What would be considered black in American society? Obama and people like him would be considered Black but not ‘Black ' by white America 's standards. Kamiya states that "White Americans are obviously drawn to blacks who are not "black."(Kamiya 384). This statement is offensive; his entire article is actually very offensive. Kamiya points out that a difference between black and ‘black ' exist, when there is no difference. Kamiya
should have said what he meant; which is that there is a difference between
‘proper blacks ' and ‘ghetto/ethnic blacks '. Sadly, the truth is that it does
not matter if a black person is proper or considered
ethnic, both types will have to deal with the same types of racism. One of the
main reasons that racism …show more content…
People feel that someone of their own
race can better understand their struggle and express their views. In these
cases racial identity is something that everyone benefits from. In all honesty,
cultures drastically affect society 's views on certain races. Media culture has the
biggest effect on how minorities treatment in America. If someone who is white
never has personal interaction with someone of a different race, they
automatically assume that all people of that race are the same as they portrayed in
the media. If all that the media shows are negatives of Blacks and
Hispanics how can someone who is culturally unaware be expected to understand that
not everyone is the same. "Everyone is comfortable with Colin Powell and
Condoleezza Rice – and that goes triple for Barack Obama, who is not only
racially unthreatening but charismatic and attractive."(Kamiya 384). People are
more open to someone who would not be considered ethnic because they relate
culturally. Certain cultures believe that minorities are bad people, this is
usually based on something has happened in the past. People believe that
they should marry someone who is of their same race or it would be …show more content…
I consider myself extremely educated in many
different ways; I am not only book smart, but I have had many experiences that have taught me
the ways of the world. My physical education is extremely important to me, but
my mental education has prepared me for my experiences as a student. I
personally do not believe my age, religion or gender are important factors in
my identity. I think that people who want to act like slavery did not happen or
want to indirectly apologize, saying that race is not important to someone 's identity.
I also believe that people who mixed with different races usually agree that race is an
unimportant factor to someone 's identity. It would be understandable why race
is unimportant to someone who is white because their race does not affect them.
"Whiteness is the marker of racial invisibility in America. White in other
words, means no race, not the master race." (Kamiya 383). Just like religion
would be considered important to someone who is Jewish, I believe that race is important
to minorities because of the problems we faced in the past and in today 's
society. People who are white are not usually affected by the fact that
should have said what he meant; which is that there is a difference between
‘proper blacks ' and ‘ghetto/ethnic blacks '. Sadly, the truth is that it does
not matter if a black person is proper or considered
ethnic, both types will have to deal with the same types of racism. One of the
main reasons that racism …show more content…
People feel that someone of their own
race can better understand their struggle and express their views. In these
cases racial identity is something that everyone benefits from. In all honesty,
cultures drastically affect society 's views on certain races. Media culture has the
biggest effect on how minorities treatment in America. If someone who is white
never has personal interaction with someone of a different race, they
automatically assume that all people of that race are the same as they portrayed in
the media. If all that the media shows are negatives of Blacks and
Hispanics how can someone who is culturally unaware be expected to understand that
not everyone is the same. "Everyone is comfortable with Colin Powell and
Condoleezza Rice – and that goes triple for Barack Obama, who is not only
racially unthreatening but charismatic and attractive."(Kamiya 384). People are
more open to someone who would not be considered ethnic because they relate
culturally. Certain cultures believe that minorities are bad people, this is
usually based on something has happened in the past. People believe that
they should marry someone who is of their same race or it would be …show more content…
I consider myself extremely educated in many
different ways; I am not only book smart, but I have had many experiences that have taught me
the ways of the world. My physical education is extremely important to me, but
my mental education has prepared me for my experiences as a student. I
personally do not believe my age, religion or gender are important factors in
my identity. I think that people who want to act like slavery did not happen or
want to indirectly apologize, saying that race is not important to someone 's identity.
I also believe that people who mixed with different races usually agree that race is an
unimportant factor to someone 's identity. It would be understandable why race
is unimportant to someone who is white because their race does not affect them.
"Whiteness is the marker of racial invisibility in America. White in other
words, means no race, not the master race." (Kamiya 383). Just like religion
would be considered important to someone who is Jewish, I believe that race is important
to minorities because of the problems we faced in the past and in today 's
society. People who are white are not usually affected by the fact that