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The impact week 4 had on me was the video of James Baldwin and Dick Gregory. Although Dick Gregory was a part of the discussion, James Baldwin was the figure that posted the most attention because of his language and motive to exploit discriminatory ideas that existed in America. One in particular that struck me was him being questioned, “Where are you really from?” The term “really” poses such obnoxiousness towards discovering the origins of one’s values and characteristics. For example, as a Latino, I get asked sometimes about where were your parents from and I would mention Mexico and El Salvador and they would react by saying things like “Oh yeah, that’s what I figured.” or “Well, you do look like a Mexican/Salvadoran.” The interesting comparison I can gather from that is that the question of one’s origins tend to be harshly imposed on a specific category to relate to. People like James Baldwin and I are misinterpreted with an idea of who we “seem” to be, but Baldwin gave me this thought where this is a normal way of life because of the format people are raised by.
Although the thought is something that coexists with our lives, Baldwin makes it clear that the thought isn’t reality in contrast to your actual life; your life is guided through the representations you deem unto yourself.