I've been really diggin the American Indian unit right now, I like how this unit ties back to our African American unit as well. The way that the caricatures and stereotypes change throughout history make the topic interesting because you could pinpoint certain parts of history that really paved the way for the future. Really cool stuff.
My book "The Black Image in the White Mind" is hella nice, though sometimes monotonous. I thought that the first few chapters regarding African American representation in news broadcasts was really neat as that was not the first concept that came to my head when talking about African American portrayal in media. The average person is either watching the news or creative media (like movies and tv shows) so it makes sense why not having black "experts" come onto news broadcasts can subconsciously make the viewers think a certain way. I don't know, I thought it was really fun to read into something that was unexpected. The book itself itself is nice and I'm really looking forward to writing that book report. Everything is somewhat straightforward, I think, so I'll definitely be talking about the major themes and discussion points of the book during my report. Also, little fun thing I just found: my first grade Native American Day pictures! This was at a private catholic school in Atlanta with all my kids in my class. Talk about cultural appropriation! Obviously I thought this was all fine and dandy at the time, but shame on the parents for allowing this. I asked my mom about why this was an activity we all were apart of, she thought that it was all fun and games and a good way to learn about the American Indians in the process. She said that everything was private and that no one got hurt, so whats the problem? Theres a whole gallery of pictures that my mom took of me but heres the one that I personally like the most. Cheers.
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