Reflection paper # 2
In this reflection paper I will be writing a response to the article: “Completely Racist”: Edwidge Danticat on Trump’s “Shithole Countries” Remark Targeting Africa, Haiti?” where Haitian-American novelist, author of several books Edwidge Danticat expresses her position and major feelings after Trump’s offensive language. The president of the United States publicly used an provocative and offensive language during a meeting about immigrants from Haiti and El Salvador, Africa. During the meeting Trump mentioned African immigrants in rude and outrageous way when he stated, “Why do we want all these people from Africa here? They’re s***hole countries … We should have more people from Norway”. Furthermore, that was not the
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Back in June during closed door meeting he said that people from Haiti “all have AIDS” , also he stated : “Why do we need more Haitians? Take them out.” Not only America, but the whole world is shocked and criticizing Trump for his harsh towards other nations, words. As was stated by United Nations high commissioner for human rights, Rupert Colville “These are shocking and shameful comments from the president of the United States. I’m sorry, but there’s no other word one can use but “racist.” Edwidge Danticat had similar response to Trump’s comments “ My response to President Trump is total condemnation. It was a very racist remark…”. After all that been said by Trump, we can only conclude that term “justice” or concept of fairness doesn't even come close to Trump’s personality. Justice is defined as concept of fairness and moral equality. It is very sad and bitter to realize that in even nowadays, in the 21st century an individual can speak with such an open disrespect about other people. About what justice are we talking about in America if Trump openly stereotypes people by stating that all immigrants from Haiti have AIDS. It is absolutely morally unacceptable to put labels about how person should live or behave based on her place of birth, race,
Leading into the topic of the current political and racial status of the United States today. This opening statement allows the article to open in a neutral standpoint before expressing negative views against Trump and his beliefs. In response, the audience feels prompted to bring more attention to the damage and impact that Trump and his racially biased views have caused the United States and people of color to endure.
Justice is among the most significant moral and political concepts. The word originates from the Latin jus, meaning “right or law”. All throughout history, injustice has been an issue each individual has experienced during his or her daily life. Even today we are still experiencing riots and protests from African-Americans in order to attain justice. In Twilight: Los Angeles, 1992 by Anna Deavere Smith, readers see an example of injustice through the Rodney King case and the shooting of Latasha Harlins. Rodney-King and Latasha Harlins experienced racial injustice, which can be described as the denial of rights based on an individual’s race or racial background. Both two victims were mistreated for the color of their skin and were stripped
people of different ethnicities. Such harm is observed in the history of North America when the Europeans were establishing settlements on the North American continent. Because of European expansion on the North American continent, the first nations already established on the continent were forced to leave their homes by the Europeans, violating the rights and freedoms of the first nations and targeting them with discrimination; furthermore, in the history of the United States of America, dark skinned individuals were used as slaves for manual labour and were stripped of their rights and freedoms by the Americans because of the racist attitudes that were present in America. Although racist and prejudice attitudes have weakened over the decades, they persist in modern societies. To examine a modern perspective of prejudice and racism, Wayson Choy’s “I’m a Banana and Proud of it” and Drew Hayden Taylor’s “Pretty Like a White Boy: The Adventures of a Blue-Eye Ojibway” both address the issues of prejudice and racism; however, the authors extend each others thoughts about the issues because of their different definitions, perspectives, experiences and realities.
... of such widespread hypocrisy. I question how a country that consistently professes to be a "beacon of light" to the rest of the world in areas of humanity covertly and overtly continue to oppress those categorized as "other". It is clearly documented that this nation was not built and maintained by white people yet the social policies of this country reflect a tone of under-appreciation. America is a country that requires loyalty from all but offers loyalty to the chosen few. To compare and contrast C. Matthew Snipp's article "Defining Race and Ethnicity", he asserts that race cannot be real because it's precise definition remains in a constant state of flux and how those shifts benefit some and oppress others. Snipp offered an alternative approach asserting that race is not defined in terms of ethnicity but by mystical, biological, and administrative definitions.
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concerns racial equality in America. The myth of the “Melting Pot” is a farce within American society, which hinders Americans from facing societal equality issues at hand. Only when America decides to face the truth, that society is not equal, and delve into the reasons why such equality is a dream instead of reality. Will society be able to tackle suc...
