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Hahaha…the second video was a really cute video gotta admit that. The second video portrayed a great message, a message that should go out to the entire world that people shouldn’t get caught up in race or ethnicity when it comes to liking someone, but instead it should come from the heart. There was always a saying that kids can teach you a lot, and this video just showed us that. This one little kid who is in love with this girl because there is just something about her, that makes him love her is a perfect example of how everyone in the world should act. People shouldn’t have to base love on their race or ethnicity, but it should be from the heart instead. These two kids just taught a lifelong lesson to all of us that you can love anybody, all of us humans are the same and racial identity shouldn’t play a role in our judgments we make of others. The second video was very shocking to me. I would never expect a person just a normal customer giving their kidney away to a cashier that they had so much respect for. While I was watching that video I was surprised that the customer even figured out that there was something wrong with the register lady and she wasn’t being her normal self. This video is showing to all of us that you basically never know who may come and help you, if you keep faith and stay strong there might be a path for you. I would first like to give a shout out to the customer for donating his kidney, which is not something easy to do at all. The customer who has no ties to the cashier by family willingly donated his kidney to a women he sees all the time when he goes grocery shopping. This video right here opened my eyes and really showed that there are some people out there in the world who are really good hearted. Both of the videos had similar messages they both told us to love people, and not look at their race or ethnicity, but to love them with your heart. From the first video we learned that people can have a strong bond without knowing it, and help can come from places you never expected. In the second video we see two little kids that are very young and the one male loves his best friend who is going out with someone else, though this seemed like a movie, the point the video was making was on target, they really showed you that when these two young people can love without judging then why as we so called get mature do we judge other races and ethnicities.
I think both of these videos show the compassion that does in fact exist in our world. The sad part is that so many people seem surprised. And even if people are not surprised that these nice things are happening in our world, the videos are still posted on the blog, which shows some abnormality in the situations. I think these videos are great, I just wish they were more common themes in our world and we wouldn’t need to be seeing them on the news or in videos online. It is really sad when simple and even major acts of kindness (like donating a kidney to an acquaintance) seem so rare.
What up, Mullabhai? Both the videos were very interesting, to say the least. It's great to see videos and people like these, trying to convey the right kind of message to society and its people. I agree with you about how people should not get caught up in the whole racism and favorism trap, and not like or dislike people on the basis of their race or ethnicity, or for that matter, their gender, looks etc. It's great to see the little kid just follow his heart, and not base love on anything apart from how he feels about the girl. That is exactly how it should be, because once you get trapped in all the politics of racism and favorism, it is very difficult to get out of it. The other video, about the cashier and the customer was just wonderful. It's not something you would expect to happen in the modern world, but this just gives you so much hope, just to know that there are still people like that man out there, who are willing to sacrifice so much for a person. And that person is not his son, wife, or family, but just someone who he respects a lot. It's great to see the message in both the videos and it really gives you a lot of hope.
I think both of these videos are very heart warming clips. The one with the little boy that we saw in class was one of the best videos I have ever seen. His reactions alone made the video for me. Just how innocent these little kids are just makes you step back and think a lot after while watching this video. It’s a shame that racism exists and that even kids this young understand that they are not supposed to be together. It just goes to show you no matter how hard we work together in this world, their will always be some type of hatred going on. We have made some great strides over the past 100 years, but we need to do even more to get where we need to be. Will we ever get there? I don’t think in my lifetime we will, but hopefully some day in the distant future we will. The other video that talks about the kidney donor is also a very heart warming video. It just goes to show you that there are still good people out there who are willing to help others. We need more people like this in the world to get us where we need to be in terms of race relations. These videos were perfect videos to end the semester and begin finals week. I have to say that I enjoyed this class during the semester and even though I disagreed with most of Sam’s viewpoints, it was a very interesting and rewarding class. I can honestly say that years down the line this will be the class I remember most, just because what this class stood for and what it means. I hope that this class can reach enough students and that this race relation project can continue and hopefully improve and move more all over the country. It really is an eye opening experience more then just another class. Hopefully these videos touch everyone and people can see just how other people in the world are just like us. People that just want to have a good life and enjoy themselves in this world. In closing, I think that it is a shame that we have to live with such racism in the world. Just imagine the things we could do and accomplish if we just look at everybody as people, instead of by race. Think of the things we could do to help the whole world as a whole. Each culture brings something to the table and so does everyone in this entire world. Why don’t we all just sit at the race table and agree that there should be no such thing as race anymore. Until we do that, we will never move forward.
