Relevant Articles on Race, Music and hip hop
Protesters are exercising their rights of freedom of speech and freedom of peaceful assembly. It is sad to note that we are still seeing many forms of racism in the United States. One wonders whether racism will ever come to an end or not. Is racism better now or getting worse than during the slave trade period?Whoever is the creator of music videos should not be creating music videos that carry demeaning messages against any race.
Whatever we can say on this board will not change anything, after all, who will hear us? Who will support our views?It is crystal clear that there are still many people who like the so-called “race superiority.” Such group of people is still living behind because the contemporary world is now agitating for more diversity. Even in Europe, Asia and Africa, they are all calling for diversity, that is, having all races mingling together whether at work, in schools, colleges, universities and all other public places.
Those protesters will win the war of racism because they have the law on their side, and the world will support them. The majority of mankind is good regardless of race, gender and nationality.Music should be disseminating good messages to every age group. Music producers should be concentrating on producing music which is educational without demeaning or insulting any one or any race.
We should live in peace and love one another regardless of difference in racial origins. Moreover, no race is more superior than the other. We are all equally created by One God. Love is the only way to promote peace. Therefore, let’s go out and promote love, reconciliation, unity and diversity.
Nathaniel
Sunday, November 11, 2007
Race,Gender and Media
A Confession of Sorts
It is a pity to see that Journalists can make such a serious mistake especially in the case of Ms. Walker’s death. Journalists are supposed to be working within the ethics of journalism, where are the ethics of Journalism. There are no ethics of Journalism in this case.
Yes! Everyone makes a mistake but this kind of mistake is so grave that no one can comprehend how a professional journalist can make such a grave mistake.The problem with many journalists is that they like making their own assumptions and write a story based on personal emotions, especially when the story is about the “hard news.” This is where they make most of their money.
It’s time to make innovations in the journalism professionalism, an innovation that will embrace all the elements of journalism ethics. Journalist should stop writing stories based on personal assumption and emotion. These devices can serious injure a journalist’s career.
The class should learn a lesson from this story. There is an old say in English “Prevention is better than cure.” In other words, journalists shouldn’t report a story to the public without getting all the facts first. They should engage into inductive reasoning as opposed to deductive reasoning. Get all the facts before publishing the story whether it’s hard news or soft news.
I repeat, prevention is better than cure.
Nathaniel
It is a pity to see that Journalists can make such a serious mistake especially in the case of Ms. Walker’s death. Journalists are supposed to be working within the ethics of journalism, where are the ethics of Journalism. There are no ethics of Journalism in this case.
Yes! Everyone makes a mistake but this kind of mistake is so grave that no one can comprehend how a professional journalist can make such a grave mistake.The problem with many journalists is that they like making their own assumptions and write a story based on personal emotions, especially when the story is about the “hard news.” This is where they make most of their money.
It’s time to make innovations in the journalism professionalism, an innovation that will embrace all the elements of journalism ethics. Journalist should stop writing stories based on personal assumption and emotion. These devices can serious injure a journalist’s career.
The class should learn a lesson from this story. There is an old say in English “Prevention is better than cure.” In other words, journalists shouldn’t report a story to the public without getting all the facts first. They should engage into inductive reasoning as opposed to deductive reasoning. Get all the facts before publishing the story whether it’s hard news or soft news.
I repeat, prevention is better than cure.
Nathaniel
Race,Gender and Media
IS BLACK BACK?
This question “Is Black Back” is a rhetorical question. Black has always been there since the creation of the world, since God created Adam and Eve. There is nothing wrong with the noun “Black.” In fact black is the original color of all colors, No color can be made without the existence of the black color, no wonder black is beautiful. No wonder the father of Soul James Brown told his Negro people to “Say it Loud, I’m Black and I’m Proud!”
The only problem is the fact that white racists perceive the noun black as “evil,” yet black is beautiful. Those who think that black is evil are simply uncivilized, hence, there is no need to spend so much time on this debate whether black is back or not.
We have now seen it in the American culture that black is indeed beautiful and, it is very important to be 100 percent black in the USA political arena. If you claim to be an African American person, you must have 100 percent black blood in your genes, that is, your parents must both have 100 percent black blood from black African ancestors. If you have mixed blood from different races then you are not recognized as a Black person, it means that you are not black enough to claim that you belong to the Black African Race,that’s means that you have no race, hence, the stereotyped society will perceive you as “ the lost generation.”
If you are a politician, your political antagonists will use your mixed color as a weakness to campaign against you because they will percieve you as "the lost generation."It’s a blessing to be born from both parents who have no foreign blood in their genes, whether they are black or white. It’s a curse to be born from mixed blood (Coloreds).You are better off to just have 100 percent of black blood or 100 percent of white(caucasion ) blood in your body.However, no skin color is superior over other skin colors, we are all equal and should just love one another and stop racism.
