Between Barack and a Hard Place

This short video was absolutely moving and an inspirational sensation that actually makes you think. I liked this video better than any other reading that we have done this year. The speaker made many valid points including the part where he discussed the various shootings by white people and how we kind of brushed them off unlike killers with a different descent. For example, the D.C snipers from a few years ago made news all around America. People seemed to never let that go and definitely just didn't brush it off. On top of this, the Virginia Tech shooting from a couple years ago was a huge incident that occurred that many people to this day haven't forgotten. However, the speaker in this piece addresses numerous shootings that have been committed by white people yet the only one I was even familiar with was the Martin Luther King shooting. Even to this day I don't think white people realize the effect the shooting of Martin Luther King had on the community. He was beyond a racist movement leader he was a national figure that affected the life of so many people yet his death is just looked at as a fond memory. It's amazing that when you look back at these facts how true it is that white privilege exists. All the minorities are looked at as the criminal ones yet white people are the ones that commit more crimes. Not only does crime play a role in white privilege play a role, but the job application piece was proof too. When he said that white applicants or people with white sounding names were 50% more likely to get the job than others. I didn't want to believe it at first, but to be honest I wouldn't be surprised. I DONT want to believe this, however if he has proof of this fact than the facts are facts.

Another piece from this video that I truly enjoyed was the quote that he stated that people of color will not commit cultural suicide. This an extremely good point because why should people change who they are to please other people? That is so morally wrong and if you think about this, it's what we was ask minorities to do everyday which makes it even wronger. It's not like when we go to Mexico or Europe that people make us change who we are in some ways we adapt to their lifestyle, but we never commit culture suicide. White privilege needs to be stopped in this country, but it never will be.

Overall, again this short video was truly jaw-dropping. They way he spoke and what he spoke of truly makes you think about what goes on around you. It's amazing how cruel people can be, which relates back to the Johnson reading of WHY CAN'T WE ALL GET ALONG? A true embarrassment for everyone, yet there is no change in sight. I mean look how long slavery has been abolished yet still no change within society. It's so sad.