A Particularly Cheap White Wine - Wise

“First, although white students often think that so-called minority scholarships are a substantial drain on financial aid resources that would otherwise be available to them, nothing could be further from the truth.”

I do not agree with Wise, at all. I believe that there’s a percentage of Whites who do believe this way but on the other hands they a many Whites who do not see anything wrong with minority scholarships. Besides saying this, the author should have got statics. He should have shown how many Whites agree and how many disagree. Then also get the percentage of the amount of money lost from minority scholarship. Although this is he’s opinion, I believe it was too general to state.

“Indeed, schools serving mostly white students have three times as many honors or AP classes offered, per capita, as those serving mostly students of color”

I do agree with Wise. Statics have shown this. It could be because school with more students of color are for the most part in poverty areas and cannot afford funding for it. Students in honor and AP classes have a higher opportunity of receiving a scholarship. I believe this plays into a factor of the ratio of Whites and colors and scholarships. When scholarship groups are picking their candidates, they are looking are the person grades, classes they took and extra activities. In case, I can see what whites have a higher chance of receiving a scholarships over than Blacks or Latinos.

“In effect, there are not scholarships based on race, but rather, scholarships based on recognition of racism and how racism has shaped the opportunity structure in the U.S”

I believe that race scholarships do exist because of racism. Racism is still an ongoing battle in the U.S still today, whether people want to admit it or not. Scholarships based on race are in effect therefore people can say it is equal. Scholarships are awarded to everyone and not just Whites. These scholarship original were established to set equality. That there’s scholarships for both Whites and non-whites. 

Unlearning the Myths That Blind Us - CHRISTENSEN

OVERVIEW:

I agree with a lot with what the article was entailing. Racism, sexism, etc. is shown within Disney movies, cartoon, commercial, etc. It is an unsaid message to young children. The clear messenge of white dominant power began more apparent to me as I recalled Disney movies I used to watch.  Also women’s image in cartoons, T.V show, magazines, etc. These have created the image of the perfect body. Because of such a image of   the “beautiful” girl, young girls feel pressure into fitting the same image. This has lead to extreme measures from girls who go on crash diets or develop eating disorders. 

QUOTES:

1.      “I start by showing students old cartoons because the stereotypes are so blatant.”

While I was reading this article I began to recall Disney movies that I used to watch, and still do. Not once did I ever think of them as being racist, sexist or anything like that. I just always watched the movie for the underlining life lesson. But, when I began to think back to these movies I could see that racism, sexiest, etc. was clearly demonstrated. Most of the main characters are white, girls are shown as having the perfect hour glass shape, and men a shown as always being dominant to women.   

2.     “Many who watched cartoons before we start our study say they can no longer enjoy them. Now instead of seeing a bunch of ducks in clothes, they see racism, sexism, and violence that swim under the surface of the stories.”

People said that they saw such things on TV and would shut it off. I believe that taking this to such an extreme is a little ridiculous to be honest. Although that racism, sexism, etc. is present the overall message is more powerful for young children. I could feel like way for the simple fact that I am a white girl and these issues are not as clear to me, at first, than it is to someone of color. I don’t believe shutting off such cartoons is solving the problem. Although times are changing and people believe that racism is no longer present in the U.S, it still is. Its shown everywhere, even if it’s not on purpose or not suppose to be seen as racist.

3.     “The Barbie syndrome starts as we begin a lifelong search for the perfect body.”

I do strongly see the issue with women’s role in cartoon, TV show, magazines, etc. Most of the girl characters are either drawn with the perfect hour glass shape or have it. It puts a lot of pressure on young girls to look like that, to be skinny with curves. This often discourages girls, and makes them believe their bodies aren’t good enough leading to crash diets and eating disorders. Coming from a girl perspective, I believe that this is one of the more powerful unsaid messages than most.