en-us https://www.intensedebate.com/users/2437055 Comments by dominque181 http://www.worldinconversation.org/2011/04/21/would-you-help-out-or-turn-away-immigrants-in-the-poor-situations-we-saw-them-in-and-why-119-blog/#IDComment146350534 pt 3-It sounds bad to say that they would be getting paid lesser for the job, but something is better than nothing. I not saying they will get paid low wages but it won’t be a large amount. Some work is better than no work. With them doing little jobs eventually word will spread about how they work and how much they charge and more people may want them to help out with things. I cannot imagine what the poor immigrants go through on a daily basis and I probably will not be able to imagine but what I know is that America was built based of emigration so we should not turn our backs on immigrants. I think we should try to help them because they are all human beings just like us. They do not deserve to live on the streets, be hungry, and not be able to support their families. It’s hard enough going to another country, and these poor immigrants leave everything behind to start a better life here in America so why Wed, 27 Apr 2011 01:12:04 +0000 http://www.worldinconversation.org/2011/04/21/would-you-help-out-or-turn-away-immigrants-in-the-poor-situations-we-saw-them-in-and-why-119-blog/#IDComment146350534 http://www.worldinconversation.org/2011/04/21/would-you-help-out-or-turn-away-immigrants-in-the-poor-situations-we-saw-them-in-and-why-119-blog/#IDComment146350363 pt2- He became a citizen way before I was thought of/ born. Even though he is a citizen he works extra hard so his children can have a better life. I just put my dad in those poor immigrants place. I just imagine what if he was not as fortunate when he came to America and was standing out in the cold, hungry, with no place to go. I don’t know exactly what I would do to help poor immigrants because what the guy was doing in the video took a lot of time and money. I probably would just try and help them find work because it’s so many people that be needing things done that do not want to pay a large amount of money, and these poor immigrants can probably do the job for just a little less. Wed, 27 Apr 2011 01:11:40 +0000 http://www.worldinconversation.org/2011/04/21/would-you-help-out-or-turn-away-immigrants-in-the-poor-situations-we-saw-them-in-and-why-119-blog/#IDComment146350363 http://www.worldinconversation.org/2011/04/21/would-you-help-out-or-turn-away-immigrants-in-the-poor-situations-we-saw-them-in-and-why-119-blog/#IDComment146350286 pt 1- I would help out poor immigrants if I saw them. The reason why I would help poor immigrants because I know they did not come to America to hurt anyone or cause any hard. Its not like they are not doing anything to better themselves. As we saw in the video many of the immigrants that we being fed every night were standing in that same spot everyday because they were looking for work. It would be different if they were causing harm to others but they were just hard workers that did not have a stable job and did whatever work was available for them to do. My father is an immigrant from Jamaica and he is a hard worker. Wed, 27 Apr 2011 01:11:20 +0000 http://www.worldinconversation.org/2011/04/21/would-you-help-out-or-turn-away-immigrants-in-the-poor-situations-we-saw-them-in-and-why-119-blog/#IDComment146350286 http://www.worldinconversation.org/2011/04/14/why-did-the-white-students-tell-the-story-differently-than-the-mixed-or-black-students-119-blog/#IDComment144055658 Why did the white students tell the story different from the mixed or black students? I think they told the story differently because what may have seemed important to the mix or black students may not have been as important to the white students. Everyone left certain parts out of the story. The parts that everyone told was the parts that stood out the most or seemed most important or relevant to them. For example, in the story there was something said about African American studies and how there wasn’t any classes pertaining to it and how someone fought to get it. It caused trouble between people and fights. The black students who told the story seemed to put a lot of emphasis on the part where it was approved and the part where people were bothering the students who wanted to take the African American studies class. The part that everyone spoke and transferred through one another was the part about the book being thrown through a television. I think that part was transferred because it stood out and was awkward. The parts that the white students left out may have been the parts that they self-consciously did not care about, and probably did not realize. I don’t think that it was done intentionally because sometimes when you are overthinking something you tend to leave