Sunday, 29 March 2015
From the Mouths of Babes...
Racism - how it feels...
http://www.upworthy.com/a-boy-in-america-explains-to-a-girl-on-the-other-side-of-the-globe-how-racism-feels?c=ufb2
Transcript:
What do you picture the U.S.A. looking like? What do you picture your family looking like?
What are some stereotypes that people have about you?
Do I have a lot of friends? Or do ya like just stay close to yourself?
What makes you happy? Are you happy?
3. 2. 1.
Hi.
Echo!
Hello.
Is this the first time you've ever talked to Americans?
No. Yes!
When you live in North Philly, it isn't easy to learn about the rest of the world, but every Tuesday and Thursday we actually study, like, different cultures and learn about other countries and how we can communicate through social media and stuff like that.
We learn about what's going on around the world, what experiences everyone is having around the world, and we all research and try our best to see what's going on.
We are here in the rec center so we use the free software that you can find online. You want your audio to fade out, you don't want it to just go boof. I look at it as retooling what they already have, which would be their cell phones, their iPods, their iPads.
The world is a big place. It's a humongous place. This program is perfect for me because I get to know people and ask as many questions as I want.
Hi, I am Mynaja [SP]. This is my partner LuLu. Today, we're going to Kazakhstan on our journey. Let's get started.
Hello everybody, my name is Orazynanel [SP] and my name is Magoanay [SP]. Today we want to show you how we shop.
As you can see down in North Philly it's fall. The leaves are red, brown, green.
We love winter and we love also play snowballs.
Here we are taking you to our playground. We come to this playground mostly every day. It's called Penrose. It's on 12th and Susquehanna.
It's our bus stop where we wait our bus. Zura [SP] it's a little lake. Zura people do ice fishing.
See you later.
Thank you!
Is your school safe? Is your city safe? Have you experienced racism and if so, how? I didn't experience it and I hope that I'll never experience it.
Yes, I have experienced racism in my life. When I was at the store I actually had someone follow me thinking I was stealing something, and I actually wasn't. That made me feel sad.
According to the news in the U.S.A. shows that one African-American children was killed by policemen and I think that is racism.
Wow. That's a global thing.
My name is Mohammed. I'm French, since I was born in France. My dad is from Morocco and Cuba and my mom is just Moroccan. I have lots of friends.
I am going to do a beat box demonstration.
Okay, now I would like to ask you a question. Is there something about you guys that could amaze others?
Bonjour Paris!
Hello, my name is Brandon aka DB Beast[SP].
Yo, what's up my name's Steven aka DB Steavo.
Hey my names Jayler aka DB Play.
My name Tymir aka Darth Vader.
My name is Narsirkos [SP]aka DB Kid.
We are a dance group in Philadelphia. We practice 24/7 because everything has to be on point.
Are y'all ready?
This is very good!
Where are you guys from?
What are you originally from? Where are you from?
Okay, I'm from Philly. Like, towards the north.
I'm also from Philadelphia, the uptown part.
They are mentioning their neighborhoods.
No, but what's their origin? We want to know what country in Africa are you from.
He's asking where you're from in Africa.
Oh right. All right. The thing is we're not from Africa, we are from the United States. And where are y'all from?
I'm Spanish. But of Cameroon origin.
I'm from Senegalese origins.
If you're all from Africa, why do you all live in France?
Ok, we are French but our parents come from African countries.
They moved to France.
Gotcha.
Do you have any girlfriends?
Yes, yes.
How many? How many?
12
10, 10, 10!
I'm going to follow your Instagram.
S-R-H.
It was nice talking to you guys but we gotta get outta here.
Yo, yo, yo, text me on Instagram.
Yes, yes.
Puberty is puberty. Being a teen is a teen. They find that there are so many similarities. They're more connected and more alike than they are separate. It is an exchange of possibilities.
Is there graffiti in Kazakhstan?
What are your activities in Africa?
Do you like living in Nigeria?
Are your foods spicy or sweet?
Are there rich people there?
Do you have any gold or diamond crowns?
Can you describe the block you grew up on?
When you reach 18 are you going to be alone?
When I fall asleep I do dream about waking up in other countries.
I like to go to them [SP].
I want to travel to Brazil.
I would like to visit Morocco.
America is like a paradise.
Have you ever been on a plane before?
I feel like everybody should be able to go all over the world. The world is as big or as small as you make it.
A film by Heidi Ewing and Rachel Grady
Editor Rebecca Adorno
Cinematographer Omar Mullick
Original Score Grayson Sanders
Production Manager Christina Gonzalez
There may be small errors in this transcript.
http://www.upworthy.com/a-boy-in-america-explains-to-a-girl-on-the-other-side-of-the-globe-how-racism-feels?c=ufb2
Transcript:
What do you picture the U.S.A. looking like? What do you picture your family looking like?
What are some stereotypes that people have about you?
Do I have a lot of friends? Or do ya like just stay close to yourself?
What makes you happy? Are you happy?
3. 2. 1.
Hi.
Echo!
Hello.
Is this the first time you've ever talked to Americans?
No. Yes!
When you live in North Philly, it isn't easy to learn about the rest of the world, but every Tuesday and Thursday we actually study, like, different cultures and learn about other countries and how we can communicate through social media and stuff like that.
We learn about what's going on around the world, what experiences everyone is having around the world, and we all research and try our best to see what's going on.
We are here in the rec center so we use the free software that you can find online. You want your audio to fade out, you don't want it to just go boof. I look at it as retooling what they already have, which would be their cell phones, their iPods, their iPads.
The world is a big place. It's a humongous place. This program is perfect for me because I get to know people and ask as many questions as I want.