This question “Is Black Back” is a rhetorical question. Black has always been there since the creation of the world, since God created Adam and Eve. There is nothing wrong with the noun “Black.” In fact black is the original color of all colors, No color can be made without the existence of the black color, no wonder black is beautiful. No wonder the father of Soul James Brown told his Negro people to “Say it Loud, I’m Black and I’m Proud!”
The only problem is the fact that white racists perceive the noun black as “evil,” yet black is beautiful. Those who think that black is evil are simply uncivilized, hence, there is no need to spend so much time on this debate whether black is back or not.
We have now seen it in the American culture that black is indeed beautiful and, it is very important to be 100 percent black in the USA political arena. If you claim to be an African American person, you must have 100 percent black blood in your genes, that is, your parents must both have 100 percent black blood from black African ancestors. If you have mixed blood from different races then you are not recognized as a Black person, it means that you are not black enough to claim that you belong to the Black African Race,that’s means that you have no race, hence, the stereotyped society will perceive you as “ the lost generation.”
If you are a politician, your political antagonists will use your mixed color as a weakness to campaign against you because they will percieve you as "the lost generation."It’s a blessing to be born from both parents who have no foreign blood in their genes, whether they are black or white. It’s a curse to be born from mixed blood (Coloreds).You are better off to just have 100 percent of black blood or 100 percent of white(caucasion ) blood in your body.However, no skin color is superior over other skin colors, we are all equal and should just love one another and stop racism.
Videos and Web sites for Class
In the video, the advertiser is only advertising ladies with slim bodies as usual. It’s not strange to advertise slim or skinny bodies. This kind of advertisement is some how discriminatory. Yes! I think advertising the so-called skinny beautiful ladies is discriminatory because fat women are never advertised in any fashion shows. It’s a pity that fat women are not perceived as “beautiful women.” Fat women are perceived as being “ not beautiful, un attractive women” and most men don’t want them. Moreover, there has never been a fashion show which has used fat women to advertise their new fashions, why not?
Tuesday, October 30, 2007
Dr. Prince Tumbwehx’s Speech
43rd Zambia’s Independence Celebration Day, October 27, 2007.
Dallas, Texas, U.S.A.
While we are celebrating our important national freedom, it is imperative not only to celebrate but we should also discuss national issues such as economic, political social and the role of leadership.
What do we understand by the term “ political leader” A political leader is one who guides the government towards improvement of living conditions of the people and focus on creating better economic opportunities for all.
One of the major challenges for a political leader is to be able to come up with a good workable policies or a good plan for the betterment of the nation, constructive solutions and direct the nation in the right direction for the national unity, development and economic prosperity.
We now live in the contemporary world where we have to promote true principles of democracy and fight hard against principles of fascism and tyranny rule.
Many people can become good political leaders, but they are discouraged to run for political positions due to lack of funds, fear and intimidation from political antagonists and pundits. Some people are interested to become political leaders but they are psychologically defeated due to having little education. Some people have no interest in politics; hence, they see no reason to participate in political leadership.
However, good leaders are God appointed leaders. Even in a nation that truly practices genuine Democracy, God appointed leaders have got to participate into either the general or presidential elections before they can lead the nation. People can’t know an aspiring candidate’s political interest and views unless they communicate their political ambition and views to the people.
Godly appointed leaders are leaders who are called by God to lead his people in the right way like Moses and Aaron who lead the children of Israel from Egypt to Canaan.
When God appoints someone to be a leader, he puts them in reserve until the appointed time. God’s appointed time is the best time. Sometimes God appointed leaders start experiencing dreams of becoming a leader so on and so forth as they grow, they may not know that they are future leaders. When the right time comes they start having symptoms of leadership and they start behaving like leaders, they may start from a small scale and rise to the highest office of the government and their dreams come true.
The Lord said to Jeremiah, Chapter 1 verse 5. “Before I formed thee in the belly, I knew thee and before though comest forth out of the womb I sanctified thee and I ordained thee a prophet unto nations.”
God is saying to Jeremiah, even before you were conceived in your mother’s womb, before she gave birth to you, I appointed you a leader, I set you aside, I preserved you for my purpose and I sanctified you.
Unfortunately, not all leaders are called by God to lead a nation. Some leaders who are not called to lead the nation are goal oriented for personal gain, as opposed to serving the people and execute national development. For example, in 1991 when we were changing from one party participatory democracy to multiparty democracy, we elected some men who had no fear for God, men who had no mercy for the poor children and the poor old people, men whose goal orientation was to enrich themselves through political corruption and embezzlement of government funds. Are the Zambian people ready to make the same mistake in the year 2011 general and presidential elections? We should be aware that political corruption and embezzlement of tax payers’ funds breed poverty and death among innocent people.
