You made one extremely good comments in your video. You stated that "whatever you call it, Allah or God; it is still the same thing. I believe that a lot of Americans do not that they serve the same God, just in a different way. People mostly believe "Allah" is some different entity, while is just the Arabic for the word "God" in English. Even one of the leader of the Pentagon, our powerhouse of security said that "our God is greater than theirs". This just show how much stupidity still exist in the so called greatest country in the world. Osama Bin Laden is not a Muslim. Why, because he do not follow the rules of Islam. Islam is a religion of peace and do not encourage violence against innocent people. However, of course our media will address him as a Muslim. It just a way to turn the people against the reality of Islam, and it seems to be working,
You are right, Americans are not the only people that are self centered. However, Americans are the worst at being self centered. We are so used to being on the top that we have forgot about the people that we exploit on a daily basis. We all mourned when 9/11 occurred, but so did the rest of the world. But do we realize that in these middle east countries, there is a daily 9/11. Do you mourned about that or did you even think about it. I doubt it. We can blame it on the false media that only shows us one side of the story, but I believe we are now smart enough to think for yourself. We just choose not to care about the people in the middle east.
Yes, there definitely is a step two. We simply need to stop buying the chocolates made from slavery cocoa in order to fix the situation. You may be wandering where you will get your chocolate from and I have an answer for it. There are many different companies and business out there whose chocolate are guaranteed slave work free. You might think it is expensive, but it is actually cheaper than the name brand chocolates out here that has a hand in slavery in them. This step will definitely send a message to this chocolates companies that we are not willing to buy this slavery manifested chocolate. But I doubt that will ever happen.
Learning Chinese will be a great step forward in America. Weather we like it or not, the Chinese is now a big art of the world economy, and we will have to also speak their language in order to assure good connection between the two business. But the problem is, can the students in United States learn fluent Chinese? Students are struggling enough learning Spanish, a language that has a lot of similarity to English itself. Chinese has little similarities to English, and the accent is totally different from English. I think it is a good idea to insert Chinese in to one of the languages that Americans should learn, but I just do not see it happening.
It is one thing for a game to have sexual preference and it another for the game to be the focus point of rape. Like, I cannot believe that there are actually people out there who think that it is okay for these type of games to be produce, talk less of people actually buying and promoting the game. Yes, there are pretty violent games out there, but there I pretty sure that there is not a game out there that has the caliber of the taboo that this game has. Which is probably why it only sells in a place such as Japan. I am even more disappointed in the government of Japan because they definitely have the power to stop such an act. Rape is something that should ever be encouraged! Not only is this game promoting rape but it is only degrading to women in so many different levels. "I fully understand women rights activists concern that these video games will send a message to men encouraging this type of behavior towards women, when in fact its absolutely inappropriate". The game producers and makers claim that the game will keep rapist playing the game instead of looking for a woman to rape but, this actually does not reduced their drive to go out and rape somebody. I actually think that this encourages more rape act in the community. In fact, it is encouraging more youths to get involved in the act of raping women. If this type of game gets into a childs hand, what does it promote.
Whether we like it or not, teenagers are going to be the vast amount of the population that plays video games on a regular basis. They are the population that have the donates the most time and effort into video games all over the world. In the case of the rape games in Tokyo, Japan, I do not see a difference. Even if only an adult that purchase this game, I am almost certain that the teens would find a way to get their hands on these type of games. So what type of influence does the game have in the life of the teens? The game producer might say that it will help keep the teens away from doing the real thing but I completely disagree. I actually think that this game would encourage people to commit rape without feeling remorseful because it has become a part of their daily life.
What about the respect for the women? I understand that there are cultures out there that does not respect a women like the United States does but a rape game has gone too far! For the people who buy the game, do they ever think about their mothers, sisters, and other female relatives? Do they not find it sick to being playing such a game knowing what it means in reality? I guess it does not phase these people like I do. Maybe it is because of how I was raised up and the respect that I have for females. The ultimate result of this game will be the rise of rapist wherever the game is legal. Games like Grand Theft Auto have increased the violence rate in America since they have been produced, so this sort of game will not be different. I do not care much for the profit that is being made over the game collection. This game have showed me how the government care less about the rights of women in places such as Japan. I surely hoe that this taboo game would be banned soon, for the good of their society.
