(2. Arana writes: "Isn't it time for the language to move on?" How do you feel about this? Why?)
The language of race identity has been twined together in many ways and has brought up successful views of accomplishments, on the contrary it has brought tension between racial history and preventing future advancements.
The way this article let me feel about Obama and his Bicultural Case and many
questions that were posed to the editorial about races feeling about his culture and many ways it can affect the presidency. The Language has changed through out the different generations that have passed on and came in, for many individuals they are stuck with the originated language they grew up in and it's hard for many to see over many experiences for example "The phrase was repeated in much the same form by one media organization after another. It's as if we have one foot in the future and another still mired in the Old South" - as said from Marie Arana in her Editorial. As Marie Arana touched up on her biracial experience and how her both races were distinct. Later spoke on her White racial trail of her mother was easy to trace and how her Peruvian side from her father took longer to analyze and it probably went way back that it can be crossed with African race.
I strongly disagree with Marie Arana because it can be a offensive question to many African Americans that actually try to forget their past, even though it can be really hard because it is a big impact of history that blacks faced and passed down the history through their bloodline. I disagree even though it might seem to other races that it should be already over even though old black folks still share their tales of the slaves. "Todo plátano tiene su manchita negra," as said from Marie Arana in her Editorial, probably can be true if you come to think of it but if you compare a small percentage to a big percentage like 50 % and up can mean something else because it becomes a big part of who you are. Even though it might seem more like we originated from the same place but others are farther to history while others are closer by skin color.
Color can make significance in appearance most of the time but also automatically categorizes individuals in wrong racial identities and achievements aren't reached . "I was trying to raise myself to be a black man in America, and beyond the given of my appearance, no one around me seemed to know exactly what that meant."- said from Barrack Obama in the memoirs "Dreams from my father", What I believe he is trying to explain is that he tried to do his best in the suit he was in but many people judge by appearance and were lost by where his goal was heading. Many racial views are being criticized because ages back best positions were given to the whites and all other races still didn't have a small lift to overcome back then. Now, The black culture is view in many positions that are superior for example slave-descendants Tiger woods, Halle berry and many more are achieving life-long goals and are posted on the media.
The future depends on individuals to make it and it's constantly being misjudged by racial criticism and that is the reason why many races judge. Many racial identities are only used to seeing one race being superior in dominant offices and that prevents opportunities for many colored individuals to accomplish goals because of tension that prohibits future advances because unity becomes an issue. "But Obama's ascent to the presidency is more than a triumph for blacks. It is the signal of a broad change with broad ramifications"- as Marie Anara said in her Editorial, this shows triumph for blacks as well shows tension to whites because the presidency spot is used to view itself being runned by a white individual while acceptance becomes an issue then leads to assassinations (for example JFK, and almost Obama, but plot was stopped before). It upsets me that we had acceptance for the past white presidents while our 1st biracial president can't get acceptance with his plan yet and strongly believe because of his color.
As we route through our general thought, we can tell the language still needs time to fade off over its history and realize new events are generating through life and acceptance is going to be a matter in future obstacles.
Tuesday, December 2, 2008
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