Between now and beyond, we should be focusing on looking for good men and women who can serve national interests as opposed to personal benefits. The best leader is he who has reverence for God in addition to having higher broad based academic qualifications, political, social and economic management skills to revamp the nation’s economy and deliver the goods to the people. When a God appointed leader is in office, he or she becomes a great asset to the nation and leads the nation in to the direction that has economic prosperity, godly living, high moral standards, delegates his or her leadership with integrity, dignity, faithfulness, effectiveness with accountability and righteousness.
Throughout the human history in the Bible, God’s anger was kindled at people because they forsook him and failed to follow his statutes.
Jeremiah Chapter 1, verse 10 says that, God appointed leaders are sometimes called to execute judgment to build and to make changes.
“See, I have set you over the nations and over the Kingdoms, to root out and to pull down, to build and to plant." (Jeremiah 1:10.)
All the famous leaders in the holy bible and those that have lived in the contemporary world have served short and long terms. Despite the fact that power is sweet, leaders leave the office by the following:
1. Constitutional law
2. By poor health
3. By death
4. By resignation when accused of being partakers of white color crime or political corruption.
Now we can see that change of leadership is inevitable whether you like it or not.
Some political leaders fail to run the office faithfully and effectively because of the following:
1. Gross political corruption activities
2. Nepotism
3. Tribalism
4. Lack of commitment
5. White color crime
6. Selfishness
7. Lack of leadership qualities
Enough is enough. Prophet Isaiah says, “You have been inflicted before, you should not allow yourself to be inflicted again.” In Zambia, we have been inflicted by voting for wrong leaders whose interest was only to enrich themselves and their families thereby neglecting the purpose that they were voted for which is to develop the country.
I’m excited for this leadership challenge that the Lord has installed in me. I pray that the Lord God Jehovah Jaira will give us learned born again leaders some of them are amongst you who will help us to bring positive change in the Zambian government for the betterment of the Zambian people, God’s people. You the people are the government, therefore, let your good works and leadership skills be seen by others and God will be glorified.
I’m appealing to all of you the Zambian people, God’s people to rally behind our newly formed political party called: Democratic Union Party so that together we can bring economic development in Zambia.
When the Zambian people give us the mandate to lead the government in the year 2011 and beyond, my faithful and effective government will execute national economic network and development plan that will focus on the following areas:
1. Better standards of health
2. Elimination of poverty
3. Creation of employment opportunities
4. Mandatory education from grade 1 to grade 12
5. Better quality of education
6. We shall increase government funding for colleges and universities
6. Better agricultural policies
7. Decent affordable housing for the low income families
8. Better Communication network
9. Rehabilitation of highways both in the urban and rural areas
10. Reformation of taxes
11. Urban and rural development
12. Decentralization of the government
13. We shall execute much more media liberation including the freedom of speech and freedom
of peaciful assembly.
Ladies and gentlemen, at this juncture, I would like to remind you that our forefathers fought for the National Independence. But National Independence loses its value when the people are hungry.
National Independence loses its value when the people are chronically ill with different kinds of diseases.
National Independence loses its value when many children cannot afford college and universities education.
National Independence loses its value when the people have no employment opportunities.
National Independence loses its value when people are dying of economic depression.
National Independence loses its value when wicked leaders are running the government of the day.
National Independence can only gain its value when learned God fearing leaders are running the Government of the day.
The Holy bible says, “When good leaders are in authority, the people rejoice!”
The time has come for us to fight for national economic freedom and media liberation including freedom of speech and freedom to assemble peacefully.
When the Zambian people give me the mandate to lead the nation as the President of Zambia, my faithful and effective government will ensure that economic freedom will be available to all the Zambian citizens.
Therefore, I’m hereby opening doors to every Zambian citizen abroad and at home to join our God fearing team, “The Democratic Union Party of Zambia.” Together we shall form a government that will be recognized in the world's history as the most faithful and effective government of the Republic of Zambia as from the year 2011 and beyond.
May the Lord God, Jehovah Jaira bless us all in our fight for the National Economic Freedom.
Thank you.
43rd Zambia’s Independence Celebration Day, October 27, 2007.
Dallas, Texas, U.S.A.
While we are celebrating our important national freedom, it is imperative not only to celebrate but we should also discuss national issues such as economic, political social and the role of leadership.
What do we understand by the term “ political leader” A political leader is one who guides the government towards improvement of living conditions of the people and focus on creating better economic opportunities for all.
One of the major challenges for a political leader is to be able to come up with a good workable policies or a good plan for the betterment of the nation, constructive solutions and direct the nation in the right direction for the national unity, development and economic prosperity.
We now live in the contemporary world where we have to promote true principles of democracy and fight hard against principles of fascism and tyranny rule.
Many people can become good political leaders, but they are discouraged to run for political positions due to lack of funds, fear and intimidation from political antagonists and pundits. Some people are interested to become political leaders but they are psychologically defeated due to having little education. Some people have no interest in politics; hence, they see no reason to participate in political leadership.
