RGM Blogs

  Key & Peele's Videos Regarding Race Referring to the first video, I have never seen such an accurate depiction of some people in one minute. It's the hiding your children and giving him mean faces as if he is a murderer for me. Even the cop strolling by only to focus on this guy walking with a jacket, and then once he lifts his hoodie the cop stares even harder looking for a reason to do anything. As accurate as some of that is, frankly, that's not every White person. Although, I appreciate the idea behind the video and I strongly believe that many Black people face racist acts/looks throughout their weeks and it is disappointing to see this happening in the U.S. Not only is it still occurring, but we don't even have a president who addresses these things with strong consideration. All I have to say is he is so lucky to have his congressmen by his side to help him make "common sense-based" decisions. It's one thing for you to be that ways towards a c

  Race and Gender in Disney Films I think Disney did a great job at using other diverse cultures to create a "magical feeling" to the theme and morals of their films. Aladdin was set in a famous Arabian city called Agrabah and utilized elements like the genie stuck inside the magic lamp and the secret treasure that can be found inside the Cave of Wonders. Mulan was set in  China  during the Han dynasty, where Fa Mulan, daughter of aged warrior Fa Zhou, impersonates a man to take her father's place during a general conscription to counter a Hun invasion. Mulan is also a film where they address the gender role stereotypes claiming that only men can fight in war and women are inferior to them. Now those were for the classic Disney movies. Also, I think Zootopia was trying to convey a hidden theme throughout the movie. In Zootopia, the plot was for the two main characters, Nick and Judy, to crack a case involving a drug that is being used to turn animals, specifically predato

  Latinx/Hispanic People in the Media Day to day Latinx/Hispanic people face negative stereotypes portrayed by the mainstream media and must combat the everyday life of being falsely portrayed in mass media.  The first thing that comes to mind are the ignorant Americans who do not value some of the Hispanic population working a lot of these jobs. People will complain about how Hispanics are flooding jobs in America with no green card or they are just simply taking all of the jobs for "actual Americans." Although I get their argument but at the same time they are just like anyone else serving work hours to get a paycheck and make the world better. Consider this; Would you rather want to hire an experienced construction worker who happens to be Hispanic or do you want to hire an 18-year-old who happens to be white and only worked at McDonald's? Those with common sense would go for the experienced worker because they will put in the most work effort and they know exactly wha

  Political Drama In summer 2020 a member of the U.S. House of Representatives, Rep. Ted Yoho, called Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez a "fucking bitch" on the steps of the U.S. Capitol. In response AOC (as she is known) gave a 10-minute speech on the House floor condemning his words, his treatment of women, and other men's degradation of women based on their sex. Yoho was completely out of line for calling Ocasio-Cortez a "fucking bitch." I know we all have our own views and values but it seems really weak to me for a member of the House of Representatives to attack another member like that. I think that Yoho got what was coming to him with the 10-minute speech that derived from his actions. I am wondering if Yoho got triggered from anything Ocasio-Cortez has stated in meetings or outside the office. Ocasio-Cortez discussed the issues behind the degradation that women face in the world and Yoho was a perfect example of not being composed and professional with othe