beginning with the infamous Arab ‘Al’; however, in my actions I think I am quite unfitting. We constantly base our definition of race on colors, features and nationalities yet we never take into consideration how much one acts like the people that he is similar to in appearance. Often we meet people who define themselves as Italian however they do not speak the language or even have any idea about the customs or culture. It is for this reason that I think that our world has mistakenly defined the idea of race. We are happily marching around labeling ourselves to regions that we often times have no relation to. I think race should be based on the way we act, the place we are raised, the cultures we have emerged ourselves in. Race should not be defined by wide noses and skin complexions. I have held this despising idea toward race defining for a long time and it is for this reason that I have a hard time easily explaining to people what my race is. If I follow the worlds shallow definition of race I can easily say I am of the Arab race. However, with my ideologies I think I am submerged into a world of Arab, European and American races. Fri, 10 Feb 2012 20:17:26 +0000 http://www.worldinconversation.org/2012/02/10/voices-from-the-classroom-104/#IDComment289061112 http://www.worldinconversation.org/2012/02/02/voices-from-the-classroom-95/#IDComment283383295 In our world today our society is full of leaders and followers, oppressors and oppressed, managers and workers. The complex network of people complaining for rights, power and justice has left us all confused in the goal of remaining politically correct. With all the common aggression going on towards many different racial groups and religions it has become somewhat hard to talk regularly without feeling like you may have insulted someone. Although almost all the worlds racial groups seem to receive a certain type of stereotype emphasize or insulting comments we all have fallen into a habit of being extremely careful not to tread on the waters of offending the African American community specifically. Even though this may appear as a largely respectful gesture it in many ways both offends other racial groups and highlights a great difference in fear towards certain people. Now to answer the question of why we fear in offending the African American community mostly, I personally think is a matter of power and an issue of how loudly a community fights offensiveness. Since the white community are mainly favored in our world and seem to be characterized with power, they receive higher punishments for any racial jokes or honest opinions they make. I think that many white people have begun to hold back their true opinions and ideas because they fear the association of being racist or ignorant. Although I am neither black nor white I really do believe that our society really does penalize white people harshly for any racial comments they may have since people immediately assume that their intentions are similar to the extremely demeaning white societies of the past. A recent display of behavior similar to this is shown on the soc119 twitter account. Throughout the class when Sam Richards, a white professor, makes comments about the nature of black peoples hair and features, although he is only stating facts many African American students expressed their disdain on twitter. On the other hand when a black woman refers to her Afro hair she is greeted with laughs and agreement. Another reason I think many people fear expressing their true opinions and words when it comes to topics of race is because of the nature of the African Americans past and present issues. The people of the African American community have been very loud in spreading their sincere hatred and loath for the way they had been treated in the past. They also have loudly voiced their opinions on the great discrimination they receive currently during job opportunities and everyday treatment. It is for this reason also that I think any comments towards the African American community are taken seriously. People automatically associate opinions with support for slavery or racism. On the other hand, when black people voice their opinions, however racist they may be, our society ignores the true nature of their words since they are assumed to be incapable of discrimination or because they supposedly have the right to discriminate because they have been discriminated against. Sat, 4 Feb 2012 04:24:39 +0000 http://www.worldinconversation.org/2012/02/02/voices-from-the-classroom-95/#IDComment283383295