Killing Us Softly

The title is sort of true. The Media is slowly degrading the way women and men view themselves, though women are clearly targeted more visciously than men. I never knew how bad women had it until I viewed the film, which is a number of years old. I can only imagine it's getting worse and harder to tell what it negative and positive as time goes on. The most interesting point I saw was how different male nudity is to female nudity. It is considered appalling if men show off their junk, but it is just scandalous if women do. I don't mind not seeing male nudity, but its strange how this became to be. It probably has something to do with how women can be bisexual, but men can't as easily (that's a whole notha' topic). Overall I thought it put a good light on what to be aware of. I wouldn't mind seeing the rest of the series.

I'm white

I'm white. But what does that mean? To me it says that i'm rich, self-centered, egotistical, and ignorant. It's truely understated that just as many whites disrepect our race as blacks disrespect theirs. But what seperates us? Whites have done a lot to equalize the rights and privaleges for blacks, but we have done nothing to understand what it is to be black. Genetically we are over 98% the same, but i'm not like a black man. I'm white. My culture, heritage, beliefs, and upbringing were all characteristically white, and I know nothing of what is to be black. We will never be the same and to believe so is a crude version of racism. We all carry things on our shoulders, and if we ever want some sort of tranquility, all we need is acceptance. If we just accepted that we were different, things would be a lot easier. Instead we fight to be the same.

Caucasia

Is this a place, perhaps reality? Do I live in Caucasia? I think yes. I live in a world dominated by the white race. Though the white race doesn't technically exist, white skin is superior. Birdie is caught in between. She can pass as white, but isn't the same color on the inside. This is a huge dilema for her, and she struggles with who she is and who she has to act like throughout the novel. I can feel for her, though i could never be mistaken for another race. I'd be interesting to see how it would feel to be inbetween for a few days. I can't wait for the end of the book and hopefully she'll end up being able to be black on the outside.