White Like Me

This movie and book called White Like Me, shows a different standpoint on how we view race and how some areas of race are overlooked. Many whites go through the day without being concerned about what will happen to them, or the major question "What is it like to be white?" As for me, I have never really thought of it, but I have also never thought of what is it like to be black, latino, or any other race. I recognize and respect people for their culture and their backgrounds but it has never been a factor in my life of who I choose to hangout with or anything like that. It was the same for many people who were interviewed in the video too.

David Duke a former KKK member, Nazi and Senate candidate tried showing the world how Affirmative Action was racist towards whites. When running for the Senate about 60 percent of the people who voted for him were white. He was a racist, which gave him a bias, but it also showed how we don't really think about when people are being racist towards whites.

America was built on the free and the white, which blacks were neither. They didn't have rights from the start and up until 1965 they couldn't even vote. The world is still adjusting to this newfound equality, which is very sad. This could be a reason why people are still stuck in the past because this law was passed while some people were alive.

We have come along way from where we started, we now have a black President which is incredible. Many people, of all races came together to celebrate this wonderful moment. Even with the triumph came some resilience. In Mississippi and Alabama, the only got 10 percent of the white vote. He still won, and then got re-elected.

Many people say that we should just be blind to color, but I don't really think that would solve anything. We need to acknowledge each others differences because that is what makes the world beautiful. We need to be more accepting of the people around us and not focus so much on looks, but what the person has seen with their own eyes. Lets stop focusing on looking, and start focusing on listening. That should be what we do. We should stop thinking about racial issues, and start focusing on INEQUALITY issues.



White Like Me