To racialize - to differentiate or categorize according to race
In memory of Nelson Mandela, we discussed the importance given to racial identity. We inferred as to what might be the meaning of the term "to racialize ". Students linked its meaning to redlining in the United States and reflected on the social importance of race in different countries e.g., South Africa and America.
We learned the term Apartheid (Apartness) and reflected on how education has been used as a tool by countries to divide populations along racial lines. 27 years...
Below we will begin our discussion on the value we give to race. We pursued two questions by reflecting on the importance of race. Is it important? Why? Why not? Posts your paragraphs below that contain your thoughts and feelings. Respond to two other student paragraphs by building on or critiquing the ideas they put forward.
Paragraph due by 8:00pm Tuesday
First Response due by 8:00pm Wednesday
Second Response due by 8:00pm Thursday
Remember to use appropriate language and to be respectful. Anything you would not say out loud to your peers in the classroom should not be stated below. Be honest. Be sincere. Be kind. Be critical.
Be thoughtful,
Mr. del Sol
*Post paragraphs and responses in the comment section
In memory of Nelson Mandela, we discussed the importance given to racial identity. We inferred as to what might be the meaning of the term "to racialize ". Students linked its meaning to redlining in the United States and reflected on the social importance of race in different countries e.g., South Africa and America.
We learned the term Apartheid (Apartness) and reflected on how education has been used as a tool by countries to divide populations along racial lines. 27 years...
Below we will begin our discussion on the value we give to race. We pursued two questions by reflecting on the importance of race. Is it important? Why? Why not? Posts your paragraphs below that contain your thoughts and feelings. Respond to two other student paragraphs by building on or critiquing the ideas they put forward.
Paragraph due by 8:00pm Tuesday
First Response due by 8:00pm Wednesday
Second Response due by 8:00pm Thursday
Remember to use appropriate language and to be respectful. Anything you would not say out loud to your peers in the classroom should not be stated below. Be honest. Be sincere. Be kind. Be critical.
Be thoughtful,
Mr. del Sol
*Post paragraphs and responses in the comment section
i believe that race is not important because everybody should have their own rights and everybody should be treated fairly no matter what your background is, no matter what your color is and it should never matter----N.A
ReplyDeletei argree with you, everyone should be treated fairly even if they are different. good work Noor!
DeleteI agree with you Noor because rights between all nations should respect each other
DeleteI think nooruddin brings up a valid point
DeleteI think that is tremendously correct nooruddin, everyone should be treated as an equal no matter their race.
DeleteI agree because people should not judge others by there color. By the way good job!
Deletei think that race is not important people should be allowed to talk to anyone they want. no one can tell who they supposed to communicate with. if race is allowed than it changes many thing in our life like our getting a job, it wold change our lifestyle, and who and colored person with talk to.----O.M
ReplyDeletepretty good Omer (just me Jalen form your class)
DeleteI also agree Omer, people should have freedom no matter who they are, or what race they are.
DeleteI agree because people should be able to communicate with anyone they'd like. Good job! :)
DeleteI agree as well because we have a right to speak to who we want to theres not law against it
Deletei agree because everyone should be able to have their own rights and background or colour should never matter.
DeleteRace is not important because in the society today, there are no boundaries, or laws that will tell a certain person or people not to go somewhere. We are all human no matter what, and we all do not need to be classified.---J.J.J.
ReplyDeleteIn response to Jalen: I like how you said that there are no laws or boundaries that stop us from going places. Keep up the good work.
ReplyDeleteI believe race is not important because race doesn’t determine what kind of person you are. I mean to say if you’re from a certain race, that doesn’t make you any less or any more than an average human being. In my dictionary race is not a word I choose to evaluate people, because it does not matter which race you belong to since all of us are human beings and have the same capabilities. As we grow out of our past, we have to keep in mind that race isn’t a method of evaluating. “Evaluate people for who they are not for how they look or where they are from.” This is a quote I have come up with to show race means nothing to me because we are all the same but different in our own ways.
ReplyDeleteI agree with Maahil race doesn't determine what kind of person you are and it doesn't matter because we are all equal
DeleteAdrian Subakaran- I agree Maahil, your race shouldn't determine who you are , your actions and thoughts should determine who you are.
