[David Nong]

This week’s discussion was on LGBTQ rights. One thing that stood out to me during this week’s discussion was the talk of freedom of religion vs freedom of expression. Thinking back on the previous debates held in class, I realize that a fair amount of discussions can be thought of as where do we draw the line in <span style=”display: inline !important; float: none; background-color: transparent; color: #333333; cursor: text; font-family: Georgia,’Times New Roman’,’Bitstream Charter’,Times,serif; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;”>freedom of religion vs freedom of expression. My photo is about a protest on the denial of rights for gay couples. The photo is quite straightforward, nothing much to note other than the extra flair that the rainbow colored picket brings. The rainbow colored picket not only supports gay people, but also stands out in a crowd.</span>

 

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https://www.gospelherald.com/articles/55846/20150603/implications-of-irelands-gay-marriage-defeat-blame-on-christianity-s-decline-solely-falls-on-christians-alone.htm

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This week’s discussion is a continuation of illegality and civil rights. We read about Jose Antonio Vargas this week, and his story on being an undocumented immigrant. His personal story describes the fear that most undocumented immigrants face, which is being deported. Vargas’ work has touched the hearts of many Americans, which is a step towards a more fair immigration process. From what I know, getting documents is more reliant on luck, since an unfriendly immigration judge can just deport you on sight without any reason. This photo shows a group of people on a bus being deported out of the US. I think this photo captures the harshness and unfairness that ICE practices when they deport immigrants. One important thing I got from this article is that undocumented immigrants should be assigned an immigration lawyer instead of being forcibly deported.

 

Source: https://news.stanford.edu/news/2015/april/deportation-research-hausman-042015.html

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This week’s theme is about illegality, and the definitions of “illegal alien” and “undocumented immigrant.” I personally think illegal alien is a derogatory term for undocumented immigrants. Like we discussed in class, illegal alien is used to dehumanize undocumented immigrants by portraying them as unwanted foreigners. When we think of illegal aliens, we think of immigrants coming in to steal our jobs, but like we discussed in class, immigrants cant compete for corporate jobs. So, they do the unwanted jobs that require manual labor. However, immigrants are often exploited by their employers.

My picture is a drawing on a protest for undocumented immigrants. One of the pickets says “not aliens”, as mentioned earlier, illegal aliens is a derogatory term for undocumented immigrants. One of the signs says human rights, which I believe is quite mundane. The rightmost sign says immigration reform, which I interpret to be wanting a change in the current way we treat immigrants.

 

Source:

https://mashable.com/2016/05/15/undocumented-immigrants-allies/#A9rDNMfy9mqG

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This week’s theme is about legalized Islamophobia and the War on Terror. This photo is about the anti-Islam protests in Europe. The European issue with handling refuges has been ongoing for the past decade. There are still many people who oppose housing Muslim refugees. While, this might not be about Islamophobia in America, there is still the same sentiment against Muslim immigrants. Ever since some of the terrorist attacks in Europe, most notably Paris, Europeans have been more aggressive towards Muslims. Some of these attacks can even be classified as hate crimes.

 

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https://www.aa.com.tr/en/politics/islamophobia-must-first-be-criminalized/557270

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This week’s topic is about Japanese American internment. My photo is a cartoon about the Japanese being portrayed as an undesirable bugs. The cartoon shows Uncle Sam capturing the unwanted bugs, which happen to be Japanese Americans. I chose this picture because this photo captures the resentment of Japanese Americans during WWII. I think the treatment of Japanese Americans was unfair and cruel, as their German counterparts did not receive this type of treatment. I’m not saying that German-Americans should also suffer, but we should keep in mind that using a minority to judge the majority of a populace is unfair and ignorant.

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Nov., 1942 – Internment of Japanese Americans

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This week’s topic is about James Baldwin. Baldwin was an African American writer who lived overseas for a while due to the poor treatment of African Americans during his time. Like we discussed in class, he was able to be a third party during the civil rights movement because he did not live in America at the time. This photo was a cover of one of his works, “The Fire Next Time”. The book was about telling his nephew about how his skin color alone, makes him perceived as someone unwanted. I think it’s important to remember the struggles of African Americans during the Civil Rights era, and how African Americans were able to persevere through the harsh racism they faced.

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This week’s theme is about Malcolm X and Martin Luther King Jr. While MLK initially had a pacifist stance for protesting, he eventually shared similar ideas with Malcolm X towards the end of his life.

This photo was about the negative reactions to the Vietnam War, which was relevant to MLK’s speech: “Beyond Vietnam: A Time To Break Silence.” The photo shows a diverse mix of students wanting to end the war in Vietnam. There were many who opposed the war in Vietnam, but black Americans specifically did not want to fight a war for America, when they were a marginalized by the very country they were fighting for. I think the protest was a sign of a start towards global human rights, which Malcolm X and MLK both advocated for during the end of their lives.

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https://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/style/the-civil-rights-and-vietnam-protests-changed-america-today-they-might-be-illegal/2017/09/22/ae57f778-9ed9-11e7-8ea1-ed975285475e_story.html?noredirect=on&utm_term=.9e6b947257c1

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This photo shows Colin Kaepernick kneeling during the national anthem. Colin Kaepernick was a football player for the NFL, who had recently been part of a controversial ad for Nike.

This photo was chosen because one of the themes of week 1 was: Civil Rights Today. Kaepernick was kneeling during the national anthem to protest against police brutality, especially towards African Americans. This form of protest was skewed by some people to be an attack on America, but in reality Kaepernick wanted to use the protest as a way to stop police brutality. Kaepernick’s protests show that while we may be in the post-civil rights era, there is still some racial inequality.

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