certain things out. I don’t think that the white students stood out or should be pointed out for missing certain things though because the African American students put great emphasis on certain things. The African American students put emphasis on the parts that made them seem like the victims or better yet made the whites look bad. At the end of the day people always leave the part of the story that they may make them look better or the other people look bad. It may not be done on purpose but we all do it. When I tell a story I always leave out the parts that are irrelevant maybe in this scenario race played a minor factor. For some reason I feel like it would be irrelevant to other people. I didn’t really notice that anyone left out specific things at that moment because it was really funny at the moment. I do not take it personal and I don’t feel like it was a big deal and it shouldn’t really matter because that story was long. It has nothing to do with race and why this race this or that. Telephone games are always like that, since forever. The story never stays the same. Tue, 19 Apr 2011 01:34:23 +0000 http://www.worldinconversation.org/2011/04/14/why-did-the-white-students-tell-the-story-differently-than-the-mixed-or-black-students-119-blog/#IDComment144055658 http://www.worldinconversation.org/2011/04/14/what-does-it-say-about-our-society-if-schools-are-more-segregated-now-than-in-the-1970s-119-blog/#IDComment143726712 pt 3-Some people don’t live in very diverse neighborhoods so it's not really their fault that schools are this way nowadays. The main issue is that people in the United States is content/ comfortable staying and living with people that are the same as them. It is sad to say that society has become so comfortable with these standards of self made segregation but there is nothing that we can do as a society but try and make the schools more diverse even though it may be inconvenient for people traveling out of their own school districts/ neighborhoods. Sun, 17 Apr 2011 21:30:01 +0000 http://www.worldinconversation.org/2011/04/14/what-does-it-say-about-our-society-if-schools-are-more-segregated-now-than-in-the-1970s-119-blog/#IDComment143726712 http://www.worldinconversation.org/2011/04/14/what-does-it-say-about-our-society-if-schools-are-more-segregated-now-than-in-the-1970s-119-blog/#IDComment143726663 pt 2 Basically they fought for the right to have the same advantages and opportunities that everyone else. I totally understand but in a way we as a society should try to integrate our children's schools more, and communities. I personally want my children to go to a diverse school so they are exposed to all races, ethnicities, and religions. I don’t want them to be ignorant to things and enter society as an ignorant adult. I do agree that schools are segregated more now because PSU is a perfect example. I am 1 of 5 African Americans in my major communication sciences and disorders. The difference with the segregation before was that it was legal; people intentionally did things to keep it that way. Nowadays segregation is illegal and it is not done intentionally, segregation today is people's personal choice. People can send their children to more diverse schools but they choose not to. Sun, 17 Apr 2011 21:29:41 +0000 http://www.worldinconversation.org/2011/04/14/what-does-it-say-about-our-society-if-schools-are-more-segregated-now-than-in-the-1970s-119-blog/#IDComment143726663 http://www.worldinconversation.org/2011/04/14/what-does-it-say-about-our-society-if-schools-are-more-segregated-now-than-in-the-1970s-119-blog/#IDComment143726486 pt 1- Nowadays Sam says schools are more segregated than ever before. I think the reason for that is because everyone has gotten comfortable and stayed in their communities and rarely mix into other neighborhoods where people aren’t the same race, religion, or ethnicity as them. This shows that our society has gotten too comfortable after the Civil Rights Movement. I feel like people fought for these rights and when they got the right to go to school with people of different races they decided to just do what they want. People usually go to school where they live close too. In my neighborhood there is African Americans and Hispanics so when I was little my elementary and junior high school was just Spanish and African American dominant. High school for me was a lot more diverse because I went to Catholic school and the location of my school was the end of the Bronx so it was diverse. I feel that people at the time of the civil rights knew segregation was not right so they fought for the right to go to the same schools and get the same education as whites. Sun, 17 Apr 2011 21:28:36 +0000 http://www.worldinconversation.org/2011/04/14/what-does-it-say-about-our-society-if-schools-are-more-segregated-now-than-in-the-1970s-119-blog/#IDComment143726486 