DeleteMaahil does bring a valid point
DeleteI agree that you shouldn't judge people by their race and your quote is very interesting and reasonable. Good work. :)
DeleteI agree Adrian, Maahil brings up a very important point it does not matter who you talk to, you should judge people by their personality and acts
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DeleteI don't agree with you Ajhani Aries because nobody has the right to judge someone else by their personality or by anything else no matter who that person is.
DeleteHere is a quote by Martin Luther King Jr. for us to reflect on in this thread:
Delete"I have a dream that my four little children will one day live in a nation where they will not be judged by the color of their skin, but by the content of their character."
Here, Dr. King's idea is that the ultimate injustice would be to judge his children by their appearance, "the colour of their skin", rather he prefers that they be judged by their personality, by their actions and ideas, "the content of their character".
While being judged or judging someone else may not be a kind experience, it is something people may have to do. Simply by deciding who we wish to spend our free time with requires using our judgement. We determine the value of our free time by what we do with the minutes and hours and with whom we spend the it.
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ReplyDeleteI believe that race is not important because we as humans are different in almost everything, but we have one point in life so we can all get there, but because of what some men did some races can't be won so easily (pun), so we as the next generation are here to break those barriers and some of the adults are here to support us. Activists such as Nelson Mandela and some black heroes like Rosa Parks, Martin Luther King and Malcolm. Also some singers like Bob Marley are dead and gone, if they were still here they would wake up to a brighter day (literally) these heroes taught us that we can put our differences aside and be friends
ReplyDeleteI believe race isn't important because most countries in the world is are multicultural so u get a chance to get to know other people backgrounds and religion. But back in the day race was important because race decided where u live and what u do. But other that I believe race is irrelevant.
ReplyDeleterace is not important because people use to judge races when its not all of them's fault like people say that African American race is bad, but maybe one person started this and now the whole race is paying the price. I strongly disagree because i have a lot of African American friends and they are nothing like that.
ReplyDeleteI agree because half his friend are also mine and their behaviour is nothing like that. Good Work! :)
DeleteOne thing we have to be aware of is that racism exists - a negative generalization of people who share a similar physical appearance. Anybody who claims that African-Americans are bad or that European-Americans are bad or that Aboriginal-Americans are bad is a racist.
DeleteNobody is born racist: racism is taught. Look at our neighbours to the South. Racism defined America for hundreds of years. African Americas weren't allowed to read and write in the America until the late 1800s. TO READ! Imagine a world in which reading is a crime - you would be committing a crime right now and punished severely.
Today we look at America and we see President Barack Obama, an African-American. We know that racism still exists in America, but we also know that America has learned a lot. Once upon a time Barack Obama would have been criminalized for reading and writing, but today he reads his own writing to Americans and they listen patiently and quietly and lovingly to his every word.
"Education is the most powerful weapon which you can use to change the world"
- Nelson Mandela
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ReplyDeleteI believe that race is important in some ways because it's what makes us unique. It defines our background, roots, history, and much more. It influences people's thoughts about one another, but thoughts can go either way. A person may judge you and be stereotypical, which makes race unimportant. Because of our race, people may take their past experiences from someone from a particular race and think that everyone from that race are the same, but actually, everyone is different -- no matter how similar you are to someone. Before racializing, get to know the person first. Being biased is the last thing someone should be.
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I agree with you Justine because race is not always a negative thing since it defines your background and culture. Good work
DeleteI don't think race is important because I believe that no one should be discriminated based on their skin colour or background.It shouldn't matter.Race has some importance because of its influential role in history and how it changed many peoples opinions over a span of time.Although,nowadays few people think of race as how it was thought of 40 years ago which is a huge benefit to our society considering how multicultural our city is.Depending on the values you were raised with becomes apart of your character and distinguishes your thoughts and perspective on race and often very stereotypical ones as well.Skin colour is apart of you (obviously) but it will and should never define who you are as a person in the world,ever.
ReplyDeleteI agree with you Serena. I also believe that no one should ever be discriminated because of their skin colour. Good job. :)
DeleteI agree with you Serena. I also believe that people distinguish their thoughts and perspective on race differently mainly stereotypical ones. Great job Serena!! I like the thoughts you wrote about race
DeleteSerena your argument is very strong and your paragraph is well organazied.
