Quotes: “A white male student in the class responded to this discussion with frustration in his response journal, writing, “It’s not my fault that Blacks don’t write books”. Had one of his elementary, high school, or college teachers ever told him that there were no Black writers? Probably not. Yet because he had never been exposed to Black authors, he had drawn his own conclusion that there were none” (Tatum 85). In this example of prejudice we can see how racism is formed from a combination of two factors, one being the lack of exposure to information about minorities and races not in power, and two is the conclusion we draw from that misinformation/lack of information. We can also see how this would create a spread of misinformation and prejudice, because the more racist ideas get spread the more it will become common. When this student becomes older he may still not believe that there are black writers and share this view with his kids which will sway their beliefs.
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Blog 6 - Finn
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When I read this part of the article, I kind of thought the kid that said it was dumb. I have heard of a lot of black authors, so to me, that was just astonishing.
ReplyDeleteI remember this quote from the reading and found it interesting when I read it - thank you for sharing your insights!
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