Reverse Racism and the Science of Race
What was your opinion of the Reverse Racism program held at LaCASA?
What did you learn?
What did you think of the comments from the audience?
Did this program change your views on race in anyway?
Second, take theRace IAT, and the skin tone IAT at the following website.
https://implicit.harvard.edu/implicit/
What are your preferences?
Why do you think you have these preferences concerning race and skin color?
Do you think the results of these tests are valid and reliable? Why or why not?
Make your argument within the context of the readings and lectures thus far.
What did you learn?
What did you think of the comments from the audience?
Did this program change your views on race in anyway?
Second, take theRace IAT, and the skin tone IAT at the following website.
https://implicit.harvard.edu/implicit/
What are your preferences?
Why do you think you have these preferences concerning race and skin color?
Do you think the results of these tests are valid and reliable? Why or why not?
Make your argument within the context of the readings and lectures thus far.
I really enjoyed the powerpoint that we all viewed on reverse racism at la Casa that wednesday night. It was very imformative and made me look at races and minorities in a way that I have never thought about before. I learned that reverse racism is the practice of favoring members of a historically disadvantaged group at the expense of members of a historically advantaged group. The comments from the audience were really good responses based on the questions that were asked about race and minorities. what really hit me was when we all commented on the expirement in the restaurant and how they wouldnt serve the hispanic people because they couldnt speak english. This made me look at race a whole different way and showed me how minorities can be denied equal rights and unequal treatment.
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The La Casa racial seminar that was held at the Latino Cultural Center was a very good program. I learned that race plays an important role in people's everyday life such as the gentleman in the restaurant who where hungry, due to there race and not being able to speak English they were refused serviced. That example that was displayed showed how real a racial situation like that can be. The comments from the audience where very different. A couple of people in my opinion where not making sense. This program really didn't change my opinion on race because, I believe that we all are equal through God's eyes and, were the same no matter what.
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I feel that the La Casa racial seminar was a very informative program. The most interesting thing I learned was the subject of reverse racism. I felt that the comments from the audience were good but they could have been better. What stood out to me most was the restaurant incident where the men were denied service because of their lack of english. Overall my opinion on race has not differed and I realize that unfair treatment still exists in today's society.
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Mowdood Mahmoodi
I wasn’t be able to attend this meeting (LACASA), but I think that racism plays a huge role in people’s everyday life. Some people can’t even stay at the same restaurant has the other race or they can’t even drink from the same fountain. I think that racism is extremely evil and we should try our best to avoid it has much as we possibly can. We are all human beings and we are all created equally by one God, but in different race, color and gender. We are created this way so we can get to know each other and love each other, but not to create hate, racism, and do evil against each other. This is nothing but a test from our creator and most of the people around the globe are failing this test. Overall I think that racism is not the answer and we should seek for a solution by helping each other to put an end to this disease.
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The Reverse Racism Program that was held at La Casa was both something I have experienced in my life and something new that I have learned. I have experienced what the word "racism" means during my lifetime. I have been called names that I will not mention and looked at differently just because of the way I talk. However, it was surprising to find out that whites have been trying to gain back our trust in a way. What I mean is that, yes in the past they took advantage of other races, but that was such a long time ago. Now, at least to me, they seem to want to change their ways. My father became a legal U.S citizen thanks to President Ronald Reagan. If it wasn't for him, I probably wouldn't be here today. Some of the comments I heard were some of the things I was thinking about saying, but others infuriated me. The comment saying that, "I don't believe there is such a thing as reverse racism," was totally false. I will admit, I have been racist before, but this program only showed me, more, that it's not okay to think that way. I don't want to think about what has been done in the past, just what can we do to improve for the future for all races.
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I really enjoyed la casa and all the thoughts that sparked that night. The PowerPoint had some interesting topics such as reverse racism. I was surprised on how just about every race there saw whites as being racist. One comment by a girl in the audience kind of struck me differently. She said because all whites have a history of using slaves, they are always going to seem somewhat racist to her. I enjoyed the comments that everyone contributed to the organization because every race present could relate to the topics.