http://www.worldinconversation.org/2011/04/07/do-you-agree-with-foreign-aids-use-of-pictures-of-children-119-blog/#IDComment142074843 When people take pictures of poor children I think it is so people can feel piety for the children. The children are suffering and I think that people use the pictures to exploit them and get pictures or making ads about these children that people should focus on something else. I think instead of people taking pictures of the poor kids they should focus on something else. The ads on tv that show the poor kids wandering the streets bother me. The first thing that comes to my mind when I see pictures or ads of all these children is’ “where are the children’s parents and what are they trying to do to better their lives?” I think that instead of taking the side. These commercials should show parents working hard or the entrepreneurs trying to get their businesses started. I think that would make people want to contribute more money/donations because it shows that they are trying to do something for themselves. All the pictures and commercials with all these poor/ impoverished children is supposed to make us feel bad for sympatric for the children and have us donate money or sponsor one of them. In all reality the use of the children is getting old and no one pays any mind to the commercials anymore. I know I don’t. I just change the station. The thing is with these pictures and commercials people are exploiting these children and it’s not fair. These children probably have no idea about what these people are doing. The reason why they probably use children is because people may be more willing to help a child than an adult. For example, I live in nyc and homeless people always ask for change and I ignore them but if a child asks for change I will give it to them. So maybe some people don’t mean any harm by taking pictures of poor children when they travel places but there is some harm being done. Children are innocent and don’t deserve to be living in the conditions that some of them do live in but that does not give someone the right to just come along and exploit them. Good intentions may not always be what is the correct thing to do because I am sure most of the people who take these pictures of these children do not mean harm or want to exploit them. They probably just take the picture and not think twice about it. The commercials are what bother me though. Tue, 12 Apr 2011 02:46:44 +0000 http://www.worldinconversation.org/2011/04/07/do-you-agree-with-foreign-aids-use-of-pictures-of-children-119-blog/#IDComment142074843 http://www.worldinconversation.org/2011/03/31/women-what-are-your-thoughts-on-dressing-up-while-men-dress-down-and-did-they-change-after-this-lecture-119-blog/#IDComment139445804 Well I personally am not going to change the way I dress because it is what makes me happy. When I go out and I dress casual, sneakers, I do not feel right. Men do dress down a lot yes but some females like me are into fashion. I love heels. I don’t like that they make my feet hurt sometimes. But I do love heels. They have many different heel types. Like a pair of heels can give your outfit that spark. I can put jeans on with a tank top and a blazer wit flats and just look regular/ plain. I hate to look plan. By putting on a pair of heels jazzes up an outfit. In class we discussed how it has been imbedded in women that we should look or dress a certain way but I disagree in a way. There are females that dress like tomboys and when you go out there is “diversity” in the way people dress. I can honestly say that I am ok with the way I dress. I think the male perspective plays a part in how many females dress but I also feel that now days females have more power and do what they want to, and dress how they want. When I wear sneakers I feel like a boy, or too dressed down. If I don’t wear heels, I wear flats, sandals, or boots. I always been the girly girl since I was little but that is not what my mom imbedded in me because my mom is not a girly girl. She plays basketball and only wears heels for special occasions or events. When I was little she brought me girly things but she also tried to open me up to other things. I really think that the male perspective on how females should dress and act is what is expected but I feel that females should be raised to know that hey have their own mind, and can dress and do exactly what they want to do. So afer this discussion in class I am still going to wear heels, skirts, and dresses. It is what I like to wear even if it is imbedded in me. Sat, 2 Apr 2011 21:19:47 +0000 http://www.worldinconversation.org/2011/03/31/women-what-are-your-thoughts-on-dressing-up-while-men-dress-down-and-did-they-change-after-this-lecture-119-blog/#IDComment139445804 