Discrimination at the World Cup

FIFA will soon be holding meetings regarding discrimination bans in the arenas at the upcoming World Cup. Many athletes have been under racial discrimination for years playing the game of soccer and FIFA is finally stepping up to stop it. At the most recent meeting it has been discussed as an absolute no tolerance racism ban. One of the examples cited in the meeting included one where a player had been hit with bananas and was taunted by using monkey voices in the stands. FIFA to me is finally taking the action that should have been taken within the past few World Cups where racism was a clear issue.
http://www.fifa.com/aboutfifa/socialresponsibility/news/newsid=2487343/

Ebola Outbreak Could Harm Equal Protection for People

The Ebola outbreak in the United States is rapidly increasing every day and could lead to many more cases if the treatment is not taken care of soon. Unfortunately people affected with this disease can soon see their rights start to drop as normal citizens. Some schools have already begun to ban the acceptance of students into their school based on the country they are transferring from for fear of the virus. This completely violates equal protection among people but is it justified? The fear that Ebola can spread throughout the United States is very serious and this type of outbreak can be related to that of the Swine Flu but it is much more deathly. People who have had the virus and are now okay may also be prohibited from gaining certain jobs and getting the fair treatment in these cases. This is a bad case of discrimination amongst many people.

http://www.diversityinc.com/news/ebola-related-discrimination-texas-college-campus/

White Like Me

Today in class we watched a documentary called White Like Me by Tim Wise. What I saw in the video were horrific ways of thinking that were projected by many vocal white americans. To me it is amazing and difficult to see negative culture like this alive and well in my generation. This amazes me because of the progress we have made as a country to be able to get back to this low level of thinking. It is difficult on me because I have many friends of other races who undergo this type of treatment every day without even realizing it. The stats do not lie and the fact that many African Americans are so poorly treated for little to no reasoning at all still baffles me. The fact that white people are the majority in almost all benefits and the majority in poverty but still the issue is portrayed as a "black" issue. Being able to see the real life examples rather  than media portrayals really can touch someone in many ways. I hope every student is able to see a depiction of this in ways that our class has been able to see. This would give a better understanding on the issue to many younger people and be able to talk about issues in a non racist issue.