To earn 3 points extra credit, I'd like you to attend either the 11AM talk in Leonard Aud. or the 7PM panel discussion (also in Leonard, I believe)this Tuesday, Nov. 9th.You are welcome to attend both, but I will only be giving extra credit for one response to either the talk or panel. The topic is racial politics in the South. To earn the three points, what I want you to do is simply comment on your overall reaction to the talk or panel, AND MAKE JUST ONE CONNECTION WITH ANYTHING WE'VE COVERED IN THE CLASS SO FAR.
PLEASE POST YOUR EXTRA CREDIT COMMENT NO LATER THAN THIS FRIDAY, NOV. 12TH.
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I thought that the politician's opinions about race and how it affects winning elections as well as passing legislation was interesting. However, his regret that people could no longer engage in "stealth politics" troubled me. I think that having more political coverage by the media would help discourage corruption, even if it did slightly hinder progress. His comments on the dangers of being "colorblind" coincide with the dangers discussed in class and in Michelle Alexander's book. Oftentimes overlooking people's race actually allows racial discrimination to occur.
The panel discussion in the evening was a waste of time. The issue of race was only temporarily addressed, which created a certain amount of anxiety amongst the panel members. This has direct ties to Dr. Tatum's point about how anxiety about racial issues leads to avoidance. In typical political fashion, the panel members addressed the questions, but did not answer the questions. There "answers" sounded good, but they did not make sense. I will say, however, that Mrs. Lee (please excuse the misspelling) was the only person that answered the questions truthfully. The biggest issue was a lack of feeling. All of the panel members failed to express how certain situations made them feel. It seemed as if they were afraid of expressing how they really felt about race.
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