Caucasian Chalk Circle Essay

person thought of my color, I was no different from them, and they were no different from me. Because I am bi-racial, there were times when it was like a double slap in the face because I was confronted with racism from both Caucasian and African American people. My mom is Caucasian and my dad is African American, and honestly, I think her fear was always that white people would not accept us. She would never allow anyone to treat us any differently if she knew about it, but I don 't think she…

When writing a work of literature, it is important to determine an audience in which the book is intended for. Whether it be by gender, age, religion, or race, it is important to target a group of people because it gives the work of literature an aim. In protest literature, the audience is often either the oppressors or the oppressed. Sometimes is may be a mix of both, however there is a main target in which there is a goal to achieve with the audience; whether it be to inform them or to…

In contrast to the US side of the wall at Friendship Circle, the Mexico side is painted with bright colors, symbols and words. There are two things that stood out for me. The first is the upside down flag. I had just learn its meaning when we were on the border patrol tour. I agree with the deported US…

As my alarm goes on I slowly wake up thinking about the day that is ahead me, how different is from my roommate, the boy that lives next to me, and even my best friend in Mexico city, I might not do anything excited but is something defilingly different from anyone at UNH. This is a normal day in UNH in the life of a 20 year old Mexican woman. I stand up ready to do my make up, and choose what close Im gonna wear, that is the first thing I do. Take my birth control pill and probably scream…

Since 1937 T.V. has been putting white actors into shows and kicking out people of color. This is mainly due to directors wanting to have big names in their shows. This discrimination ranges from only caucasians in TV to having minority character leads but are played by a black faced caucasian. Ever…

The Tragedy of Pudd’nhead Wilson is a book written by Mark Twain. Pudd’nhead Wilson is a northerner who arrives at a small southern town in Missouri to become a lawyer. Upon his arrival he is alienated by the townspeople who do not understand his humor. They give him the nickname “Pudd’nhead” and never give him the chance to do any of their legal work. He then gets into the hobby of fingerprinting. Roxy is a slave in the same town who is 1/16th black and has a baby boy who also has a small…

The white savior, the white Messiah complex and the white man’s burden are all names for a common trope in books and movies which are basically about a white person who saves a colored person or solve their problems, like in “Dances With Wolves”, “The Blind Side” or “Avatar”. In some cases the white saviors shows up as movements like the colonial project, Out of Africa, The Constant Gardener and Kony 2012. While the white savior complex advances stereotypes that have been, without a doubt,…

In Peggy McIntosh’s paper “White Privilege and Male Privilege”, Macintosh expresses that white privilege is unearned dominance that whites posses unknowingly, which gives them an advantage in society. She argues that by reviewing the denials surrounding white privilege, acknowledging white privilege’s existence, and the factors that protect these unearned advantages and dominance, we can then use these same unearned privileges to weaken the invisible privilege systems (McIntosh). Whites are…

I love feminism. I am a much braver woman because of feminism. Women and men need feminism, just like we need air. We have so many opportunities and things to be thankful for because of feminism. I have hundreds of reasons why I needed feminism, and how I have become a better person because of it. Due to feminism, I have gained more confidence in a healthy body image, a greater understanding of my sister’s sexual orientation, and a greater moral compass. I would never want to go back to a world…

fact that what some may find offensive, others may not think them to be distasteful at all. People in the United States today face many stereotypes. Hispanics are all thought to be illegal immigrants, Asians are assumed to be extremely smart, and Caucasians are all thought to be snobby, racist, and overly privileged. Many of these groups and races have had to learn to live with the stereotypes…