Savanna Wingard
Money and Ucker
WMS 2000
6 February 2015
I
do not think that the video was very effective in its message about racial
injustice in America. The reason being is that they just held up signs; and
while those signs had a meaningful message, they did not provide examples of
the racial injustice that African Americans are facing. Also, the majority of
the signs only had hashtags written on them. I so not use twitter, so I do not
completely understand the use of a hashtag. I understand it to a point, but not
completely. In addition to that, I have not been watching the news very often,
purely because of the lack of time. The only stories I have heard are ones such
as Ferguson, where the African American involved was truly in the wrong; and
there is evidence to back this up. The police are here for everyone’s
protection, and are told that if they feel that their life is in danger, that
they should shoot. I would too, if I thought someone was going to injure me, I would
do everything I could to defend myself. One of the times that I was watching
the news happened to be around the time of the whole Ferguson ordeal. The news
station showed a graph of statistics that showed that, on average, more Caucasians
are killed by police every year than African Americans. I do not remember which
news station it was that I saw this on, but I promise, it was not Fox News. I
do not watch Fox News because of its heavy bias. It was CBS, CNN, or my local channel
7 news. Those are the only news stations that I watch. I’m not saying that
police brutality doesn’t happen once in a while, but I haven’t seen it directed
at one specific race.
Exploring the hashtags of the video
did not bring up as much as I had hoped that they would. There were many linked
to organizations demanding change. Here are some of the hashtags that I looked
up:
#TrayvonMartin: one
of the cases that I did hear about. It was claimed that Zimmerman shot in self
defense, and according to police reports and medical reports, he did sustain a
head wound and a broken nose. I do not think he shot Trayvon simply because he
was an African American. However, I also believe that you probably could not
prove beyond a reasonable doubt exactly what happened in the first place.
#Blacklivesmatter:
literally just a movement linked to a website.
#Respecttheblackwoman:
I found nothing on this. What I did find took me to a website with pictures
that did not help me at all.
#forthemillions:
mostly what I found was about money or followers. But in this case, I assume it
means, “for the millions of African Americans.”
The video
connects to the readings from weeks 3 and 4 because it empowers minorities and is
a call for change.
Link to video:
http://www.vice.com/read/jose-james-peace-power-change-music-video-takes-on-racial-injustice-in-america-456
"Peace Power Change." Vice. Vice Staff. 13 January 2015. 3 February 2015.
"Peace Power Change." Vice. Vice Staff. 13 January 2015. 3 February 2015.
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