I was extremely entertained by the video we watched in class. In a very inventive way, Jane Elliot exposes children to the terrible realities of discrimination. It is incredible to see these the change in the children when they are being discriminated against, and the discriminators for that matter.
The stat that stated the children scored higher when superior and scored much worse when the inferior was just mind blowing for me, and the fact when they were reunited they all scored much higher is a testament to how good of a tool this was, and still is.
Later on, when this tactic was used on adults, watching it became extremely frustrating for me. I just wish the guy who didn't have a pencil could have told her to shut up, but the power of the exercise truly made him feel inferior and he couldn't react in the way you could tell he really wanted to. The one woman couldn't handle it any more and got into a verbal confrontation with her, but ultimately it got her nowhere.
I would have to say, coming from a white male, I think this is the most accurate way to simulate discrimination. Very glad I got a chance to see this, and would recommend it to anyone.
Wednesday 28 September 2011
Wednesday 21 September 2011
Diversity In Sport.
When you take a look a sports, there are many great awards for achievments on the field. But none deserve bigger accolades then the people who broke the colour barrier in their respective sports.
1. Jackie Robinson, Baseball
On April 15, 1947 Jackie Robinson took the field for the Brooklyn Dodgers as the first African American to ever take the field in a MLB baseball game. There had be a "negro" league were all the black players played, but previous to Robinson, since 1880, a black man never appeared in the MLB until then. A sad commentary on racism in America, that in 67 years of pro baseball, at a time when in was "America's Game" black people where not allowed to play.
Notable Black Baseball Players. Curtis Granderson, Robinson Cano
2. Willie O'Ree, Hockey
The Fredricton, New Brunswick native was the first ever black man to take part in a NHL game for the Boston Bruins on January 18, 1958. Things were not easy for him when he first started, in one article, he talks about how people would yell slanderous things such as, go back to the south, or shouldn't you be picking cotton? He noted that the two Canadian cities the NHL played in at the time, Toronto and Montreal were much less vigilant towards O'Ree.
Notable Black Hockey Players-Jarome Iginla, Wayne Simmonds.
3. Charles Follis, Football
In a time long before the NFL was formed, 1902, to be specific, the first black man to take part in a professional football game was Charles Follis. Football was obviously less discriminatory then other sports, almost 50 years before African Americans were allowed in other leagues, they we're playing football. Interesting to note, that for the first 2 professional seasons of Follis' career he was not payed, an extension on slave labor. Now African Americans are extremely prevelant in football, there would Certainly be no NFL with them
Notable Black Football Players-Adrian Peterson, Chad Ochocinco
4. Earl Lloyd, Basketball
It's hard to think that there was a time without african americans in basketball, but alas, there was one. On halloween 1950, Lloyd broke the colour barrier, in the NBA. He was technically the first, four days later Nat Clifton made his debut, obviously a huge year for black people and basketball. He won the NBA champisonship in 1955, and was inducted into the basketball hall of fame as a contributator.
Notable Black Basketball Players- Lebron James, Kobe Bryant.
All four of the major sports have huge African stars, but perhaps none of it would have been possible if it wasn't for their brave trailblazing seniors that broke the colour barrier in their resptive sports.
1. Jackie Robinson, Baseball
On April 15, 1947 Jackie Robinson took the field for the Brooklyn Dodgers as the first African American to ever take the field in a MLB baseball game. There had be a "negro" league were all the black players played, but previous to Robinson, since 1880, a black man never appeared in the MLB until then. A sad commentary on racism in America, that in 67 years of pro baseball, at a time when in was "America's Game" black people where not allowed to play.
Notable Black Baseball Players. Curtis Granderson, Robinson Cano
2. Willie O'Ree, Hockey
The Fredricton, New Brunswick native was the first ever black man to take part in a NHL game for the Boston Bruins on January 18, 1958. Things were not easy for him when he first started, in one article, he talks about how people would yell slanderous things such as, go back to the south, or shouldn't you be picking cotton? He noted that the two Canadian cities the NHL played in at the time, Toronto and Montreal were much less vigilant towards O'Ree.
Notable Black Hockey Players-Jarome Iginla, Wayne Simmonds.
3. Charles Follis, Football
In a time long before the NFL was formed, 1902, to be specific, the first black man to take part in a professional football game was Charles Follis. Football was obviously less discriminatory then other sports, almost 50 years before African Americans were allowed in other leagues, they we're playing football. Interesting to note, that for the first 2 professional seasons of Follis' career he was not payed, an extension on slave labor. Now African Americans are extremely prevelant in football, there would Certainly be no NFL with them
Notable Black Football Players-Adrian Peterson, Chad Ochocinco
4. Earl Lloyd, Basketball
It's hard to think that there was a time without african americans in basketball, but alas, there was one. On halloween 1950, Lloyd broke the colour barrier, in the NBA. He was technically the first, four days later Nat Clifton made his debut, obviously a huge year for black people and basketball. He won the NBA champisonship in 1955, and was inducted into the basketball hall of fame as a contributator.
