The discussion we had in class on Wednesday really got a lot of us thinking. I noticed some people would give their input and after being questioned about it they realized how many different ways it could be interpreted. We only saw it in from the way we wanted to see it. We really need to think about any thing that may come from our comments.
I also realized how unintentionally racist I am. I do not mean to be but sometimes it just happens. Being at USD is very different for me. I know some people think that this is a very secluded place with hardly any difference in culture. There are places that are even worse than this. I am from a small town of only 400 people and graduated with 10 classmates. We never had to interact with a person of a different culture. I always claimed that I was not racist but now being exposed to other cultures I am in little ways. One example I noticed was talking back from the library late at night. I was getting very nervous walking past certain types of people but then others was no big deal. Thinking about it now is I feel horrible. I should not think this and I am working on getting over this.
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