Sumblog 5

For this week’s sumblog I will continue to discuss the issues discussed in class on Wednesday. Stereotypes, prejudice, discrimination and micro aggressions are sadly still very evident in society today.  I believe that none of these are justified and struggle to find reason behind these actions.  I recently watched a movie called “I hope they serve beer in hell,” and in this movie one of the main characters is at a bar with some female friends.  He continually makes misogynistic remarks and sexist phrases.  Finally his friends end up leaving the bar because he says, women may be able to vote but they will never be equal.  Its small micro aggressions that really don’t have a place in our society.

Another concept we dove pretty deep into was double consciousness or “two-ness.”  First described by W.E.B. Du Bois, it is the idea of not feeling accepted into either group, the majority or the minority.  This is a very interesting topic in that even the President of the United States cannot escape it.  The controversy about the presidents original birth certificate is still a debated topic in our nation today.  There is still a doubt among a small proportion of people that he was actually born in the United States, however that number is dwindling. 

Finally, another idea I would like to focus on would be the idea of “passing” or ability to be perceived as a member of a social group, not their own.  I  believe that we are taught this from a very young age and it is an essential part of our society if you would like to be perceived as “normal.”  Over and over we strive to be accepted by social groups that are widely accepted or popular in our society and this may result in losing touch with your own ideals.  Below I have posted a link on the example I used for double consciousness:

http://www.storyleak.com/obama-birth-certificate-confirmed-forgery-according-top-experts/