tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4264624663174375154.post6205764855582110846..comments2013-12-02T09:32:42.914-08:00Comments on Multiculturalism in Canada: White Privilege victoriahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09005166629575838241noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4264624663174375154.post-17117792439459884282013-12-01T21:04:40.539-08:002013-12-01T21:04:40.539-08:00You chose a lot of great, strong images to really ...You chose a lot of great, strong images to really represent the power of whiteness! I especially like the Crayola "flesh" crayons, that was something that always bugged me that the flesh colour was a light colour clearly aimed for people, especially children with white skin. It is scary to think that ideas of white supremacy are embedded in children's minds at such a young age. While doing some research for this assignment I came across this video : http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tkpUyB2xgTM along with many others just like it where the children are asked which is the "nice doll" and which is the "bad" doll out of a white and black doll. It brought tears to my eyes when the children, including the black children identified the black doll as the "bad" doll. These children are growing up being taught that not being white is a negative thing. Therefore, these ideas will carry on throughout life into adulthood. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00204613236831080899noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4264624663174375154.post-84415121426682068992013-12-01T14:55:44.357-08:002013-12-01T14:55:44.357-08:00I LOVE all the images you have in this post! They ...I LOVE all the images you have in this post! They all display racism and white privilege in different ways. I think it is interesting to note how the messages can often be put across in a comedic manner and this somehow dismisses the real issue. In one of my posts I commented on and linked to the video we watched in class about the halloween costumes where the girl who made the video is really sarcastic and funny as well. The "someecards" have all been used to make jokes about one thing or another and were made for a variety of topics, whoever made the one you posted clearly had a "I'm right and you're wrong" look on things. As far as the comedians quotation about BEING white is better, I think that is a terrible thing to say. Even if some things may seem like the case sometimes, it is sad that it has to be used to make money. This leads back to the idea of Omi and Winant's idea that racial formation has roots in economic, political, and social hierarchy and those at the top are the ones who have much of the control. In a comment I made on another blog, http://cgoodick902.wordpress.com , I mentioned how there is a parody to the music video Royals by Lorde which uses white women as the ultimate yet condescending way to those who identify as non-white. amandahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06697826055333751264noreply@blogger.com