Project 365: Day # 123 - Tuesday, January 10, 2012 "A Racial Debate"

Today in AVID, we had a major debate on racism in regards to how the media views everyone as a whole based on social status, athletics, and based on how popular people are. I wasn't there for the first half of AVID where they viewed a video from YouTube that discussed the topic from the perspective of an athlete. I asked one of my friends for the link to the video that way I was able to include this in my blog and to give my input on the subject and how I felt about it. But the second half of AVID was really interesting event though I wasn't able to be there for the first half of the discussion. But after what I've heard, I was really moved by the very cogent points that were being made in this discussion by my peers. After a while I was able to figure out based on what they were talking about that I knew what they were talking about. And based on what they came up with, I strongly agree that the media is taking the racial aspect of every situation and making it more than it has to be. Therefore I don;t feel that it's completely necessary and somewhat irrelevant. For example, there is the video on YouTube that talks about Tim Tebow and how him and other white quarterbacks in the NFL are given a myriad of opportunities compared to the minorities who dedicate their time just as much as they do in the pros. But that's simply based on skill not on race which it's how this situation should be viewed instead of he other way around. And with that information, I don't think that us minorities are really getting as much opportunities and or being acknowledged as much as white people are. But it all comes to show us that the aspect of race can't be substituted as it's own stereotype. We're who we are based on what we do and what we're about. This is more crucial than the simple fact that this happened to you because of your racial background. It's also how you make people view you based on your actions and how they affect everyone around you.