DeleteI believe race is not important because after all, we are only human. There are seven billion people in the world. We were all born on the same planet, just different places. We are all the same, in my opinion, we all have a pair of eyes, a mouth, and a heart that should love and not hate one another. Race should not be important because it keeps us from becoming what we could be, it holds us back from doing something we want. Race is like a whole new category of stereotypes. It could come from judging someone by their culture, history or appearance. Sure, race is important in some aspects, such as explaining our history or culture and all that. But we shouldn't be thought as 'disgusting' or 'weird' because of it. We are all a part of this world for a reason. We are all a part of something and all of us are important. Race should not be a gate, in which only a few people can go through. it should open to all, for us to enter and not be judged. We shouldn't be judging each other, since we're only human beings after all.
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Very well written Bianca its thoughtful and has a good meaning. nice job! Bianca
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ReplyDeleteThis is a very important point bianca hernandez because skin colour/race is irrelevant
DeleteRace is not important because we all live on the same planet. We are all equal. No-one is better just because they are a different race. No -one should be discriminated by their race, or culture. We should not be judging different races because they look different. Racism is just a stereotype a group of people made up just so they could feel important. To be honest, the only time race is important is when people want to tell you about their cultures or about their background.Some people may judge a whole race by one person they met, but everyone's different and they all have different personalities. Race is important because we can bring each other together and we can learn a lot from each other's lifestyle and culture. We should not judge each other, we all live on the same planet and we are all equal.
ReplyDeleteIn my opinion, I believe race is not important because people should not be separated based on their skin colour and background. we are all born in the same world but are different and unique. Race should not isolate specific people from doing what they love and holding them back from what they want to do in the future. race causes bullying and conflicts between different countries and races which hurts other people feeling. race is a whole different category that contain stereotypes which causes problems. most people use this term to a advantage to show they have power than another race, but we are people with different skin tones and shouldn't be characterised by this simple aspect of our body. we all come from the same place so why should we define people by their background and skin tone. race should never define who you are as a person because you are just judging other people by just one little thing.
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I agree Qadriy! Someone's race shouldn't hold them back from doing what they want to do in life, especially because no matter your race,we are all capable of the same things.I also like that you brought up the issues that race creates,you had some great examples. :)
DeleteRace is not important because everyone is born equal with the same rights as others.Furthermore that stereotypes,religion/beliefs and skin color should not be something that bounds someone from achieving their goals because everyone deserves the equal amount of rights and freedom.Everyone is divergent in their own way and should way and nobody should be judged on outer properties(looks).
ReplyDeleteRace is not important because it does not define us. It is nothing more than the complexion of our skin, why does it give people the right to judge each other? What if everyone was colour-blind? Would everyone be treated fairly because we could not see a difference between one person to the next? You see it is nothing more than skin. It does not define who we are nor should it define our fate. WE define who we are.
ReplyDelete"Poverty is not an accident. Like slavery and apartheid, it is man-made and can be removed by the actions of human beings." ~Nelson Mandela
You have a real strong argument
Delete-Sellorne
"It is nothing more than the complexion of our skin,why does it give people the right to judge each other? What if everyone was colour blind?"....Wow Isha that just gave me alot to think about.Great Job :)
DeleteI believe that race isn't important. Each and every day we all wake up and share the diverse city of Toronto. We wonder streets having no problem as to who is pass us. Instead of hate we look at each other with love and friendship. We realized that each and everyone are all human and it shouldn't matter what is our race, but the world isn't perfect. Few people still hang onto the lingering memories, both the abused and abusers. All we can do is hope for the best for them to have a change of heart.
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I think that race is and is not important in different ways. Race isn't important because we should not be classified as who we are by our background, skin colour, or culture, we should be determined as who we are by our thoughts and ideas. Race in the other hand is important because different races can bring multiple kinds of activities, foods, and traditions to a single area, being multicultural can benefit us in many ways. Like for example; Toronto wouldn't be what it is now if we didn't have different races in the city. Thats why I think race is important and useful at the same time.
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