However, good leaders are God appointed leaders. Even in a nation that truly practices genuine Democracy, God appointed leaders have got to participate into either the general or presidential elections before they can lead the nation. People can’t know an aspiring candidate’s political interest and views unless they communicate their political ambition and views to the people.
Godly appointed leaders are leaders who are called by God to lead his people in the right way like Moses and Aaron who lead the children of Israel from Egypt to Canaan.
When God appoints someone to be a leader, he puts them in reserve until the appointed time. God’s appointed time is the best time. Sometimes God appointed leaders start experiencing dreams of becoming a leader so on and so forth as they grow, they may not know that they are future leaders. When the right time comes they start having symptoms of leadership and they start behaving like leaders, they may start from a small scale and rise to the highest office of the government and their dreams come true.
The Lord said to Jeremiah, Chapter 1 verse 5. “Before I formed thee in the belly, I knew thee and before though comest forth out of the womb I sanctified thee and I ordained thee a prophet unto nations.”
God is saying to Jeremiah, even before you were conceived in your mother’s womb, before she gave birth to you, I appointed you a leader, I set you aside, I preserved you for my purpose and I sanctified you.
Unfortunately, not all leaders are called by God to lead a nation. Some leaders who are not called to lead the nation are goal oriented for personal gain, as opposed to serving the people and execute national development. For example, in 1991 when we were changing from one party participatory democracy to multiparty democracy, we elected some men who had no fear for God, men who had no mercy for the poor children and the poor old people, men whose goal orientation was to enrich themselves through political corruption and embezzlement of government funds. Are the Zambian people ready to make the same mistake in the year 2011 general and presidential elections? We should be aware that political corruption and embezzlement of tax payers’ funds breed poverty and death among innocent people.
Between now and beyond, we should be focusing on looking for good men and women who can serve national interests as opposed to personal benefits. The best leader is he who has reverence for God in addition to having higher broad based academic qualifications, political, social and economic management skills to revamp the nation’s economy and deliver the goods to the people. When a God appointed leader is in office, he or she becomes a great asset to the nation and leads the nation in to the direction that has economic prosperity, godly living, high moral standards, delegates his or her leadership with integrity, dignity, faithfulness, effectiveness with accountability and righteousness.
Throughout the human history in the Bible, God’s anger was kindled at people because they forsook him and failed to follow his statutes.
Jeremiah Chapter 1, verse 10 says that, God appointed leaders are sometimes called to execute judgment to build and to make changes.
“See, I have set you over the nations and over the Kingdoms, to root out and to pull down, to build and to plant." (Jeremiah 1:10.)
All the famous leaders in the holy bible and those that have lived in the contemporary world have served short and long terms. Despite the fact that power is sweet, leaders leave the office by the following:
1. Constitutional law
2. By poor health
3. By death
4. By resignation when accused of being partakers of white color crime or political corruption.
Now we can see that change of leadership is inevitable whether you like it or not.
Some political leaders fail to run the office faithfully and effectively because of the following:
1. Gross political corruption activities
2. Nepotism
3. Tribalism
4. Lack of commitment
5. White color crime
6. Selfishness
7. Lack of leadership qualities
Enough is enough. Prophet Isaiah says, “You have been inflicted before, you should not allow yourself to be inflicted again.” In Zambia, we have been inflicted by voting for wrong leaders whose interest was only to enrich themselves and their families thereby neglecting the purpose that they were voted for which is to develop the country.
I’m excited for this leadership challenge that the Lord has installed in me. I pray that the Lord God Jehovah Jaira will give us learned born again leaders some of them are amongst you who will help us to bring positive change in the Zambian government for the betterment of the Zambian people, God’s people. You the people are the government, therefore, let your good works and leadership skills be seen by others and God will be glorified.
I’m appealing to all of you the Zambian people, God’s people to rally behind our newly formed political party called: Democratic Union Party so that together we can bring economic development in Zambia.
When the Zambian people give us the mandate to lead the government in the year 2011 and beyond, my faithful and effective government will execute national economic network and development plan that will focus on the following areas:
1. Better standards of health
2. Elimination of poverty
3. Creation of employment opportunities
4. Mandatory education from grade 1 to grade 12
5. Better quality of education
6. We shall increase government funding for colleges and universities
6. Better agricultural policies
7. Decent affordable housing for the low income families
8. Better Communication network
9. Rehabilitation of highways both in the urban and rural areas
10. Reformation of taxes
11. Urban and rural development
12. Decentralization of the government
13. We shall execute much more media liberation including the freedom of speech and freedom
of peaciful assembly.
Ladies and gentlemen, at this juncture, I would like to remind you that our forefathers fought for the National Independence. But National Independence loses its value when the people are hungry.
National Independence loses its value when the people are chronically ill with different kinds of diseases.
