Who Faces the Most Discrimination?

There was a recent survey that came out for the purpose of helping illustrate which race faces the most discrimination in America. The results displayed that Latin Americans face the highest degree of bigotry. 


I don't reside in America, however, I found the results interesting and a bit far from the truth. Firstly, I feel like Americans are always in competition chasing the mystery of who suffered the most misery. Whether it be in the context of history or in current reality, everybody wants to know who experiences the most prejudice. It's almost as though some of them want a pity party. 


In any event, I think in a post-911 world, Arabs and more specifically, Muslims are a group of people that American culture demonizes and is very fearful of. Islamophobia is pretty rampant. That’s not to say that Blacks and Hispanics are not still heavily discriminated against. However, I think it is fair to say many black, white, and Hispanic populations are united in their fear of Muslims. 


There was a piece covering this particular topic in a recent 20/20 report. Americans blindly participated in an experiment where their actions to an actor mistreating a Muslim woman that entered his store was observed. There was a total of 20 bystanders, and from them, only 13 stood up to quiet the store owner whereas the rest encouraged his radical behavior. Some of them even went as far as giving a thumbs up as a reaction to his ignorant remarks. American folks scare me...

The Academy Awards

"I would like to thank the academy for showing that it can be about the performance and not the politics..."
Those were a few of the words shared by Oscar winning actress Mo'nique last night at the Academy Awards. I just have a minor contention to her claim. I feel that her victory was strictly about the politics! Come on...when is it not? I'm not at all downplaying her performance--I really feel it was spectacular but I feel that majority of the exposure that she is receiving has largely to do with the content the movie was displaying. The biggest win of the night is always the lead roles but Mo'nique managed to make all the headlines this morning?! Although very rarely does an over weight woman of colour cover the front page of the newspaper, it is unsettling to discern the real reason behind her praise.


Side Note: I wonder if her victory means she will finally have relevant guests at her late night show...lol


Another disappointment of the night was Avatar's loss to the Hurt Locker in the best motion picture category. Yet another win based on politics! Avatar has unmatched revenues in the box office--making it a historical performance, in line with Titanic! How was Hurt Locker able to triumph over this movie?!! ahhh politics....

The Blind Side

For those of you who know me, you are already aware that I am a complete movie junkie. I think I should seriously consider becoming a movie critic. Not only will I be able to view movies for free but my input will be taken into account, which I think is totally awesome considering my completely objective viewpoints :)

In any event, I watched this particular movie which happens to be based off a true story. It was just so amazing to watch. It follows the life of an African American teen who has been brought up in the ghettos but is fortunate enough to come in contact with a well off Caucasian family who takes him in as their child. It was so beautiful to watch this woman just selflessly help and provide for this strange adolescent. Generosity and altruistic acts are so rare but absolutely beautiful when demonstrated. It kind of brought tears to my eyes! but then again, I'm easily allured emotionally lol.