3/19

There are several ways that the readings relate to how we’re trying to pick a group project in class. The article that we read about white supremacy mentioned how white supremacists today are not open about their beliefs. One man was quoted saying something along the lines of: I treat the people I work with equally even though they aren’t white because I’d get fired from my job if I treated them how I think they should be treated. These supremacists escape to the Internet to post in blogs how they truly feel or keep their opinions within their families. This is because these views are not accepted today. During class, while everyone was screaming and trying to figure things out, I thought in a way the groups acted similar to the families of the white supremacists. Although some people were loud in expressing their opinions, others just kept theirs within their groups and were not willing to speak aloud. Maybe not for the same reasons that the white supremacists do, but because they didn’t think their opinions would be accepted or heard.

You could also compare what our class is doing with what the mothers did in article 49. Although we have not been as successful as these women yet, we are trying to unite together for a common cause. I think we’re on the right track to deciding the social project, but as Olivia mentioned in her blog we need to discuss more and argue less. Both groups left need to have a chance to present why their project promotes a better social change and how they fulfill the requirements of the list we all agreed upon together. I also think that we should have never held votes with the anonymous ballads, especially since people are now being accused of voting for their own groups. Just with moving forward with the two remaining groups, we need to figure out which project we can all take part in and get done. It is not about which group wins, but which one is overall a better social change project.