Oppression/ Racisim
By: Terry Lee
Theme:
Judging someone by their stereotypes doesn’t give you the chance to truly get to know someone
Quotes
1) People know about the Klan and the overt racism, but the killing of one's soul little by little, day after day, is a lot worse than someone coming in your house and lynching you.... Samuel Jackson
2) The ultimate tragedy is not the oppression and cruelty by the bad people but the silence over that by the good people..... Martin Luther king jr.
3) Tolerance implies no lack of commitment to one's own beliefs. Rather it condemns the oppression or persecution... John F. KennedyHow it Relates
It talks about how Africans were brought from Africa and oppressed and forced to do things they didn’t want to do.
How It Relates
Talks about how Africans have been beaten and scared and people are ashamed to be African American.
How it Relates:
It relates to the theme by talking about we need to change the way people perceive each other from preconceived notions.
How It relates
This picture relates to the theme by showing that you shouldn’t stereotype people before you give yourself a chance to get to truly know them
How it Relates
Just by looking at someone, people are often judged. This is a great example of how people are often quickly judged by the exterior motives that define them, compared to their interior motives and definitions.
How it Relates
Stereotypes can cause people to mistreat or judge someone based on their religion/race, which ultimately leads to group definitions. This relates to the theme as people are often looked down on or judged by appearance simply because of their religion.