tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7679733813213007170.post3661286336314279184..comments2015-07-08T07:42:39.725-07:00Comments on R is for Race: There's them that's us, and there's them that's got cultureMarianne Modicahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13654063420243244070noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7679733813213007170.post-62212272242985916732011-05-26T16:53:53.276-07:002011-05-26T16:53:53.276-07:00Jim, if you're asking if people of color see t...Jim, if you're asking if people of color see themselves as "just normal" or "regular," research suggests that the answer is no. In fact, they may grow up believing that white is normal, too, and may, for a time, internalize feelings of inferiority because of it.Marianne Modicahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13654063420243244070noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7679733813213007170.post-84221945492080420192011-05-26T16:22:26.368-07:002011-05-26T16:22:26.368-07:00And I include White culture in that statement. To ...And I include White culture in that statement. To clarify, since, as you mentioned, the collquial and the academic definitions tend to omit White culture. Ie. "I'm nothing."Ravennoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7679733813213007170.post-71317836416595404712011-05-26T16:16:59.644-07:002011-05-26T16:16:59.644-07:00Thank you for sharing this! I am daily amazed at h...Thank you for sharing this! I am daily amazed at how unexamined beliefs about culture, race and gender are perverting the education system.Ravennoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7679733813213007170.post-37628516230807333212011-05-26T16:00:52.647-07:002011-05-26T16:00:52.647-07:00What I meant was, I have a pretty good idea of how...What I meant was, I have a pretty good idea of how whites see other races as different but I was wondering if African-Americans think the same way about whites...Jimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18023716101668315942noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7679733813213007170.post-12739412909210024162011-05-26T09:25:49.942-07:002011-05-26T09:25:49.942-07:00P.S. And some people who drive with me regularly m...P.S. And some people who drive with me regularly might say that there's plenty to be worried about, even under the best of circumstances!Marianne Modicahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13654063420243244070noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7679733813213007170.post-72944613837184189142011-05-26T09:23:33.041-07:002011-05-26T09:23:33.041-07:00Agreed about Camden, but it just seemed funny that...Agreed about Camden, but it just seemed funny that the eye doctor wasn't worried about my driving in general, just about my driving in Camden. <br /><br />I'm not sure what you mean, but whiteness studies are a part of critical race studies, and looks at the construction of race by whites -- in other words, how do whites think about race? This is my area of interest.Marianne Modicahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13654063420243244070noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7679733813213007170.post-65641668493384953352011-05-26T09:06:33.565-07:002011-05-26T09:06:33.565-07:00First of all, camden can be a dangerous place to g...First of all, camden can be a dangerous place to get lost...I say that as a new jersey boy...and I agree when we (caucasions) speak of cultures or race, we mean different from ours.<br /><br />I wonder how African-Americans or hispanics refer to those who are not the same as them? Would white studies be the same as ethnic studies are to caucasions?<br />I guess as long as african- Americans remain a minority then that attitude might remain.Jimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18023716101668315942noreply@blogger.com