National Independence loses its value when many children cannot afford college and universities education.
National Independence loses its value when the people have no employment opportunities.
National Independence loses its value when people are dying of economic depression.
National Independence loses its value when wicked leaders are running the government of the day.
National Independence can only gain its value when learned God fearing leaders are running the Government of the day.
The Holy bible says, “When good leaders are in authority, the people rejoice!”
The time has come for us to fight for national economic freedom and media liberation including freedom of speech and freedom to assemble peacefully.
When the Zambian people give me the mandate to lead the nation as the President of Zambia, my faithful and effective government will ensure that economic freedom will be available to all the Zambian citizens.
Therefore, I’m hereby opening doors to every Zambian citizen abroad and at home to join our God fearing team, “The Democratic Union Party of Zambia.” Together we shall form a government that will be recognized in the world's history as the most faithful and effective government of the Republic of Zambia as from the year 2011 and beyond.
May the Lord God, Jehovah Jaira bless us all in our fight for the National Economic Freedom.
Thank you.
Monday, October 22, 2007
Is Black Back?
This question “Is Black Back” is a rhetorical question. Black has always been there since the creation of the world, since God created Adam and Eve. There is nothing wrong with the noun “Black.” In fact black is the original color of all colors, No color can be made without the existence of the black color, no wonder black is beautiful. No wonder the father of Soul James Brown told his Negro people to “Say it Loud, I’m Black and I’m Proud!”
The only problem is the fact that white racists perceive the noun black as “evil,” yet black is beautiful. Those who think that black is evil are simply uncivilized, hence, there is no need to spend so much time on this debate whether black is back or not.
We have now seen it in the American culture that black is indeed beautiful and, it is very important to be 100 percent black in the USA political arena. If you claim to be an African American person, you must have 100 percent black blood in your genes, that is, your parents must both have 100 percent black blood from black African ancestors. If you have mixed blood from different races then you are not recognized as a Black person, it means that you are not black enough to claim that you belong to the Black African Race,that’s means that you have no race, hence, the stereotyped society will perceive you as “ the lost generation.” If you are a politician, your political antagonists will use your mixed color as a weakness to campaign against you because they will percieve you as "the lost generation."
It’s a blessing to be born from both parents who have no foreign blood in their genes, whether they are black or white. It’s a curse to be born from mixed blood (Coloreds).
You are better off to just have 100 percent of black blood or 100 percent of white(caucasion ) blood in your body.
However, no skin color is superior over other skin colors, we are all equal and should just love one another and stop racism.
The only problem is the fact that white racists perceive the noun black as “evil,” yet black is beautiful. Those who think that black is evil are simply uncivilized, hence, there is no need to spend so much time on this debate whether black is back or not.
We have now seen it in the American culture that black is indeed beautiful and, it is very important to be 100 percent black in the USA political arena. If you claim to be an African American person, you must have 100 percent black blood in your genes, that is, your parents must both have 100 percent black blood from black African ancestors. If you have mixed blood from different races then you are not recognized as a Black person, it means that you are not black enough to claim that you belong to the Black African Race,that’s means that you have no race, hence, the stereotyped society will perceive you as “ the lost generation.” If you are a politician, your political antagonists will use your mixed color as a weakness to campaign against you because they will percieve you as "the lost generation."
It’s a blessing to be born from both parents who have no foreign blood in their genes, whether they are black or white. It’s a curse to be born from mixed blood (Coloreds).
You are better off to just have 100 percent of black blood or 100 percent of white(caucasion ) blood in your body.
However, no skin color is superior over other skin colors, we are all equal and should just love one another and stop racism.
Videos and Web Sites for Class
In the video, the advertiser is only advertising ladies with slim bodies as usual. It’s not strange to advertise slim or skinny bodies. This kind of advertisement is some how discriminatory. Yes! I think advertising the so-called skinny beautiful ladies is discriminatory because fat women are never advertised in any fashion shows. It’s a pity that fat women are not perceived as “beautiful women.” Fat women are perceived as being “ not beautiful, un attractive women” and most men don’t want them. Moreover, there has never been a fashion show which has used fat women to advertise their new fashions, why not?
Race Gender and Media
These devices: pornography and fashion advertising are also axis of evil because they turn one’s mind to focus on sexual inter course. Worse still, advertisers only use skinny women, why don’t they use fat women? When they talk about submission, what kind of submission does a man expect from a woman? Doesn’t a man also need to submit himself before his woman? How can a couple protect themselves from being violent against each other? It is common to see that more men are violent against their women, but it is also true that some women are violent against their spouses. What is the solution that can curb violence between a couple? Why aren’t fat women used in pornography? Support your answer.
