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Sunday, December 11, 2011
Race
This week in class we talked about race and how it affects peoples descisions. At least everybody were asked what race they were. And at least everybody were shocked to hear that the race the person that they were wasn't really their race. For example some people say that I look mexican, I don't know why they say that, but they do. And then I say that I'm white. And the people were shocked to hear that. I also there are a lot of stereotypes, for what race you are. For example I saw in the airport that a white person went through the metal ditectors and wanst checked. But then I colored person went through the metal detectors and was checked. This shows that they believe that white people are harmless, and colored people are a more threat.
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Hi Pawel,
ReplyDeleteBe careful of your wording here. "Colored people" is an older term that is now considered offensive. A slightly more modern and less offensive way is to say "people of color" but it might be more neutral to say "minorities" instead.