A large number of blacks indicate the animosity of the police towards the Africans Americans. The white people take advantage of psychiatric diagnosis liberty, to mistreat the Black Americans. Herbert’s statement, “… for private business, prison is like a pot of gold. No strikes. No union organizing. No health benefits…” inspires most white people (Herbert 51). For that reason, the black Americans face incarceration, in order for the white to enjoy the state resources. The initiative ensures that there is no opposition to White malpractices and prejudice. What is more, the health insurance benefits awarded to the Black Americans can also be channeled to the white while the Blacks are in incarceration. The issue of limitation of trade policies regarding Africa and the failure of international peacekeeping reveal that the US is pro-racism. Additionally, the leaders of America hold the view that Africa does not qualify for America’s national strategic interests. Consequently, the aspect of the debt repayment problem in most African countries confirms the schemes of the US in Africa. Herbert says, “…these are mostly illegitimate foreign debts, contracted during the Cold War by unrepresentative governments from Western creditors that sought to buy geopolitical loyalties, not to finance development in countries previously set back by Western colonialism…” (Herbert 63). The concern of prejudice across Blacks is real. The resistance to
The article “Reality or Rhetoric? Barack Obama and Post- racial America” (Love and Tosolt 4) focuses on the impact that Obama’s election had on racial segregation in the country of the United States of America. The article seeks to identify whether or not President Obama’s ascent to the presidency is the beginning of a new post- racial era. The argument raised is divided into two portions. The first argument for discussion raised is that the acceptance of Obama as the president shows tremendous progress in the fight against racism. The other discussion point raised argues that it simply provides a different outlook to the public on the matter of racism and that no action of change has truly occurred. The article analyses the basic reaction of people of various backgrounds, races, age, gender, and professional interests. The article highlights the dynamics and main elements of each respondent. This approach provides an understanding of the aspect of racism and its interpretation from a vast variety of various individuals with
One of the biggest, growing debates today is the issue of immigration into the U.S. I just don’t understand why there’s such a big debate. I compare this issue to the issue of racism in the way that, no matter what you do, "they" are always going to be here, and it is only ignorance that keeps the issue ablaze. The fact that migrants are not mostly white these days, also makes the issue one more of race. As Charles S. Clark puts it in The New Immigrants, "In the 1990’s, Americans who grew up in a historically white, Anglo-Saxon society are having to adjust to a Polish-born chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, John Shalikashvili; to Spanish-language editions of People magazine on Seven-11 shelves; and to Buddhist temples and Islamic mosques rising in their communities." In the case of immigration, though, the ignorance is apparent in both the immigrant and the non-immigrant.
On July 8, 2003, George W. Bush delivered a speech at Goree Island, Senegal in an attempt to acknowledge and atone for America’s past of slavery. This speech served as a confession of America’s past “sins”, and a movement towards restitution for these “sins” through the proposition of “economic partnership and political partnerships” (Medhurst 258), and a promise of American investment to fight AIDS in Africa.
“The beauty of me is that I am very rich” according to Donald Trump. His ignorance has lead him to do things that he shouldn’t being doing or has done. In the past few months he has been racist man that would insult people that are from a different race. When Trump started running for president he would insult and bully everybody in general not knowing the people’s stories. He made people seem like they are poor and have nothing to live for, Trump’s inability to see past his greed. He wants to separate the United States and wants people to think he is the best of the best; Trump should not be President.
Throughout the history of the country, America has been considered a fairly racist union. From the workplaces to the society, as an Asian, I felt there's a strong barrier between white and black people, although I felt a little bit of racial among us. In this essay, I will talk about the major racial issue of this country through out my experiences.
Racism continues to remain "our American Obsession" (Loewen 139). Works Cited Blum, Lawrence. The. I'm Not A Racist
In the first Chapter of the book ‘A Different Mirror’ by (Takaki, 1993) the author embarks on a descriptive narrative that tries to elaborate the concept of a multiracial America. The chapter begins with the author taking a taxi ride in which he is subjected to racial discrimination. The taxi driver questions the author’s origin owing to the fact that his English is perfect and eloquent. This incident prompts a discussion that transpires throughout the chapter as the author tries to explain to his audience that America is a multiracial country with different ethnic groups that moved from their homelands to settle in the United States. The chapter discusses the settlement of various racial groups such as; English immigrants, African Americans, Asian Americans, Chicanos and the Irish.
Of course I looked “justice” up in the dictionary before I started to write this paper and I didn’t find anything of interest except of course a common word in every definition, that being “fair”. This implies that justice has something to do with being fair. I thought that if one of the things the law and legal system are about is maintaining and promoting justice and a sense of “fairness”, they might not be doing such a spiffy job. An eye for an eye is fair? No, that would be too easy, too black and white.