http://www.worldinconversation.org/2011/03/22/what-do-you-think-about-interracial-relationships-119-blog/#IDComment137774241 I have never been in an interracial relationship. I have a few family members and friends that have been in interracial relationships though. My older cousin was in an interracial relationship with a white guy and she is African American. The problem that my family had with the relationship wasn’t that the guy was white it was that my cousin was twenty five and the guy was like almost fifty. He was the same age as her mother. Once my family got passed the age scenario everything was fine. Both families went out on outings and he even gave some people in our family jobs, and went out with the guys. I don’t have a problem with interracial dating. I wouldn’t mind dating a white guy. I am actually kind of curious on how it would be to date one. I’m sure it would not be any different from dating an African American guy except for skin color. We would obviously have things in common and have the same hardships like any other relationship has. The only thing I would worry about is would his family accept me. it just seems like some white parents are a little more strict and less accepting than African American families. I may be wrong. But I know the older generations aren’t as open to interracial dating. The parents may accept it more but not be ok with it completely. The grandparents may just be against it though but that is because when they were growing up it was out of the ordinary or not very common. My mom wouldn’t mind me dating a white guy. I am not too sure about my dad though but he older so that’s why I am unsure. He is West Indian and old fashion so I don’t know how he feels about interracial dating. At the end of the day my parents or any one else in my family opinion does not matter when it comes to my relationships because they are not in the relationship. If I brought home a white boy they would have no choice but to accept him because its my happiness that matters not theirs!! Sat, 26 Mar 2011 20:12:47 +0000 http://www.worldinconversation.org/2011/03/22/what-do-you-think-about-interracial-relationships-119-blog/#IDComment137774241 http://www.worldinconversation.org/2011/03/15/how-do-irrelevant-racial-signifiers-affect-racial-stereotypes-119-blog/#IDComment135445178 Irrelevant racial signifiers affect stereotypes because they give the fuel to the fire. It opens the door for people of other races to put down another race. It also lets a person put down their own race or make people think certain things about their race that may or may not be accurate. Racial signifiers let us classify ourselves and they are all not true about every race. For example, when people say black people love fried chicken. It may be true but I been around Hispanics and their fried chicken taste better than some blacks people’s chicken, and they eat it more than us. I just feel that racial signifiers allow us to let other people offend you and members of your race. If we stop stereotyping ourselves most likely everyone else will too. But than again I look at it from the other point of view, which is making fun of your own race and culture so that when someone else of another race does it, it wouldn’t hurt or bother you, it would be irrelevant. Irrelevant racial signifiers are actually really irrelevant like it says. There is no reason for them. I think that people use racial signifiers because they are ashamed about certain things in their race and maybe creating them helps prevent negative stereotypes. I rather someone of the same race as me say something about the race than someone of another race. It may sound dumb but it would be less offensive an it would not seem so judgmental. In all reality if we stop racial signifiers than we can possibly stop stereotypes and discrimination among races. There is no need for any racial signifiers but they are always going to be here just like discrimination, sexism, and racism. Even though they lead to stereotypes people shouldn’t take it to heart because someone will always have something to say and find something wrong with anything. There is no way to stop these things and it is sad to say that but people discriminate against people of other races as well as people of their own race. We should all just try to not feed into racial signifiers and stereotypes to prevent discrimination but it will always be present in our everyday lives despite what we may do to stop it. Thu, 17 Mar 2011 00:42:55 +0000 http://www.worldinconversation.org/2011/03/15/how-do-irrelevant-racial-signifiers-affect-racial-stereotypes-119-blog/#IDComment135445178 http://www.worldinconversation.org/2011/02/24/is-it-selfish-for-people-in-poverty-to-have-more-kids-because-of-their-lower-income-119-blog/#IDComment131148037 It is very selfish for people with lower income