Hayden Ing

Eastern Michigan University Educational Profile

[Hayden Ing @HaydenIng_EMU]

The concept that will stay with me from this course is mass incarceration. The generational damage caused from the prison system and the war on drugs is inexcusable, and is an obvious reflection of the archaic beliefs our legislators continue to hold. #SOCL214

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@emmasocl214 It’s almost a direct result of the war on drugs. During its start in the 80s, the country began handing out harsher sentences for petty drug offenses, earning young black men decades in prison for minuscule drug possession charges. #SOCL214

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From the video, I learned that during the 1980s, the war on drugs contributed to mass incarceration events that continued up through the 1990s and early 2000s. This mass incarceration also partly contributed to the spike in gang violence we saw during the 1990s. #SOCL214

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@drewleininger I feel as though we need a separate agency other than the US Department of Homeland Security to process these applications. These applications are not prioritized by them, as they keep allowing them to pile up.

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From the video, I learned that legal immigration into the United States is much longer and much more tedious than expected. The process is also expensive, with applicants having to pay thousands of dollars just to start the process, as well as legal fees. #SOCL214

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@meechymattt Also, Black veterans returning home from World War II were systematically denied the funds from their GI Bill. This further prevented them from moving into higher income areas (white suburbs), and furthering the racial wealth gap.

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The rational was that lower income families would have a harder time paying back the loans, which justified the banks’ position in denying them access. However, it effectively kept racial minority families locked in place, as they are more likely to receive lower income #SOCL214

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In the video, the practice of “redlining” was discussed. This was a method of denying loans and other financial supports to people based off their location. If you lived in a lower income “red zone”, you were more likely to be denied access to financial resources.

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@drewleininger I agree. I think his comparison to affirmative action as a head start in a foot race is spot on. The “equality of opportunity” argument does not stand, as these groups are already at a disadvantage in our society. They not only need this head start, they deserve it. #SOCL214

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I learned that the first example of affirmative action was actually passed by former president Lyndon Johnson in 1965. It established requirements for businesses to uphold non-discriminatory hiring policies, as well as take affirmative actions to help diversify the workforce.

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@VintonGs This is also common amongst Indian-Americans, who also face the pressure of being included in the “model minority”. Since Indian-Americans are are also viewed as educated, hard working people, they are expected to occupy higher status occupations like doctors, businessmen, etc.

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The emergence of the “model minority” was due to an article published in the New York Times, 1966. This article highlighted the Japanese’s ability to rise above “prejudiced criticism even”, and effectively redefined What being Asian in America meant. #SOCL214

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@drewleininger I find it interesting how the media has perpetuated the idea of acknowledging white privilege as inherently accusatory. Nobody is calling anyone out for being white. It’s simply acknowledging the existence of an obvious unearned advantage. #SOCL214

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Privilege is the disproportionate access to resources that can manifest through many different mediums, typically race in the form of white privilege. This means that people with darker skin will face certain challenges that people with lighter skin won’t face. #SOCL214

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@GenyuanL @JozieSocl214 Me as well. For the first half of the video, I wasn’t too sure what this was all about. I had no concept of good hair or bad hair. In some cultures, people take it very seriously.

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I learned of what is called “good hair, bad hair”,where thick, tightly curled hair is seen as a negative trait among some cultures. In these cultures, individuals with this type of hair struggle to find acceptance of themselves due to this societal bias. #SOCL214

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@angelgrvce I remember when that movie came out, so many videos posted online about how awful of a movie it was, when they hadn’t even seen it. All it took was a big budget movie with a predominantly black cast to piss a bunch of ignorant people off.

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From the video, I learned about how from the 1910’s to the 1930’s, there was a push from several movie companies to make all black movies, that only portrayed black actors in a positive light. This movement ended when white people lost interest in those types of movies. #SOCL214

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@strang7_ Kimberle Crenshaw has an indelible TED talk on the subject. I highly recommend it.