Yes, i understand why some people are upset and offended by the census. But can we really blame the makers of the census. The census will never be able to cover the race in America just simply because it is too many races. So, the census have no choice but to categorize people. I understand that some people are offended that is as Negro as one of the option on the census. But why are people mad and upset? Believe it or not there are black people out there who only refer to themselves as a "Negro" and nothing else. This people are usually old African American generation who identified as a Negro back in the days. It might seem shocking that they refer to themselves as Negro, but its true and there is nothing the census can do about it but to have it as an option to get the accurate population.
As an African watching this video, i also found this video to be one of the most disturbing video that I have ever seen mentally. It is amazing that over time, this has not change. Basically the kids of the present still have the same mentality of the African American of the past. After I saw this video, I have always wondered if I would have did that as a kid or my African pride would have made me strong enough to easily pick the black doll. I really hope this test was conducted in Africa. I really wanted to see the results because it might have an impression on the decision I would have made when I was little.
I agree with what you said. This is totally unacceptable. I understand that the school is trying to keep the students under a certain role. However, today's world has given young people the strength to express their themselves anywhere. The prom of this young students got canceled because a student sexual preference. This is totally unacceptable in today's world. This is not a legitimate reason to have the students prom canceled. The school should be definitely ashamed of their decision and I am very happy that the Lesbian student decided to speak up what happened. Because of her action, the Hotel manager have decided to sponsor everything for this students for free.
I have always knew that Abercrombie and Fitch is a store that discriminates against things such as race, weight, and so on. Every time I have visited that store, I have always noticed that everyone in the store is skinny. I understand that it is a store for people that are fit, however that is not a good excuse to have such a slim line of the type of workers. I do not care if you say that I am wrong, but every time that I have always noticed that the black people and other minorities that work there are always working in the storage room. A friend that work there have also told me some other things but here is not the place to make accusation because I do not have facts to back it up. I am not really surprise about the situation of Abercrombie and Fitch firing a Muslim worker because of the way she is dress. However, I am extremely happy that she stood up and let the world know her situation. Many people now know how discrimination still exist in America. The question now is, what are you going to do about it?
It is about time that people start speaking up about these so called "Theme Parties". Many people will disagree with me because they enjoy going to such events, but the reality is that it is simply wrong. University of California in San-Diego went too far with the so called "Compton Cookout". It had the word "wrong" written all over it. First of all, it was black history month, a month every African American cherish for everything positive we have overcome and accomplished all over the world. So, a party like this, is basically a slap in the face of every African American and other minorities in the country. Second of all, the whole theme of the party is very stereotypical towards black people. It said the guest were told to wear gold tooth,baggy clothes, eat "watermelon", and other shenanigans. So, is this really a party geared towards honoring black history month, or a party that's mocks and degrade the culture and the perspective of an African American.
Ghetto themed parties are so offensive in so many different levels. As somebody that comes from the so called "ghetto" it is much more offensive. I am from the South West Philadelphia, one of the "hardest" and "meanest" area to live in the whole city of Philadelphia. This stereotypes makes me very upset because how the "hood" is viewed is not really how it is. Majority of the people living in these areas are not some "baggy clothes wearing, ignorant, water-melon loving people". An average male or female is struggling everyday, trying to make a living in the society. The "white fraternities" have no idea what is like in the hood. They get the ideas from how media portrays black people in the ghetto. I am from the ghetto and I am proud of it because it has definitely made me mentally and physically stronger than the majority of the people on campus, who have had it easy their whole life.
The whole hanging a noose from bookcase in the library is so offensive. The worst part about it is that a minority was guilty of the act. The fact that a minority student was guilty of this made it even worse, in my opinion. And if he was someone I knew, I would definitely strip them for all the respect i have for him and I will not view him as a fellow minority. This is not a joke, it is not funny. I live in a dorm where diversity is somewhat visible compared to other dorms at Penn State. Last semester before the "white out" game, two white dudes wanted to wear a pillow case on their head to the game. They ask their "black" next door neighbor to so the same so that it would not be considered racist. He was not sure if it was right, so he asked me if it was a "good idea". I simply told him that he do it and I see anyone with a pillow case outside, that I will make sure that they all get what they deserve. I was not trying to threaten him or anything, I was just trying to let him know that it was an horrible idea. The two "white dudes" decided not to do it because he disagreed with the idea. If they would have went on with that, only God knows where they will be right now. I believe it is a great idea that the minority students are protesting. If they never spoke up, I'm sure a worst event would have happened at that school