to have more kids. Everyone has the right to have as many kids as they want but I don’t understand why they do. If you know that you have a lower income I don’t see the point of having many kids. It’s like your living past your means. It’s like me buying two cars, it’s pointless I have a low income because I work part time and I am a college student. If I was a person of a lower income I would probably only have one child or maybe even two. I wouldn’t want to have many children because I know I would be unable to support them financially. I would want the best for my children, and my low income may cause them to suffer and I would never want my kids to suffer. For example, my mom said she didn’t get much when she was a child and she never wanted me to want for anything and she wanted better for me and my brother than she had. My mom is one of seven children and she said it was hard for her parents to support them all. This is why she only had two children, me and my brother. I think it’s inconsiderate of people of lower income to have many children knowing that you aren’t able to take care of them. Yes the more children you have, the more food stamps and public assistance you get but all of that assistance is not enough to support an entire family especially if it’s many children. I don’t understand why people of lower income don’t use a proper form of contraception after they have a certain amount of children. They know exactly what they are capable of financially. No middle class person can even support a big family. It is hard for anyone with a big family to provide everything each child needs or desires, and it’s not fair for the children. I think children born to lower income families miss out many things and opportunities so it’s wrong to just have so many children. But then again many people of lower incomes aren’t familiar with the statistics. We know the lower the income the lower the SAT scores and the lower the possibility of the child going to college and etc. If everyone was aware of these statics than maybe they wouldn’t have so many children. Overall, I just think they have a lot of children because that may be the only think they will get assistance from the government. It’s not fair but no one can prevent them or tell them not to have many children. Sun, 27 Feb 2011 22:38:01 +0000 http://www.worldinconversation.org/2011/02/24/is-it-selfish-for-people-in-poverty-to-have-more-kids-because-of-their-lower-income-119-blog/#IDComment131148037 http://www.worldinconversation.org/2011/02/10/do-we-have-a-responsibility-to-fix-inequality-119-blog/#IDComment127568282 Inequality is wrong, so as citizens of the United States we do need to try and fix inequality. Not even as just citizens we should try to fix inequality because we are all humans. No one should be treated unequal. There are still many people that are not treated equally in this country and it is wrong. The inequalities may not be as noticeable as say segregation but there is still inequality. For example, women are still treated unequal despite what any law or anyone says. Minorities are still treated unequal too. The inequality of women and minorities are not as big as before but they still exist. Women do not get paid as much as men in the workplace. Women also are not as likely to be promoted over a man in the workplace. And inference to minorities, I am an African American female and I see the inequality all the time. I think some of our socioeconomic status plays a major role in why we are treated unequal. When I am back home in the Bronx, New York I see the police first hand treat people unequal. I don’t think its because some people are actually doing something wrong but because of their race or ethnicity. The race and ethnicity just automatically makes the person look like they are doing something wrong, and makes them a suspect. For example, one day I was walking through the park a week after I jut graduated high school, and I was stopped by the police. Why? I don’t have any idea. They stated that a girl was robbed for her phone and ipod by another female. So little me was a suspect in a robbery that happened clear across this huge park and I get stopped because I have a phone, a camera, and an ipod. Now who doesn’t have a phone and ipod nowadays? Was I stopped because I was African American walking through a park with a phone and ipod? I think so because I see it happen all the time in my neighborhood. I have seen police beat up people in my neighborhood and I have seen them harass people. I feel like the treatment is a form of inequality. Yes I do not come from the nicest neighborhood but I feel that we should all be treated equal. I live next to Little Italy and I have never seen a cop stop a group of Italian kids walking, but I always see African American being stopped. Just because