"There is no 'cure' for Racism; it will always exist."
This statement (on the in-class worksheet) really caught my attention. My first and foremost thought was my religion and what/who I believe in. I am a christian and I do believe in God. With that being said, in the bible, God declares that there is only one race; the human race, meaning anyone of any color. God does not discriminate against anyone. James 2:8 in the bible says, "love your neighbors as yourself." In that verse, it's really saying that treat people how you want to be treated, just like we've all learned in elementary school. It's a simple task, right? If everyone treated eachother with respect and how they themselves would like to be treated, would discrimination and racism end? In what I believe, God created this world and brought peace in the beginning. Then, Satan brought hatred and convinced Eve to disobey God which resulted in the ugliness and hatred of the world.
If I didn't believe in God, I would take a much different approach on this statement. In this case, Racism will always exist. There will always be those parents who don't teach their children how to love everyone and respect everyone of any color. Then, those hateful children will grow up and teach their own children the same things because they never knew any better. It's just a continous pattern that will always repeat itself. A perfect example of this is in the Bluest Eye, the character of Junior. He really wants to play with the black children but his mother, Geraldine, won't let him. In the novel, she explains the "differences between the colored people and the niggers." "Colored people were neat and quiet; niggers were dirty and loud." He was in the light-skinned colored people group.
The obvious conversation that was created in all texts was racism and will it ever end. I can see both sides to statement whether it's true or false but I think as long as there is hatred in this world, racism will never cease.
I definitely agree with the last statement, and I think your entire first paragraph about having christian ideals reinforces your point. It is what we are brought up believing that usually shapes our views on other people, and I agree that racism is a direct product of this idea.
ReplyDeleteI do believe that someday there might be a "cure", even though we might not be able to know what it is in our lifetime. I think that the positive aspects of the issue is progressing and that more and more people are starting to let it go. They are willing to accept people of every race. I like how you mentioned "God declares that ther is only one ra ce; the human race." It is important to keep this in the back of our minds as we continue to go and someday raise our own children.
ReplyDeleteI also that that it was interesting how Gerladine let Junior play with the colored people but not the "niggers." He then convinces Pecola to come in his house to see kittens and winds up blaming the death of his moms cat on Pecola. She is seen as trash by Geraldine and is considered dirty because she is not light colored and her clothes are torn.
I like how you mentioned God in your blog. That is another controversal topic in society today. I do agree with you about how there will always be evil in this world and how God and Satan play a part in this. Every bad thing was created for a reason and as long as one person believes in that, it will always exist.
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