Notable Black Basketball Players- Lebron James, Kobe Bryant.
All four of the major sports have huge African stars, but perhaps none of it would have been possible if it wasn't for their brave trailblazing seniors that broke the colour barrier in their resptive sports.
Monday 12 September 2011
Entertainment Blog Reviews.
When asked to review 5 blogs, being to sports fanatic I am, I immediately wanted to dive into the wide world of sports blogs, but then I decided to go outside my comfort zone. Why not right? So here we go, my top 5 entertainment blog reviews.
1. Popsugar.com
A very easy to navigate website, with bright colours and bright advertising. An interesting feature of this blog is the "featured stories" section at the top. It also goes very in depth as well, with sections for top celebs, bikini, and it even goes as far as celeb babies. When It comes to the actual writing, it is very diverse in terms of celebs, and it doesn't make fun of celebs like a lot of blogs do, it more highlights red carpet sightings, public sightings, and what good celebs can do. Overall I think this is a good and respectable source for celeb news. I was pretty impressed.
2.TMZ.com
A very different style of celeb blog, not highlighting the good celebs do, but the bad. For instance, the lead story about Serena Williams "losing it" at the US Open Tennis tournament, and also another story about a rapper fighting a marijuana charge. Not as much my style of blog, very in your face, and sometimes annoying, but when it comes to breaking BAD news about celebs you be hard pressed to find a better one.
3. Laineygossip.com
The Canadian gossiper's page, for the last week is dominated with TIFF gossip, such as George Clooney has a date, or Juliette Lewis arrives in Toronto. The blogs are short, and the pictures are plentiful, which plays into our generations inability to read, and extreme ability to look at photos. Her writing is good, and her pictures are great ,she has a section for books, movies, and a link to her twitter page. A very complete celeb blog, and you have to like the fact she's a canuck.
4. Dlisted.com
This sight, is not your grandpas entertainment sight, in fact, I probably wouldn't show it to my mother. The first story is a picture of Justin Bieber beside a beluga whale, and they are now running a "caption contest" for the best descriptive caption of the photo. You will scroll down a bit, and see some incredibly inappropriate captions for stories that began to turn me off the sight. I would not recommend this sight to anyone. In terms of presentation, it's a pretty slick sight.
5.Perezhilton.com
This is easily my least favourite, and to be honest I was kind of offended by some of the material that was on this sight. Not for me I guess. There was stuff along the top that I didn't understand the words off, unlike my favourite popsugar.com, this sight was very hard to navigate. As a rookie to the celeb gossip sights, this one ranks last. This sight is more for attacking celbes unfairly, not my cup of tea.
1. Popsugar.com
A very easy to navigate website, with bright colours and bright advertising. An interesting feature of this blog is the "featured stories" section at the top. It also goes very in depth as well, with sections for top celebs, bikini, and it even goes as far as celeb babies. When It comes to the actual writing, it is very diverse in terms of celebs, and it doesn't make fun of celebs like a lot of blogs do, it more highlights red carpet sightings, public sightings, and what good celebs can do. Overall I think this is a good and respectable source for celeb news. I was pretty impressed.
2.TMZ.com
A very different style of celeb blog, not highlighting the good celebs do, but the bad. For instance, the lead story about Serena Williams "losing it" at the US Open Tennis tournament, and also another story about a rapper fighting a marijuana charge. Not as much my style of blog, very in your face, and sometimes annoying, but when it comes to breaking BAD news about celebs you be hard pressed to find a better one.
3. Laineygossip.com
The Canadian gossiper's page, for the last week is dominated with TIFF gossip, such as George Clooney has a date, or Juliette Lewis arrives in Toronto. The blogs are short, and the pictures are plentiful, which plays into our generations inability to read, and extreme ability to look at photos. Her writing is good, and her pictures are great ,she has a section for books, movies, and a link to her twitter page. A very complete celeb blog, and you have to like the fact she's a canuck.
4. Dlisted.com
This sight, is not your grandpas entertainment sight, in fact, I probably wouldn't show it to my mother. The first story is a picture of Justin Bieber beside a beluga whale, and they are now running a "caption contest" for the best descriptive caption of the photo. You will scroll down a bit, and see some incredibly inappropriate captions for stories that began to turn me off the sight. I would not recommend this sight to anyone. In terms of presentation, it's a pretty slick sight.
5.Perezhilton.com
This is easily my least favourite, and to be honest I was kind of offended by some of the material that was on this sight. Not for me I guess. There was stuff along the top that I didn't understand the words off, unlike my favourite popsugar.com, this sight was very hard to navigate. As a rookie to the celeb gossip sights, this one ranks last. This sight is more for attacking celbes unfairly, not my cup of tea.
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