Blog 10: Key & Peele's Videos Regarding Race

 

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 certain race but to then raise your kids to be that way as well is such a disgrace. True racism stems from our past and until we start teaching the youth something different than racism will continue to happen. Blacks and every person of color will continue to be looked at as "murderer's" and no matter how much media attention this all gets, nothing will change unless we reach the root of these discriminations.

I also can't imagine all the pain and suffering past generations of African Americans had to go through and still have to get past today because there are still things we as white Americans can improve on to be a less prejudiced nation. It's not fair to them when this is supposed to be a free country with equal opportunity.