Originally posted 5/19/09 4:37 PM
After we read Jeffrey Fish's essay on race in Brazil titled MIXED BLOOD in the Conformity & Conflict textbook (McCurdy & Spradley), you could be left thinking racism doesn't exist in Brazil. This video paints another picture.
Monday, November 9, 2009
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It was incredible how this video said that it is the country with the most"black" inhabitants yet about 1.5% of "black" people go to school because apperantly they aren't fit to study. This is an example of how racism continues and is practiced upon the world and it is ignored as if nothing happened. I believe this is an issue that desrves great amountss of attention and that I applaude the man in this video for taking the beginning actions of what soon will hopefully be a revolution against racism in Brazil.
I person being forced to take the stairs because of his skin color is so unreasonable. Racism is just a cruel practice that makes the racists "think" they feel superior when in fact we are all the same. Racism cannot stay. People should not be judged by the color of their skin but by their personality. This reminds me of Martin Luther King Jr when he fought for equal rights. I hope somebody will stand up and face against racism in Brazil.
This seems much like America 60 years ago. I know when i think of racism i almost never think of another country but the United States, it is a bit shocking to see that kind of racism in Brazil. But it seems like Brazil is on a path toward more equal rights as the country liberalizes. Just like in America, all it took was for more and more people to become outraged by racism for the government to step in.
Kyle S
it is hard to see that this kind of racism still exists, especially in areas that are dominantly black. its sad that people are still not going to school and that their skin color is getting in the way of this. i was pretty shocked when i heard that they made the guy take the stairs instead of the elevator. its pretty horrific. one would think that we have move past this, globally, but clearly this is not the case.
I always thought and knew that the United States was a country that supported segregation for many years and many people here are still racist. I never thought about Brazilians as being racing because they have some make people of different colors. The issue of segregation in Brazilian government and schools is more vivid there than in the US, which is very suprising for me.
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