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If You Stop Talking About Race, Will Racism Disappear?
by Kelly Evans
In module two, there were plenty of interesting topics that would make great reflections. However, the topic I found most interesting and deemed it necessary to share the information in my reflection paper for this week is a question that was asked during the Rooks video. Nowilde Rooks, expounded briefly on the question, “If you stop taking about race, will racism disappear?” I felt this question was thought- provoking.
I learned at an early age that there are several topics of conversation to avoid if your goal is to alleviate heavy debate in daily dialogue. Those topics of conversation are race, religion and politics. However, my decision to not participate in speaking about those topics in professional and educational environments did not make the reality of the topics disappear. When listening to Rooks in her video speak about race, racism and prejudice in regards to AAAS programs, it brought back those memories I endured when keeping quiet about those topics. I found that no matter how much I did not speak about race, it constantly surrounded me.
In the Rooks C-Span video, Rooks made a statement about racism by using the film Crash as a reference. She states, “Why need a language and understanding when talking about race….” She went on to say, “There is no racism in this film. There is a whole lot of prejudice.” She mentioned that the film is one of her favorites. I can agree with Rooks on these statements. Often times there is a language and understanding needed when talking about race because many individuals are not aware of the effects of their racist or prejudice actions on other individuals. Therefore there must be a vehicle for communicating this information so that people are able to understand that racism still exists. Unfortunately, that language is not always received in a positive manner. The film Crash does in fact include a lot of prejudice messages. These messages showed that everyone has an opinion and a feeling about others, whether it is a spoken or an unspoken language, it exists. But it also portrayed how it all meets in the middle and at times, you may cross paths again. I feel that Rooks’ lecture in comparison to her book is a great explanation on why it is necessary to have a language of communication through AAAS programs. Some reasons are to gain an in-depth understanding of AAAS, its history, its impact in society and how it can help students with future endeavors.
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