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The program at La Casa was ok, but I wish we had a small break after the first hour for some stretching after sitting for so long. I learned more than what I expected from La Casa and enjoyed the information and clips. I learned about some of the difficulties that face U.S. citizens who may have had foreign parents and some of the problems faced in politics against the supreme judge. The audience at La Casa was pretty enthusiastic when it came to their intellectual outputs during the questions asked during points in the event. I’m not fully sure if I had a drastic change, but I did learn more at La Casa. After taking the online preference test I found that I prefer light skinned Europeans. The results could be from the fact that I’m white and I’m used to being around them more than other races. I think these tests do hit some good points, but they are not 100% reliable. Some problems could be that the timing of how long it took you to answer a question and if you fully understand how to do the test. I think after a few tries you could get a better answer compared to your first time. What can be said is that we do value our own race, some people do have some problems with living with other races, but we do try to learn and co-exist with each other.
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While sitting on that couch listening to the presentation for the “All Races are Raciest” lesson Wednesday September 23 all I could think about was how it all came back on the white male. I did not and do not understand all white men of the past are stereotyped into this category of owning slaves. Free Black men during the civil war owned slaves and white men were also slaves; so it is a negative stereotype that anyone could possibly fit in to. However, I did enjoy hearing other people’s points of view on the subject. Also all of the different cultural backgrounds that were there and sharing their insight into their own personal knowledge was an uplifting experience. I enjoyed the different setting besides being stuck in the classroom for two hours. The most rewarding experience of the night was the knowledge that was shared and what was learned.
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Esau Alonso
October 5, 2009
When I attended La Casa I was expecting to not learn much about what I all ready knew. As a sat there and they continued to speak about the racism that was still among us, I didn’t expect it to be that bad myself.
I being a Mexican American found that very disturbing that they wouldn’t serve us in some places because of how strongly some people from different races believed we didn’t belong in the United States. From the inside I felt hurt, as well as furious that there is still some people in this country that encourages racism to the point where one will deny purchasing food to hard worker because of their background. However, the part that hurt me the most of the presentation was one the migrate worker Carlos started to cry and say “Why do they treat us this way where all humans.” This part of the presentation made me think about my dad, uncles, and other family members of mine that get up every morning at 5 a.m. to go to work so they can pay their bills and like him I also wanted to cry.
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For EDUC-U495, we went to La Casa. My opinion was that it is important to talk about races. We talked about all races that are racist. These are some of the things I learned from the presentation. We talked about reverse racism and we talked about diversity and about racial attitudes and prejudice. Then we talked about discrimination. Then we talked about statistics. Then we talked about corrective justices. Then we talked about affirmative action. Then we talked about social security. I learned a lot from the presentation at La Casa and I learned a lot about all races and the things that we talked about happen everywhere around the world. We can help by not being racist at all. The comments helped me learn about their opinions and how they felt toward racism. The program helps me see other peoples’ opinions and how they felt about racism. You should respect people and treat them how you like to be treated. What we heard in La Casa is important in life.
I am not racist and I do not have a preference on race or skin color. The results of the test were not reliable. Because the first test I took was about the same as the second test. The results said I liked another race better, but it is wrong, because I like the race as equally as my race. By being racism or saying racism things could hurt or affect someone’s life, so don’t begin saying racism things at all.
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Nick Smedberg
October 6, 2009
Reverse Racism
I really enjoyed the Reverse Racism program that was held at La Casa. It really made me think about reverse racism and how it is affecting everyone. I didn’t really think it was that big of an issue until I went to the program. I didn’t think that it would be that many people there and I didn’t really know what we were going there for, I thought it was just going to be a tour or something like that, but I thought the whole program was very eye opening. I wish though that there had been lots more room to sit, I was standing the whole time in a very uncomfortable position, but La Casa did say that it was more people than they had ever had.
Short and simple, I learned about reverse racism. I had never really thought of it until then, but now that I know about it I feel as though I will be able to recognize it and see if there are other ways of being “fair”.
I thought that the comments from the audience were astounding. While listening I thought of a few things that I might have said, but then there were a few people who were just so eloquent with what they had to say, while sometimes even saying what I thought about saying just in a better way. Some other remarks were just as well said, but they were in a completely different mindset and thought of things that I had never even considered.
I don’t think it really changed my views, it just made me more confident in my already established views. The only thing that it changed my views on would be reverse racism, which I really didn’t understand before the program.
