Past from the eyes of the Present

  Wouldn't it be funny if I did this thing I am totally joking about... unless. This meme has been going around the internet for quite some time, and I couldn't help but notice the similarity between the purpose of this format and the reason most of us use humor. Both of these situations are using humor to talk about something the creator doesn't want to talk about outright. I did a lit digging (sat for a second and then got caught up in my unrelated thoughts) and came to the startling (everyone probably already knew this) discovery. People use humor so that they can talk about anything they want and have the opportunity to claim that it was a joke. Look at this way, how many times has someone made an offensive joke, and when you give them a weird look they claim  "It was a joke lighten up".  Humour gives people the opportunity to retract controversial opinions, and not face the backlash for those opinions. Human beings are social animals, we thrive in society. Ev...

Background Music  Magic tricks have always fascinated me. I know they are optical illusions, however, it’s always fun to enter a show and be prepared to figure out the magician’s secrets. Of course, I have always failed at that, and I’d have to be told (usually in a condescending tone) about the obvious trick. Despite my lack of comprehension with simple optical illusions, there is one illusion that I have figured out: freedom. Humans as a species love the idea of freedom, especially freedom in perceptions and ideologies. However, freedom like every magic trick is just an illusion; when looked at deep enough we come to the realization that outside factors are always influencing us. These factors do not just appear in our life, they are almost always sources of manipulation, set by people in authority. Most humans inherently look for someone to lead or guide them, the ones that don’t become the leaders and guiders. The leaders are charismatic beings who have an innate capability...

I think everyone can agree that having a support system is a very important aspect of living in a society; especially one that is as connected as ours is. 'The Color Purple' really demonstrates how a person grows when they have a good, reliable support system. It is very easy to see how much Celie has grown from the beginning to the current point. She started as a character who was docile and was willing to use her body to save her sister from her father,and then does it again with Mr___. Throughout her narrative she has constantly been made an example of in situation of talking about how a 'good' wife should act. The fact that almost every person who has control over the narrative has encouraged the subservient act plays a huge role in her personality: doing everything she is told to, shrugging of physical, sexual and mental abuse or regarding herself as disposable. Now this wouldn't be that great of a novel if the character started out so abused and not have som...

      What is something everyone has heard through some media. The same rhetoric of racism no longer existing, while using underlying concerning phrases. I mean there is the famous 'I have a black friend' or the 'I don't see color'. This fits the 'color blindness' theme. The thing - and I've spoken about this before- is that racism still exists. Raisin in the Sun is very clear in the implicit way racial minority groups are discriminated against. The main defense people have is historical context, and that isn't exactly a good scale because if you want to live in a world where racism isn't a concern because you aren't enslaving people, that world can't have technology: you can't have both, you must have one or the other.  If you want the facilities of today you need to base your index on today. Racism today is institutional - housing, wealth- naturalized - it is the way it is naturally- and those are some things we have to combat. The...

       'Raisin in the Sun ' is a good play. I mean I feel like everyone who has read the book would agree that Hansberry did a decent (read great) job in portraying the cyclical desperation regarding economic standing of the African- American community. Since Hansberry herself went through some of the problems the Youngers went through, it was pretty expected that the play would be realistic.       We see the cyclical poverty the Youngers go through with institutional racism backing it up. I mean the people in Clybourne were all 'racist? us? Gosh never' but they take advantage of their wealth to try prevent the Younger from getting into a house that they would own. Now pride is a huge part of the play and it is that sense of pride that stopped Walter from doing what he was going to do- beg for the money- but what about the other families. What about the families who had to sacrifice their pride in order to allow their children to attain some semblanc...

      "  I don't see color"       "Racism isn't as bad as it was"        These are so m e of the most common things people (most commonly white people) say when the topic of racism is brought up. Now I am sure these people don't mean to be, kinda you know,  racist, so I'm gonna do them a favor and break down these statements and show how they are actually no bueno.       (p.s I'm using google translate, forgive me if translations are horrible)         цифра one: Everyone sees color. I feel like people have started to get the misconception that noticing that a person is from a minority is equivalent to discriminating against them. That's wrong, all you're really doing is undermining the trials that the entire culture has gone through. What you're essentially is saying that " hey guess what the only way you will get treated equally is if someone is blind and therefore, is unable to margina...

      Gatsby is a stalker.       WHATTTTTT Saumyaa how could you say that????       Well hey I'm just saying it as I see it. Let's look at the facts all compounded together, but said in a different manner.       When Jay Gatsby was a private in the army he met Daisy Fey and thus begins his journey. When he found out Daisy had 'left' him and married Tom Buchanan he blamed his background and then got into organized crime to amass wealth. He somehow knows where Daisy is living and builds/buys a mansion right across the river from her. Every night he stares at the green light at the dock of her house and throws extravagant parties in aims of getting her attention. He somehow finds out that his neighbour is Daisy's neighbour and then starts using his in hopes of finally, just finally meeting Daisy. After their grand affair Gatsby still can't believe that Daisy ever loved someone else, and the final scene with the two, he is sta...