Race and News Reporting
It is sad indeed to hear another school shooting in which the gunman killed himself after shooting two students and two teachers. Why is it that when a student shoots his school mates and teachers in a school, the authorities always conclude that “the gunman was suffering from mental disorder” I don’t think the Virginia massacre gunman was suffering from mental disorder nor the Cleveland 14 year old gunman. The Authorities should find better ways to forbid students from coming to school with guns and knives. We still need to reform our gun control in order to make America a better and safer place to live.
The race was mentioned in this crime in order to portray a bad image among the African American people. Race was also mentioned in order to carry a wrong message to the public that African American people are trouble makers, thieves, bad people, violent people and they die violent death. It was not justified in any way. However, even white people commit serious crimes and also die violent death, just like any other race. In every race, there is the good and the bad, in every race there are good people and bad people. No race is holier nor superior over other races, we are all equal. We are all sinners.
The race was mentioned in this crime in order to portray a bad image among the African American people. Race was also mentioned in order to carry a wrong message to the public that African American people are trouble makers, thieves, bad people, violent people and they die violent death. It was not justified in any way. However, even white people commit serious crimes and also die violent death, just like any other race. In every race, there is the good and the bad, in every race there are good people and bad people. No race is holier nor superior over other races, we are all equal. We are all sinners.
Thursday, September 27, 2007
My Assumption About the News Media
My Assumptions About the News Media
I really like listening to the News especially on CNN.I listen to the CNN News at least three times a day, my problem that hinders me to listen to the CNN News every day is the fact that I’ve so many academic assignments that I have to complete in time. Otherwise, had it not have been for my academic assignments, I would love to listen to the CNN News every day and night at least twice a day, 14 times a weak.
However, I like reading about international affairs such as: The Iraqi War, Conflicts in the Middle –East, Politics in Africa through the BBC and other African newspapers such as: the Post Newspaper from Zambia and the Independent Newspaper from Zimbabwe, Africa.
When it comes to “News media” and their coverage of race or gender or sexualities or disabilities, I often assume that most of the media firms especially in the United States prefer to cover white people and their businesses, white celebrities, white politicians because of the flame of racism rooted among many media owners. The news media disappoints me in the sense that they do not cover the poor society yet they (the media firms) are supposed to speak out on behalf of the poor, oppressed, voiceless, and defenseless communities and individuals.
The media should be covering every body equally regardless of race, gender or nationality, we are all equal, no race is more superior than the other.
I really like listening to the News especially on CNN.I listen to the CNN News at least three times a day, my problem that hinders me to listen to the CNN News every day is the fact that I’ve so many academic assignments that I have to complete in time. Otherwise, had it not have been for my academic assignments, I would love to listen to the CNN News every day and night at least twice a day, 14 times a weak.
However, I like reading about international affairs such as: The Iraqi War, Conflicts in the Middle –East, Politics in Africa through the BBC and other African newspapers such as: the Post Newspaper from Zambia and the Independent Newspaper from Zimbabwe, Africa.
When it comes to “News media” and their coverage of race or gender or sexualities or disabilities, I often assume that most of the media firms especially in the United States prefer to cover white people and their businesses, white celebrities, white politicians because of the flame of racism rooted among many media owners. The news media disappoints me in the sense that they do not cover the poor society yet they (the media firms) are supposed to speak out on behalf of the poor, oppressed, voiceless, and defenseless communities and individuals.
The media should be covering every body equally regardless of race, gender or nationality, we are all equal, no race is more superior than the other.
Disability Issue
It makes me sad to realize that although the Disability Act has been executed by the US Congress, many public business houses such as schools, colleges, universities do not have enough or none of required standards to accommodate disabled people. My concern is, does any one really conduct investigations on whether the requirements for any public building or facility has accessible and has enough accommodation to cater for the disabled people? If the answer is, “Yes.” Then why do we see many disabled people still having problems in accessing into some business houses, getting a top managerial position, living a comfortable life, owning a successful business company like Bill Gates?
For example, according to the Society of Professional Journalists: “When the school district builds a new elementary school or when the downtown hotel renovates, ask, if the buildings comply with the federal law. Are they accessible to people with disabilities? In the after math of the September 11, 2001, tragedy, most reporters missed stories about the failure of buildings evacuation plans to include wheel chair users. In the 1994 California earthquakes, journalists didn’t report that disaster relief centers used inaccessible shelters and turned away deaf people due to lack of interpreters.” www.spj.org/dtb5.asp
There some organizations in the United States such as: The Disability Rights Education and Defense Fund, The American Association of People with Disabilities, United Cerebral Palsy Association and the National Association of the Deaf, to mention only a few. These organizations are supposed to speak out and act on behalf of the people with disabilities. My question is, “Do they do their jobs effectively? Or they just leave the problems to the society to fix them?”