These videos were refreshing. One thing I really like about the first video is that it proves a level of biological sameness between two people who look completely different on the surface. I know the story is rare in and of itself, but it's still a pretty cool example. I also like this video because it's an example of someone just doing the right thing, with no regard to racial differences, social distance, or family relation. Two people who have no connection other than a common, friendly exchange over a grocery store checkout counter can end up being crucially important to one another due to a selfless good deed. We need more people like Mr. Coyne in the world.
The second video was also uplifting, but love hardly ever stays so innocent. I hate to sound pessimistic but I have a feeling that romantic love is deeper than a child can comprehend. However, it is neat to see how kids feel about each other without exposure to the prejudices and influences we experience as we get older. If these kids' parents are already influencing their thoughts, it looks like they're doing a good job so far. It's nothing like that video we watched of the sisters who sing white supremacy songs – that's an example of innocence ruined by parents' negative influence. Is there some kind of anti-Malaysian sentiment among Chinese people? Is that part of what makes the video special? I wonder if it matters where a video like this was shot. Are children in the United States more exposed to (and therefore more aware of) racial differences at a younger age than in other countries? I also wonder if, as time goes on, there are more interracial couples in the United States due to an increasing tolerant and accepting social climate. As new generations grow up free from influence on what races they choose to date, I bet we would see more diversity in couples.
Purest love can exist between two people of two different races; it's not something limited to innocent children. It all has to do with outside influences on your perception of other races. I'm sure if someone grew up oblivious to society's perception of interracial couples, or oblivious to what their parents preferred, that person would be more likely to date someone of another race. I'm certain my grandparents were shocked when my younger brother started dating a girl who was half white and half black, but to him it wasn't a big deal at all. It's no secret that love is color blind, so if there's ever any hesitation to be with someone of a different race, you know that hesitation is probably coming from an outside influence. The kids in the video haven't experienced that outside influence yet, and they're behaving accordingly.
The second video especially is so touching; I don't think I've seen something so adorable and absolutely uncorrupted in a very long time. The look on his face!
Otherwise, I enjoyed Thursday's class. My partner and I were entirely different (race, etc) but I ended up talking to her a lot and we had a lot more in common than I ever would have thought. I went to shake her hand at the end of class and she gave me a hug instead. It was awesome.
I just had to say that these two videos made me want to cry. To see the utter compassion some people have for others is amazing to me. I mean to give a kidney to someone you barely know is incredible and I wish there were more people like that in the world. The kind of people who are willing to do anything for someone just because they feel it is the right thing to do. What that man did is simply astonishing and he changed that grocery clerk's life forever.
I also thought the video of the two little kids was just adorable. I mean to see that they like each other despite what society tells them is amazing. We really can learn so much from children and it is so incredbly sad to see that we allow the world and society around us to corrupt what we believe in when we're young. As kids we believe anything is possible and we chose how we like people based on their personality, not on their race, gender, sexual preference, or anything else. It is society that teaches us to think in such a cruel way. So what if these kids are difference races? Let them love whomever they chose to love.
I think these we also a great tie in to Thursdays class. Yes, at first it was awkward staring into the eyes of a stranger, but once you got past that you realized you we just looking into the eyes of another human being. Their skin color didn't matter. Their religion didn't matter. You just saw who they are and that they are not much different from you at all.
I think that sociology is somewhat of sad field, since most sociologists it seems don’t seem to focus on all the good things in society but rather all the bad things with the conscious awareness that many of these things can’t be affected or directly changed. We see all the negative stereotypes people build up with one another, all the prejudices and hatred and it becomes slightly depressing knowing there’s all this animosity in the world. This whole class was really showed the student’s in the class some of the biggest problems with society and they’ve made it so that I think most people in the class have learned and appreciated a lot of new information. It’s slightly depressing, but seeing video’s like this are uplifting and really make at least me feel better about the way things are.
First off, watching the video in class almost made me cry because of everything we’ve learned in class, and yet how there is still so much good stuff happening. This video made it hard to think about race, and I think that’s something most everyone who watched it would agree. There are something’s, like this little boys interest in the little girl, that just precede all the perceptions, stereotypes, and prejudices we all build towards others. If people began to focus on these similarities more than our differences, race relations would be at a whole different place right now. If people were just more willing to see the good in people instead of their color, the world would definitely be a lot better.