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The Reverse Racism program at La Casa was important to the Bloomington Community. Specifically the students because our campus encompasses many different races and ethnic groups that have experienced racism and discrimination. I learned how some people still are not allowed on the other side of the tracks. This was exemplified by the neighborhood in Memphis, Tennessee that had a railroad tracks that separated the white neighborhood from the black one. The comments from the audience were eye opening because everyone seemed to be comfortable around each other and respected everyone. This did not change my view of race because I felt like I treat everyone the same but it did open eyes to how different races feel.
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I liked the whole La Casa discussion because it wasn’t just one dominant race there, and everyone had equal opportunities for their voice to be heard. I loved the statements made from various ethnics groups, because it made you think more and get a glimpse of how some races see things they way you do and how they also have their own twist to it. I have a pretty open mind so the discussion really didn’t change my views on any of the races. My preference to the skin tones were both the same. It really wasn’t my preference more of my reflex to what I saw and was told to do. These results were invalid because all you are doing is following instructions; you aren’t actually doing much thinking.
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In my opinion of reverse racism, I don't believe in it. I believe that minorities can be prejudice of a certain race, but not races. I believe this because whites are the majority in America and they can be races because their the majority. With minorities I believe they can be prejudice because they are the minority in the US. The thing that I learned was when you explained the specific neighborhood in Memphis, TN that was very interesting to learn about. The comments for the audience especially for the latino decent. I felt they were offended by the comments that were being said by the house of representatives to the latina judge about her "races comment." This program did not change my views because I love all races.
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My experianence at the La Casa was very interesting. I never have been to an event like that and I honestly didn’t feel quite comfortable. But all and all it was a great experience. I really learned a lot about races and how people can view the same issue a number of different ways. It seemed like everyone had good point and all the points could be viewed as true. That really confirms that there are always two sides to everything. A couple of my favorite parts of the event are when you act if we see color and when you explained reverse racism. The do you see color section was very interesting because people were actually honest with their answers. Normally if you ask somebody if they see race they would give the noble answer and say no. They would use some saying or say when it comes to race they are color blind. But at the La Case people told the truth. They let it be known that color is indeed seen. I also liked the reverse racism part because you brought up Judge Sotomayor as a true example. Bringing up an instance where someone was actually accused of using reverse racism made it clear for me to make my own definition for it.
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Donavon Stewart
September 26, 2009
La casa meeting
As I watched and observed the presentation on Wednesday evening, I learned a lot. I say that because even though in the back of my mind I knew people over the years have been really racist, I didn’t know that so much racism still occurs today. To piggy back on the question, “would it be racist if a white man said it”, I feel that yes it would. I say that because through all the power that whites have over this country, to say such a thing would just rub it in minorities faces. But, I feel that it wasn’t racist because for her to say that because of her background. Because minorities have been treated to harsh over the years, I feel that she would actually be able to relate more to the problems of Hispanics, than so a white man would.
I also learned that reversed racism, does not exists. I feel that it is only racism against white people. I feel that we have overcome so much over the past years that we minorities deserve a break from all the hostility. There should be no more racial incidents about whites and blacks getting along, or any other races getting along either, but instead we should have love for one another. I feel that people have failed to realize that this is a new day and age that we live in today. All the killing and acting stupid is what they did back in the day against each other. Now-a-days we need to help lift up our neighbors instead of dragging them down.
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Ryan Ligon
Ray
EDUC 495
15 December 2009
Emmitt Till started the whole civil rights movement with him being murdered by two white supremacy men. These two men shot him and brutal beat him to death then put his body in the Mississippi River. Emmitt’s mother choose to have a open casket at his funeral so everyone could see how brutal they beat her son. After his funeral the civil rights movement began all over the southern states of America. Many people decided to do something about this so they marched and began to stick up for their rights. People like Martin Luther King Jr., Malcolm X and Rosa Parks. I believe these people encouraged African American to start standing up for their rights and fight back in peace ways (excluding Malcolm X). I believe Martin Luther King Jr. had the most impact on blacks because he was so inspirational and he was a Reverend. The speeches that he gave motivated people have peaceful marches especially the march in Washington D.C. This marched had a lot of people on Dr. King’s side because it was such a big turnout. The black society did a good job standing up for their rights some even going to jail for months. If people were willing to go to jail for what they belief and what their fighting for I believe that should be able to get their way. In some ways blacks did get their equals rights, but there was still racism around the states it was just controlled more. They set the way for the present black society and made life a little easier for us to live. This video made me think about a lot and all the things they did for our future and I thank them for this.
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