Unfortunately, the society does not fix these problems, instead, the society only stereotypes many people with disabilities despite the fact that disability is inherent. You cannot run away from it, nor can you prevent it. There is no prevention for any inherent problem. The society and the government should do better to help the disabled people to succeed in life, education, commercial business ventures and so on and so forth. Unfortunately, the society seem not to pity disabled people, instead ,they stereotype people with disabilities, apparently, we are in the contemporary world which believes in the myth “Each one for himself but God for us all.”
For example, according to the Society of Professional Journalists: “When the school district builds a new elementary school or when the downtown hotel renovates, ask, if the buildings comply with the federal law. Are they accessible to people with disabilities? In the after math of the September 11, 2001, tragedy, most reporters missed stories about the failure of buildings evacuation plans to include wheel chair users. In the 1994 California earthquakes, journalists didn’t report that disaster relief centers used inaccessible shelters and turned away deaf people due to lack of interpreters.” www.spj.org/dtb5.asp
There some organizations in the United States such as: The Disability Rights Education and Defense Fund, The American Association of People with Disabilities, United Cerebral Palsy Association and the National Association of the Deaf, to mention only a few. These organizations are supposed to speak out and act on behalf of the people with disabilities. My question is, “Do they do their jobs effectively? Or they just leave the problems to the society to fix them?”
Unfortunately, the society does not fix these problems, instead, the society only stereotypes many people with disabilities despite the fact that disability is inherent. You cannot run away from it, nor can you prevent it. There is no prevention for any inherent problem. The society and the government should do better to help the disabled people to succeed in life, education, commercial business ventures and so on and so forth. Unfortunately, the society seem not to pity disabled people, instead ,they stereotype people with disabilities, apparently, we are in the contemporary world which believes in the myth “Each one for himself but God for us all.”
Tuesday, September 25, 2007
RESEARCH PAPER--STEREOTYPE ORAL HISTORY REPORT
Nathaniel Tumbwe
Subject:
Race, Gender, and Media
Jour: 4250/Jour 52110
Professor:
Dr. Jacqueline J.Lambiase
September 20, 2007.
Research Paper-Stereotype Oral History Report
Introduction
I've been conducting research for the past one week in search of the kind of fashion for both men and women who lived in the 1966 in the United States. But getting the facts has not been easy. After conducting extensive research in the library at the University of North Texas, I came across the New York Times Newspaper dated September 21, 1966. I was intrigued by different kinds of fashions of clothes and hand bags that men and women used in the 1960s.
Interview
On Saturday September, 15, 2007, I went to a nursing home to interview Mr. Harry Edward, 90 years old. Mr. Edward welcomed me and gave me a sit. When I entered into his room, he glanced at me and smiled, and said: My son, welcome, the nurse has told me that you would like to learn history from me, right? I said, “yes, please." After greetings, I sat down and opened my briefcase, then I pulled out my note book and newspaper copies which I brought from the University of North Texas library.
I gave the newspaper copies to Mr. Edward who quickly started looking at the pictures in the newspapers. I said, “Mr. Edwards, can you imagine that out of ten newspapers which I read in the library none of them showed black images of the black race nor Spanish nor any other race other than the white race. Why?”
"Nathaniel, what you should know is that media companies were very much skeptical to advertise fashions portraying black or other race’s images other than the Caucasian race because of three reasons." Mr. Edward said. The three reasons are as follows:
Stereotype
"Prior to 1960 and during 1960's, all media companies were owned and ran by white businessmen. Hence, due to hatred against the black people, Caucasians didn't want to use black images in their business advertisements/magazines and newspapers, radio and televisions. There was so much prejudice, racial and radical stereotype perceptions. Caucasians used to look down upon the black people. When they (Caucasians) look at a black man or woman, they perceive him or her as “a slave.”
Racism
Most media station managers were white, and they believed that white people were superior than any other race. They are wrong, no race is more superior than other races. All races and individuals are created equally in the image of God. They believe that their products and services will be sold in big volume when they use images of white people in advertisements.
unfair to keep on advertising one race only. Why don't these media companies advertise fairly by advertising all races in the same manner? The correct answer is that race matters.
Conclusion
I chose to research on fashion so that I could make a comparison between the contemporary fashion and stereotype views and perceptions. When you look at most magazines today, you will see that there are many images of white people including celebrities, even when it comes to advertisement of fashion, clothes, etc, you will see that the majority of pictures in a magazines or newspapers, TVs are of white people. Why don't these media companies advertise fairly by advertising all races in the same manner? The correct answer is that race matters especially in a nation that practices racism, race can either do you good or harm you. Racists will judge you by your race not by what you say, nor your actions nor merit.
Subject:
Race, Gender, and Media
Jour: 4250/Jour 52110
Professor:
Dr. Jacqueline J.Lambiase
September 20, 2007.
Research Paper-Stereotype Oral History Report
Introduction
I've been conducting research for the past one week in search of the kind of fashion for both men and women who lived in the 1966 in the United States. But getting the facts has not been easy. After conducting extensive research in the library at the University of North Texas, I came across the New York Times Newspaper dated September 21, 1966. I was intrigued by different kinds of fashions of clothes and hand bags that men and women used in the 1960s.