Hahaha…the second video was a really cute video gotta admit that. The second video portrayed a great message, a message that should go out to the entire world that people shouldn’t get caught up in race or ethnicity when it comes to liking someone, but instead it should come from the heart. There was always a saying that kids can teach you a lot, and this video just showed us that. This one little kid who is in love with this girl because there is just something about her, that makes him love her is a perfect example of how everyone in the world should act. People shouldn’t have to base love on their race or ethnicity, but it should be from the heart instead. These two kids just taught a lifelong lesson to all of us that you can love anybody, all of us humans are the same and racial identity shouldn’t play a role in our judgments we make of others. The second video was very shocking to me. I would never expect a person just a normal customer giving their kidney away to a cashier that they had so much respect for. While I was watching that video I was surprised that the customer even figured out that there was something wrong with the register lady and she wasn’t being her normal self. This video is showing to all of us that you basically never know who may come and help you, if you keep faith and stay strong there might be a path for you. I would first like to give a shout out to the customer for donating his kidney, which is not something easy to do at all. The customer who has no ties to the cashier by family willingly donated his kidney to a women he sees all the time when he goes grocery shopping. This video right here opened my eyes and really showed that there are some people out there in the world who are really good hearted. Both of the videos had similar messages they both told us to love people, and not look at their race or ethnicity, but to love them with your heart. From the first video we learned that people can have a strong bond without knowing it, and help can come from places you never expected. In the second video we see two little kids that are very young and the one male loves his best friend who is going out with someone else, though this seemed like a movie, the point the video was making was on target, they really showed you that when these two young people can love without judging then why as we so called get mature do we judge other races and ethnicities.
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I think both of these videos show the compassion that does in fact exist in our world. The sad part is that so many people seem surprised. And even if people are not surprised that these nice things are happening in our world, the videos are still posted on the blog, which shows some abnormality in the situations. I think these videos are great, I just wish they were more common themes in our world and we wouldn’t need to be seeing them on the news or in videos online. It is really sad when simple and even major acts of kindness (like donating a kidney to an acquaintance) seem so rare.
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What up, Mullabhai? Both the videos were very interesting, to say the least. It's great to see videos and people like these, trying to convey the right kind of message to society and its people. I agree with you about how people should not get caught up in the whole racism and favorism trap, and not like or dislike people on the basis of their race or ethnicity, or for that matter, their gender, looks etc. It's great to see the little kid just follow his heart, and not base love on anything apart from how he feels about the girl. That is exactly how it should be, because once you get trapped in all the politics of racism and favorism, it is very difficult to get out of it. The other video, about the cashier and the customer was just wonderful. It's not something you would expect to happen in the modern world, but this just gives you so much hope, just to know that there are still people like that man out there, who are willing to sacrifice so much for a person. And that person is not his son, wife, or family, but just someone who he respects a lot. It's great to see the message in both the videos and it really gives you a lot of hope.
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I think both of these videos are very heart warming clips. The one with the little boy that we saw in class was one of the best videos I have ever seen. His reactions alone made the video for me. Just how innocent these little kids are just makes you step back and think a lot after while watching this video. It’s a shame that racism exists and that even kids this young understand that they are not supposed to be together. It just goes to show you no matter how hard we work together in this world, their will always be some type of hatred going on. We have made some great strides over the past 100 years, but we need to do even more to get where we need to be. Will we ever get there? I don’t think in my lifetime we will, but hopefully some day in the distant future we will. The other video that talks about the kidney donor is also a very heart warming video. It just goes to show you that there are still good people out there who are willing to help others. We need more people like this in the world to get us where we need to be in terms of race relations. These videos were perfect videos to end the semester and begin finals week. I have to say that I enjoyed this class during the semester and even though I disagreed with most of Sam’s viewpoints, it was a very interesting and rewarding class. I can honestly say that years down the line this will be the class I remember most, just because what this class stood for and what it means. I hope that this class can reach enough students and that this race relation project can continue and hopefully improve and move more all over the country. It really is an eye opening experience more then just another class. Hopefully these videos touch everyone and people can see just how other people in the world are just like us. People that just want to have a good life and enjoy themselves in this world. In closing, I think that it is a shame that we have to live with such racism in the world. Just imagine the things we could do and accomplish if we just look at everybody as people, instead of by race. Think of the things we could do to help the whole world as a whole. Each culture brings something to the table and so does everyone in this entire world. Why don’t we all just sit at the race table and agree that there should be no such thing as race anymore. Until we do that, we will never move forward.
