Take home quiz 3

Thesis: We should stop worrying about the little things that triggers diversity and realize that we are all equal. Sarah’s main points in this article we should not have a month dedicated to a certain race or group because we should treat people the way we want to be treated everyday.

In this article Sarah discusses the different kinds of aspects or so called whining that people do. She uses the example of the women complaining that they are not treated like men and they do not have the same opportunities. She then talks about the homosexuals and wanting to also be treated as a normal human being. Sarah states that the homosexual group is looking for equality, but on the other hand they parade around telling everyone that they are different. Finally she uses the example of an authority figure slipping on words and saying something that is not politically correct.

1. Does she truly believe that everyone has an equal opportunity?

2. Why do we have black history month/haven’t there been other groups that have also been treated unfairly?

I thought this article to be kind of harsh and biased. I can see where she is coming from, but she is not looking at the whole picture. Yes we all believe that everyone should or is suppose to be treated equally, but we all know of many cases where that belief is not true. We desperately want everyone to be able top achieve the American dream, but we all know that some people may just be stuck. For example I was watching a show last night called “True Life” and I was about people that live in the projects. One of the women that was apart of the show explained how hard it was to get a job because she was a black women coming from the projects and employers might not say it to your face, but they are probably thinking this person is bad news. I know everyone wants to believe that everyone is treated as an equal, but the truth is that we have a long way to go until that happens. I would also like to compare a method that Johnson calls "deny and minimize" and how what Sarah says about certain issues. For the minimize part she says that slavery was a cruel thing but it was in our past time and we shouldn't dwell on it. She recognizes the fact that it happened but kind of pushes it under the rug. For the deny part she says that women and men have equal rights. she totally denies the fact this theory doesn't exist.