Hi, I am Mynaja [SP]. This is my partner LuLu. Today, we're going to Kazakhstan on our journey. Let's get started.
Hello everybody, my name is Orazynanel [SP] and my name is Magoanay [SP]. Today we want to show you how we shop.
As you can see down in North Philly it's fall. The leaves are red, brown, green.
We love winter and we love also play snowballs.
Here we are taking you to our playground. We come to this playground mostly every day. It's called Penrose. It's on 12th and Susquehanna.
It's our bus stop where we wait our bus. Zura [SP] it's a little lake. Zura people do ice fishing.
See you later.
Thank you!
Is your school safe? Is your city safe? Have you experienced racism and if so, how? I didn't experience it and I hope that I'll never experience it.
Yes, I have experienced racism in my life. When I was at the store I actually had someone follow me thinking I was stealing something, and I actually wasn't. That made me feel sad.
According to the news in the U.S.A. shows that one African-American children was killed by policemen and I think that is racism.
Wow. That's a global thing.
My name is Mohammed. I'm French, since I was born in France. My dad is from Morocco and Cuba and my mom is just Moroccan. I have lots of friends.
I am going to do a beat box demonstration.
Okay, now I would like to ask you a question. Is there something about you guys that could amaze others?
Bonjour Paris!
Hello, my name is Brandon aka DB Beast[SP].
Yo, what's up my name's Steven aka DB Steavo.
Hey my names Jayler aka DB Play.
My name Tymir aka Darth Vader.
My name is Narsirkos [SP]aka DB Kid.
We are a dance group in Philadelphia. We practice 24/7 because everything has to be on point.
Are y'all ready?
This is very good!
Where are you guys from?
What are you originally from? Where are you from?
Okay, I'm from Philly. Like, towards the north.
I'm also from Philadelphia, the uptown part.
They are mentioning their neighborhoods.
No, but what's their origin? We want to know what country in Africa are you from.
He's asking where you're from in Africa.
Oh right. All right. The thing is we're not from Africa, we are from the United States. And where are y'all from?
I'm Spanish. But of Cameroon origin.
I'm from Senegalese origins.
If you're all from Africa, why do you all live in France?
Ok, we are French but our parents come from African countries.
They moved to France.
Gotcha.
Do you have any girlfriends?
Yes, yes.
How many? How many?
12
10, 10, 10!
I'm going to follow your Instagram.
S-R-H.
It was nice talking to you guys but we gotta get outta here.
Yo, yo, yo, text me on Instagram.
Yes, yes.
Puberty is puberty. Being a teen is a teen. They find that there are so many similarities. They're more connected and more alike than they are separate. It is an exchange of possibilities.
Is there graffiti in Kazakhstan?
What are your activities in Africa?
Do you like living in Nigeria?
Are your foods spicy or sweet?
Are there rich people there?
Do you have any gold or diamond crowns?
Can you describe the block you grew up on?
When you reach 18 are you going to be alone?
When I fall asleep I do dream about waking up in other countries.
I like to go to them [SP].
I want to travel to Brazil.
I would like to visit Morocco.
America is like a paradise.
Have you ever been on a plane before?
I feel like everybody should be able to go all over the world. The world is as big or as small as you make it.
A film by Heidi Ewing and Rachel Grady
Editor Rebecca Adorno
Cinematographer Omar Mullick
Original Score Grayson Sanders
Production Manager Christina Gonzalez
Saturday, 7 March 2015
History... His Story...
He is black. He is privileged. And all of that concerns his parents.
Meet Joe Brewster.
Meet Michèle Stephenson.
Michèle and Joe are married with two kids. Their oldest son is named Idris. At the age of 4, Idris was accepted into The Dalton School, a super-elite and rigorous college prep school, where he was one of few black students from a middle-class family.
"I want my son to have the best education possible. Although he's not technically from an upper class, Idris is very privileged and bright." — Joe Brewster
Both Joe and Michèle grew up poor. Joe became a doctor and Michèle a lawyer. So their son has been afforded opportunities they never had. That's great, but it's also really scary to them.
"I just don't want Idris to be hurt. I don't want for his self esteem to suffer. ... In any environment that you're in, whether it's Dalton or elsewhere, race always plays a part in how the students are perceived, in how we perceive as parents our role in that environment. How we interpret what the school says, how the school reacts to the kids and reacts to us as parents. It's always there as an undercurrent." — Michele Stephenson
So, they decided to film their son Idris' experience for 13 years — from the time he started kindergarten at 5 to his graduation at the age of 18.
Each year Idris talks about his feelings as they relate to race and class on tape. It's interesting to check out his observations year after year.
Age 5
Age 9
Age 10
Age 11
Age 17
Then the 17-year-old added:
"The students ... a lot of them, live in this bubble, and during the course of my life, it's created a divide between my school life and in my race. I've been around a lot of black people outside of school, and they have a totally different way of living, totally different way of speaking and going about their daily lives. I really do feel a sense of two-ness. "
While Idris' parents were super-concerned about how he would confront race and class issues at school, all in all, they still wouldn't trade the experience.
Whoa. This kind of reminds me of my experience growing up. Two-ness — I can so relate. I wonder how many other kids in this situation have felt like this?
I am...
Who... What you SAY I am???
http://www.takepart.com/photos/men-celebrities-photoshop/calvin-klein-gets-bieber-fever
http://www.takepart.com/photos/men-celebrities-photoshop/calvin-klein-gets-bieber-fever
Virtuoso...
What is YOUR Reality???
http://iq.intel.co.za/czech-school-holds-first-virtual-reality-classes/?linkId=12703794
http://iq.intel.co.za/czech-school-holds-first-virtual-reality-classes/?linkId=12703794
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