As part of my zine assignment I've been rethinking all the problems we've talked about since the beginning of the semester and I really think there is no solving them. As horrible as it may sound, we will never be an entirely race/gender inequality free society. I was reading stories on the Buffalo News website about housing improvements in the city of Buffalo and while it didn't specifically mention anything, it was obvious that these houses were being improved for the wealthy (white man) at the expense of the lower income housing.
I also read a story about a man trying to abduct a 12 year old boy, and knew instantly they were talking about a white man. I never thought about it before but racism even distinguishes who we think commits what crime. It seems like middle-aged white men try to abduct little boys and the young black men always get caught on drug and stealing crimes. We did touch on how there are just as many drug crimes in the suburbs as in the city, but I have to wonder if the media has something to do with how we frame who commits what crime?
I agree with you. I think many problems will decrease over time, but they will never be 100% solved.
ReplyDeletei agree too!! people will always be stuck in their ways and they will never fully accept something because thats not how they are brought up
ReplyDeleteTo answer your media question there has always been evidence how the media changes the way we see things. like the Kennedy assassination for example nobody knows who did that. Not to mention the dozen or so cameras outside one of the most secure buildings in the U.S. the pentagon doesn't have any footage of a 747 hitting the building. but with crimes i have noticed a trend too in Rochester at least with regards to how i get notices of only white sexual predators moving into the town and black men stealing.
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