Jane Elliott was, by far, the most controversial speaker that I have heard at Texas A&M University-Commerce. On October 4th at the Sam Rayburn Student Center, she fiercely discussed the racism that is woven throughout our American culture, and she started by mentioning that children in America are taught to be racist from the day they are born. She used strong, and sometimes inappropriate language, which bothered me initially, because it can imply lack of professionalism. As her speech continued, I realized that her use of strong language was only helping her more efficiently convey her thoughts. One of her main topics was the importance of voting, and she emphatically endorsed Hillary Clinton for the 2016 presidential race. Jane Elliot is a women who found the courage to fight for racial justice, and hearing speak about the topic was not only informative, but also an honor and a privilege.
Looking around the conference room, it was obvious that the crown listening Elliott speak was unusually diverse. Elliott began her speech by instructing all “white” people in the crowd to
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She fervently advocated social justice, and her fireball attitude was refreshing and inspirational because she said what she was thinking and did not make it look pretty. Not caring about offending people, Elliott said that if anyone ever says they are not black, they should consider that “the first modern human beings on this earth came from a black woman.” She proceeded to say that the term “biracial” should not pertain to ethnic races, rather, it should only pertain to races of different species. That led to her fascinating idea that “if both of your parents came from planet earth, you are not biracial.” Once I considered her stance regarding individuals who are ethnically biracial, it made perfect sense, because regardless of skin color, all human do indeed belong to the human
She fervently advocated social justice, and her fireball attitude was refreshing and inspirational because she said what she was thinking and did not make it look pretty. Not caring about offending people, Elliott said that if anyone ever says they are not black, they should consider that “the first modern human beings on this earth came from a black woman.” She proceeded to say that the term “biracial” should not pertain to ethnic races, rather, it should only pertain to races of different species. That led to her fascinating idea that “if both of your parents came from planet earth, you are not biracial.” Once I considered her stance regarding individuals who are ethnically biracial, it made perfect sense, because regardless of skin color, all human do indeed belong to the human