times have changed don’t mean that people have changed, and inequality will always exist no matter how much we try to fight it. Inequality is innate sometime in somepeople. Sat, 12 Feb 2011 18:20:43 +0000 http://www.worldinconversation.org/2011/02/10/do-we-have-a-responsibility-to-fix-inequality-119-blog/#IDComment127568282 http://www.worldinconversation.org/2011/01/26/why-do-we-associate-with-people-of-the-same-race-and-ethnicity-as-ourselves-119-blog/#IDComment126957926 pt 3- For elementary I went to a public school on my block and that was most black and Spanish kids so that’s who I hung with. High school was more diverse and I had friends of all different races. Now here at PSU it is even more diverse but I still have majority African American friends, but I do have a few friends of different races. Most of my friends that are my race all come from the same area or our areas or just alike. at the end of the day it just that people hang with people they are most similar to and they are most comfortable with, which are the people they been exposed to since birth. Wed, 9 Feb 2011 18:40:46 +0000 http://www.worldinconversation.org/2011/01/26/why-do-we-associate-with-people-of-the-same-race-and-ethnicity-as-ourselves-119-blog/#IDComment126957926 http://www.worldinconversation.org/2011/01/26/why-do-we-associate-with-people-of-the-same-race-and-ethnicity-as-ourselves-119-blog/#IDComment126957869 pt 2-People may think that dressing doesn’t play a factor but it does because if someone looks completely different from what you are used to you may be apprehensive to speak to them or approach them.For example, in my neighborhood there are no Muslims so if my friends and I see one approach us to speak to us we would be apprehensive, not because they are Muslim but because we aren’t exposed to many. Also, people that are of the same race as you sometimes listen to the same music you listen to, but then again nowadays many people are listening to the same types of music. Our communities and what kind of school we went to are the reason why we hang out with people of the same race. Wed, 9 Feb 2011 18:40:27 +0000 http://www.worldinconversation.org/2011/01/26/why-do-we-associate-with-people-of-the-same-race-and-ethnicity-as-ourselves-119-blog/#IDComment126957869 http://www.worldinconversation.org/2011/01/26/why-do-we-associate-with-people-of-the-same-race-and-ethnicity-as-ourselves-119-blog/#IDComment126957685 pt 1- I feel like we associate with the people of our own race the most because that is what most of us are born into. When most of us are growing up we are around our families for the most part. I don’t think as young children we know exactly what race is but we notice the similarities we have with people. I’m brown skin and there are people in my family that are also brown skin and there are some that are light skin also, and these things are noticeable when you are a child. When go to school in our community there are most likely going to be other children that look similar to us so that is who we begin to associate with. Many of us don’t come from areas that are very diverse so that may be another reason why we only associate with people of our own race. Another contributing factor is sometimes people of our race have the same rituals, language, and values. People feel more comfortable being around people who are similar to them. My friends and I eat the same types of food. We dress almost similar to one another, in reference to style. Wed, 9 Feb 2011 18:39:24 +0000 http://www.worldinconversation.org/2011/01/26/why-do-we-associate-with-people-of-the-same-race-and-ethnicity-as-ourselves-119-blog/#IDComment126957685 http://www.worldinconversation.org/2011/01/26/why-cant-we-just-be-human-119-blog/#IDComment124459971 Why can’t we just be human? That question can be answered in many ways. We are all humans I say but I feel that the reason we have ethnicities, races, and genders are so we can have our own identity. I would not just want to be classified as a human. I am a young educated African American female. If we are just classified as humans there is nothing that will separate the differences between us. For example, women can withhold child. We carry a baby for nine months, give birth, breast feed, and nurture our children. Men help nurture but our ability to have babies is what makes us women. Men and woman are different and we should be classified separately. In reference to race I understand why people want to just be classified as humans but I think people feel that way due to discrimination or prejudices against one another. If there was no race or ethnicities I am sure that we would look at each other and wonder why we all look different. As children we notice the differences between each other. The differences aren’t major difference. We notice if someone’s hair