Interview
On Saturday September, 15, 2007, I went to a nursing home to interview Mr. Harry Edward, 90 years old. Mr. Edward welcomed me and gave me a sit. When I entered into his room, he glanced at me and smiled, and said: My son, welcome, the nurse has told me that you would like to learn history from me, right? I said, “yes, please." After greetings, I sat down and opened my briefcase, then I pulled out my note book and newspaper copies which I brought from the University of North Texas library.
I gave the newspaper copies to Mr. Edward who quickly started looking at the pictures in the newspapers. I said, “Mr. Edwards, can you imagine that out of ten newspapers which I read in the library none of them showed black images of the black race nor Spanish nor any other race other than the white race. Why?”
"Nathaniel, what you should know is that media companies were very much skeptical to advertise fashions portraying black or other race’s images other than the Caucasian race because of three reasons." Mr. Edward said. The three reasons are as follows:
Stereotype
"Prior to 1960 and during 1960's, all media companies were owned and ran by white businessmen. Hence, due to hatred against the black people, Caucasians didn't want to use black images in their business advertisements/magazines and newspapers, radio and televisions. There was so much prejudice, racial and radical stereotype perceptions. Caucasians used to look down upon the black people. When they (Caucasians) look at a black man or woman, they perceive him or her as “a slave.”
Racism
Most media station managers were white, and they believed that white people were superior than any other race. They are wrong, no race is more superior than other races. All races and individuals are created equally in the image of God. They believe that their products and services will be sold in big volume when they use images of white people in advertisements.
unfair to keep on advertising one race only. Why don't these media companies advertise fairly by advertising all races in the same manner? The correct answer is that race matters.
Conclusion
I chose to research on fashion so that I could make a comparison between the contemporary fashion and stereotype views and perceptions. When you look at most magazines today, you will see that there are many images of white people including celebrities, even when it comes to advertisement of fashion, clothes, etc, you will see that the majority of pictures in a magazines or newspapers, TVs are of white people. Why don't these media companies advertise fairly by advertising all races in the same manner? The correct answer is that race matters especially in a nation that practices racism, race can either do you good or harm you. Racists will judge you by your race not by what you say, nor your actions nor merit.
Friday, September 7, 2007
Stereotyping
1. What's a good defination for stereotyping?
Answer:
A good defination for stereotyping is judging some one for what they look like and not
necessarily what they do or say.
For example.
A front page of a magazine may show a picture of a nude woman.The picture may convay wrong message to the reader or the public. The public may think that the nude woman on the front
page of the magazine is a prostitue; that's stereotyping.
2. If you think of the cover of the magazine showing a nude woman, how does it stereotype
women?
Answer:
It stereotypes women in the sense that many readers may judge women as "women are too lust for sex or prostitution."
3. How does it construct a male reader?
Answer:
The male reader usually get's so much attracted to women who stay nude or naked either on
pictures or physically in person. When a woman is nude or naked, the nude message constructs men's hormones to become sexually active at a terrific speed (approximately 120 miles per hour.)
Conclusion
Stereotyping is usually unfair because some people can be missunderstood to be what they aren't. Stereotyping can either do you good or harm you depending on who is judging you and what their interest is all about. No wonder many women have been raped because of stereotyping as a result of the way some women dress (nude, offensive and attracting sexual attention to men).
Recommendation
I recommend that all girls and women should dress properly and behave in a reasonable manner in order to reduce the high rate of rape cases.
Mind you, prevention is better than cure.
Author: N.T.
Answer:
A good defination for stereotyping is judging some one for what they look like and not
necessarily what they do or say.
For example.
A front page of a magazine may show a picture of a nude woman.The picture may convay wrong message to the reader or the public. The public may think that the nude woman on the front
page of the magazine is a prostitue; that's stereotyping.
2. If you think of the cover of the magazine showing a nude woman, how does it stereotype
women?
Answer:
It stereotypes women in the sense that many readers may judge women as "women are too lust for sex or prostitution."
3. How does it construct a male reader?
Answer:
The male reader usually get's so much attracted to women who stay nude or naked either on
pictures or physically in person. When a woman is nude or naked, the nude message constructs men's hormones to become sexually active at a terrific speed (approximately 120 miles per hour.)
Conclusion
Stereotyping is usually unfair because some people can be missunderstood to be what they aren't. Stereotyping can either do you good or harm you depending on who is judging you and what their interest is all about. No wonder many women have been raped because of stereotyping as a result of the way some women dress (nude, offensive and attracting sexual attention to men).
Recommendation
I recommend that all girls and women should dress properly and behave in a reasonable manner in order to reduce the high rate of rape cases.
Mind you, prevention is better than cure.
Author: N.T.
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