This theme is the idea of being bi-racial, or looking bi-racial. These two girls are named Becca Khalil and Nayo Jones and they were part of a movement called "Black in America: Who is Black?" in 2012. I will probably use more videos from people in the movement later down the line. These girls talk about getting the question of "what are you?" when people meet them. I can relate to their reaction of wanting to say human so much because I get that question a lot. I feel like they really portray the ignorance of some people and how they try to figure out what race or races some people are. They talked about the idea of people saying "that's it?" when they found out what race they are which I can also relate to. I like how they describe the different features they have and how it's hard for other people to figure out their race, even though it isn't for them to figure out. "I am more than my race, I am more than my color, so the next time you feel tempted to ask...don't", I absolutely love this line and can identify with it a lot. This has got to be my new favorite video and spoken word piece.
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Monday, October 26, 2015
My Piece on their Piece called "Ambiguous"
This theme is the idea of being bi-racial, or looking bi-racial. These two girls are named Becca Khalil and Nayo Jones and they were part of a movement called "Black in America: Who is Black?" in 2012. I will probably use more videos from people in the movement later down the line. These girls talk about getting the question of "what are you?" when people meet them. I can relate to their reaction of wanting to say human so much because I get that question a lot. I feel like they really portray the ignorance of some people and how they try to figure out what race or races some people are. They talked about the idea of people saying "that's it?" when they found out what race they are which I can also relate to. I like how they describe the different features they have and how it's hard for other people to figure out their race, even though it isn't for them to figure out. "I am more than my race, I am more than my color, so the next time you feel tempted to ask...don't", I absolutely love this line and can identify with it a lot. This has got to be my new favorite video and spoken word piece.
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Very true. It is amazing how dumb and inconsiderate some people can be! Anyone asked this question should answer with "human!"
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