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These videos were refreshing. One thing I really like about the first video is that it proves a level of biological sameness between two people who look completely different on the surface. I know the story is rare in and of itself, but it's still a pretty cool example. I also like this video because it's an example of someone just doing the right thing, with no regard to racial differences, social distance, or family relation. Two people who have no connection other than a common, friendly exchange over a grocery store checkout counter can end up being crucially important to one another due to a selfless good deed. We need more people like Mr. Coyne in the world.
The second video was also uplifting, but love hardly ever stays so innocent. I hate to sound pessimistic but I have a feeling that romantic love is deeper than a child can comprehend. However, it is neat to see how kids feel about each other without exposure to the prejudices and influences we experience as we get older. If these kids' parents are already influencing their thoughts, it looks like they're doing a good job so far. It's nothing like that video we watched of the sisters who sing white supremacy songs – that's an example of innocence ruined by parents' negative influence. Is there some kind of anti-Malaysian sentiment among Chinese people? Is that part of what makes the video special? I wonder if it matters where a video like this was shot. Are children in the United States more exposed to (and therefore more aware of) racial differences at a younger age than in other countries? I also wonder if, as time goes on, there are more interracial couples in the United States due to an increasing tolerant and accepting social climate. As new generations grow up free from influence on what races they choose to date, I bet we would see more diversity in couples.
Purest love can exist between two people of two different races; it's not something limited to innocent children. It all has to do with outside influences on your perception of other races. I'm sure if someone grew up oblivious to society's perception of interracial couples, or oblivious to what their parents preferred, that person would be more likely to date someone of another race. I'm certain my grandparents were shocked when my younger brother started dating a girl who was half white and half black, but to him it wasn't a big deal at all. It's no secret that love is color blind, so if there's ever any hesitation to be with someone of a different race, you know that hesitation is probably coming from an outside influence. The kids in the video haven't experienced that outside influence yet, and they're behaving accordingly.
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The second video especially is so touching; I don't think I've seen something so adorable and absolutely uncorrupted in a very long time. The look on his face!
Otherwise, I enjoyed Thursday's class. My partner and I were entirely different (race, etc) but I ended up talking to her a lot and we had a lot more in common than I ever would have thought. I went to shake her hand at the end of class and she gave me a hug instead. It was awesome.
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I just had to say that these two videos made me want to cry. To see the utter compassion some people have for others is amazing to me. I mean to give a kidney to someone you barely know is incredible and I wish there were more people like that in the world. The kind of people who are willing to do anything for someone just because they feel it is the right thing to do. What that man did is simply astonishing and he changed that grocery clerk's life forever.
I also thought the video of the two little kids was just adorable. I mean to see that they like each other despite what society tells them is amazing. We really can learn so much from children and it is so incredbly sad to see that we allow the world and society around us to corrupt what we believe in when we're young. As kids we believe anything is possible and we chose how we like people based on their personality, not on their race, gender, sexual preference, or anything else. It is society that teaches us to think in such a cruel way. So what if these kids are difference races? Let them love whomever they chose to love.
I think these we also a great tie in to Thursdays class. Yes, at first it was awkward staring into the eyes of a stranger, but once you got past that you realized you we just looking into the eyes of another human being. Their skin color didn't matter. Their religion didn't matter. You just saw who they are and that they are not much different from you at all.
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I think that sociology is somewhat of sad field, since most sociologists it seems don’t seem to focus on all the good things in society but rather all the bad things with the conscious awareness that many of these things can’t be affected or directly changed. We see all the negative stereotypes people build up with one another, all the prejudices and hatred and it becomes slightly depressing knowing there’s all this animosity in the world. This whole class was really showed the student’s in the class some of the biggest problems with society and they’ve made it so that I think most people in the class have learned and appreciated a lot of new information. It’s slightly depressing, but seeing video’s like this are uplifting and really make at least me feel better about the way things are.
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First off, watching the video in class almost made me cry because of everything we’ve learned in class, and yet how there is still so much good stuff happening. This video made it hard to think about race, and I think that’s something most everyone who watched it would agree. There are something’s, like this little boys interest in the little girl, that just precede all the perceptions, stereotypes, and prejudices we all build towards others. If people began to focus on these similarities more than our differences, race relations would be at a whole different place right now. If people were just more willing to see the good in people instead of their color, the world would definitely be a lot better.
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