is longer, straighter, curly, brown, black, etc. than naturally we began to notice the differences in skin color but not people’s actual race. When I was little I noticed my skin was brown and my classmate’s was white so I was brown not African American and she was white not Hispanic. If we did not classify ourselves by race nothing would separate us. We probably wouldn’t have our own cultures; we would be the same. The “human race” would be bland, nothing significant. Yes, we would all be equal and there wouldn’t be any discrimination or prejudice but honestly what would life be if we were all the same or didn’t notice the differences between one another. I rather all of us have our own identities than us just be humans. It’s sad to say but we are all not equal so we shouldn’t be classified as all humans. When I say we are not all I mean a twenty one year college graduate is not equal to a twenty one year old criminal in jail. We all have characteristics and personalities that make us different so if we were all just humans there wouldn’t be anything special. Imagine not having an identity. No Native Americans, African Americans, Asians, Africans, Irish, Russians, etc. Imagine life with just being a human that is all. Would we still have our own cultures? The thought is nice. We would all be seen as equals and won’t be discriminated against and no one will feel superior to another race. Sat, 29 Jan 2011 02:47:51 +0000 http://www.worldinconversation.org/2011/01/26/why-cant-we-just-be-human-119-blog/#IDComment124459971 http://www.worldinconversation.org/2011/01/18/what-characteristics-would-you-give-your-race-blog-2/#IDComment123357661 African American men usually have round sometimes big noses not pointy wit narrow nostrils like many white men. Broad shoulders are common. In addition, majority of African Americans are big in reference to height. I rarely see a really skinny male in my race but there are some. Compared to other races I would say African American men are much bigger in general. The men’s hair is kinky as well. Overall, the physical characteristics are different but minor. Again I think everyone of every race and people have their own personal intelligence level, so I can’t comment. I feel that each race has it stereotypes in reference to its characteristics and some times we play into the stereotypes. Everyone is different at the end of the day so what may be my perspective on the physical characteristics of my race may be incorrect to someone else, even to another African American or Caucasian. This is why it is my opinion and how I characterize many people of my race. Mon, 24 Jan 2011 02:10:39 +0000 http://www.worldinconversation.org/2011/01/18/what-characteristics-would-you-give-your-race-blog-2/#IDComment123357661 http://www.worldinconversation.org/2011/01/18/what-characteristics-would-you-give-your-race-blog-2/#IDComment123357622 I am only able to give our physical characteristics because overall we are all individuals so I can not describe our intelligence levels or how we work, etc. The physical characteristics that I described are just my opinion not fact. Every race has different characteristics depending on the person. I described characteristics of the people that I am around most of the time or observe, which is my family and people from my community Mon, 24 Jan 2011 02:10:20 +0000 http://www.worldinconversation.org/2011/01/18/what-characteristics-would-you-give-your-race-blog-2/#IDComment123357622 http://www.worldinconversation.org/2011/01/18/what-characteristics-would-you-give-your-race-blog-2/#IDComment123357480 How would I describe the characteristics of my race? That is a complicated thing to do. People from my race come in all different shades, sizes, and we really don’t have many of the same characteristics. I can describe the woman in my race because I am a female. The women of my race tend to have kinked hair, but not all of us. Many of us have curly hair which is usually very thick and full. We come in all shades too. Light skin, caramel skin, chocolate skin, and very dark skin. Our lips appear to be “juicy” or “full” as compared to many white women. African American women’s lips aren’t huge but they aren’t as small like many Caucasians, not that there is a problem with their lips. Our eyes vary we don’t have distinct trait like many Asians. Our noses are not pointy like Caucasians. We have round noses; some are big but not all. The women in my race tend to have “body.” For example, some our butts are big, but this doesn’t apply every African American female. Compared to many white women we have more hips and thighs. Many white women do not have as much hips or thighs, but some do. Mon, 24 Jan 2011 02:09:12 +0000 http://www.worldinconversation.org/2011/01/18/what-characteristics-would-you-give-your-race-blog-2/#IDComment123357480