Reverse Racism In To Kill A Mockingbird

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Professor Haynes, you have told us some stories that shock me, they went beyond an innocent mistake, they seemed just ignorant and rude. I do not take away from your experiences or any other person’s experiences. In week six the video of the comedian mocking, “reverse racism” belittled my experiences. Not only that but whomever chose that video didn’t seem to consider this could send the wrong message to students in this program that have a negative view or bias towards white people.
Another student told me that I am one of the only white people she has talked to that was accepting of black people’s culture. She said she had no white friends (that’s fine) and didn’t really like white people. I didn’t think she was a racist and I wasn’t offended.
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During this class George Zimmerman and Trayvon Martin case which we reviewed the Pew Study on the racial differences regarding the verdict. I and all the white people I know believe Zimmerman was guilty and that Trayvon was profiled. The reason that Zimmerman was not charged was because he” acted in self defense”, but he was told to leave him alone. I didn’t know Trayvon, but I assume that if a cop stopped him that his actions would have been different. I also feel that he could have felt threatened by Zimmerman and was simply defending …show more content…
Again, this feeds hate, not talking about these things. It also makes it seem like white people are never victims, further hurting minorities or that how I see

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