Mr. Kunkle obviously wanted to know how racist we are, so he made us take a test on the computer to see if we discriminated against Muslims. That test was a complete waste of time, and it gave me a super headache. It was so redundant. The test wasn't even accurate. The computer ended up telling certain people in my class that they weren't at all racist, when in fact, they are extremely racist. It would've been kind of neat if the test was actually accurate, but it wasn't.
We are all racist. Every single one of us. You can sit there and tell me that you aren't, but you would be a liar. If you were placed in a room full of people of a different race, you would feel uneasy. That uneasiness is racist. Like it or not, that's how it is. Sure, you can have friends that are of a different race but that does not mean your not racist. I have quite a few friends who are a different race then me. However, I hate to admit that I am still racist. I would feel uneasy if I was the only white person in a room that was filled with other races.
I don't need some random computer test to tell me what I am. I know what I am. In school, we take all these computer tests to help us figure out what we want to do with our lives after high school, but they don't help. Computers don't know us. Neither do the people who wrote the program for the computer.
That's all I have to say for now.
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Justin... as much as I hate to admit it, I agree with you. I try to say I'm not racist, but I know that I would feel uncomfortable in a room with other races, like you said. Everyone stereotypes other races, no matter what they say. It's very sad :(
ReplyDeleteAnd I also agree that we need to stop taking personality type tests on computers. The test we took in class about being racist against Muslims or whatever wasn't accurate at all. I didn't get the results I was expecting. Just cause I was good at determining if a name was Muslim or not...
Ok bye JC!
Am I Racist if i don't like Obama? You told me I was because I don't like our current president. But the actual reason was because I liked Mccain more. But I didn't like him because of his position on the political spectrum. It's because I couldn't say no to his dreamy eyes.
ReplyDeleteThis was pretty deep. I agree that the test was pretty easy to see through, and one could easily manipulate their results. I also agree we are all prejudice to a certain extent, if only subconciously. It is a sad thing.
ReplyDeleteThis is an interesting thought, Justin, and one we'll pursue further the last week of Caucasia. Thanks for the insight.
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