Class Response: Discrimination

The main theme of these activities is discrimination.

Through the implicit bias test we learn if we have different thoughts or feelings to different types of people. Although I thought that it was inaccurate, I liked the concept. We may tend to be judgmental to many different types of people without knowing.

The Face to Face project showed what everyone was going through when the country was struck with fear and confusion. I appreciated this because I got to hear opinions and stories from different points of view, not just Americans. I think we forget that there is a larger range to suffering. The people who were immediately affected are not the only ones that have the right to feel pain.

A Class Divided brought up many interesting points. The children were quick to turn on one another. There are many issues that we all get confused about, but through a child’s eyes, things become plain and simple. Children are quick to forgive and full of love. Innocence can so easily be corrupted, but while it’s intact, it’s pure. I found this video humbling because we can learn so much from the ones we look down upon for not knowing anything. I guess that’s also a form of discrimination.

We all have judgments and mean thoughts going through our minds, but how much control will we give it? Life can turn dark very quickly when we let our minds wander to pessimistic and judgmental thoughts. We can control what stays in our heads, and I think it’s our individual responsibility to know that we all deserve equality.