The Color of Fear was a great way to end our talk on racism and racial identity. I thought it was very interesting the way each man thought of himself. When David Lee said he referred to himself as "An American Man" although he was Asian, I thought that was very cool. He was indeed Asian, but since he was born and raised here in American, he identifies as American. It flip flops, too. Some people were born and raised in America, yet refer to themselves as Native American, Asian, or Latino. Every man had a different way of identifying with their race, especially Victor. I could write an entire blog post about Victor if I wanted to. Good Lord, that man has a lot of pent up frustration towards the white man. He talked (more like screamed) about how racism is not just white people looking down on minorities, but also the minorities using that as their weapon to gain self-righteousness and rights. I thought that was very humble of him to say, especially for how passionate he was. There are not many black people who would be willing to admit that everyone is at fault, not just white people.
Another person who really got to me was David C. How ignorant to race can a person be? In my opinion, growing up in a small town is not an excuse to be oblivious to the racial problems here in the United States. I came from a small town myself, and I was fully aware at a young age that there were multiple issues with race. He states at one point that we are all equal and everyone should be treated the same, to which the entire group attacks him. One of the men says that he is insulted when he is referred to as American when he is clearly Chinese; and of course, Victor throws in his two cents about the whole ordeal. At one point, David C breaks down and cries because he feels victimized and about how he didn't realize how his viewpoint and what he was saying was all sorts of messed up. At the end, they came to the conclusion that all men are equal, but definitely not treated the same, and in some cases, that's okay. This was a great video to open up people's eyes about how regular men of different ethnicities think about others and see others. Of course, some of the men got along really well, and others did not. David C was clearly the scapegoat in all of this and everyone's punching bag, but at the same time, he made himself sound really stupid and was almost asking for it. Most of the points he made were totally invalid and it created a lot of face-palms for me, personally. For the most part, he was colorblind to how others are treated, and his "why can't we just get along" tactic was not working out for him because it is much deeper than that. I hope after that experience he has been getting along a lot better. Good God...
