Week
9 Blog entry
Reading:
“Patterns
of Prejudice”
Visual
Addition:
Reference:
The Myth
of Post Racial America [Digital image]. (2014, March 5). Retrieved February 26,
2019, from https://popularresistance.org/the-myth-of-a-post-racial-america/
Blog
Entry:
In today’s lecture, we discussed about Hmong religion specifically that of the role of the shaman. It was discussed that many are embarrassed or turned off about discussing their religion, because of the racism or derogatory things that come with practicing this kind of religion. This is due the anomaly of the such a religion within American culture. This is also discussed within the reading of ‘Patterns of Prejudice’. When Barack Obama was elected to presidency, some claim that a ‘Post-racial America’. In my opinion, I do not believe this, because racism and other problems that stem from it have been going on for hundreds of years. The first president of color is not going to stop this. I agree with the article that I have attached to the visual addition that post racial America is a myth. If post-racial America did exist, then Hmong children wouldn’t be embarrassed to practice or discuss their faith and traditions. However in lecture today, this was obviously not the case, because a majority of America culture is logic based. Religion with shaman, spirits, and rituals all does not make sense within American culture thinking. Post racial America doesn’t exist. It’s sad to say, but racism is very engrained into the American mindset.
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