Darius Swearegene
Lora Strey
Comp 101
13 November 2014
Kids Speak Their Minds About Race
In the Video “Kids Speak Their Minds About Race” CNN reporter Anderson Cooper reports on students and their views on race. The video shows that the thoughts of kids 6 years old and 13 years old. The younger kids are open to interracial friendships but as African American students grow older the Idea of white friends leaves their minds. Younger white students were negative about interracial friendships.
One question I thought of while watching this video was Do social media segregate blacks and whites ? and yes on Social media races can be divided and or segregated to one race. Twitter for example has a black twitter and a white twitter. Vine an app which allows you to share 6 second videos also has a form of segregation called “White vine” and “Black vine”. Social media is affected by prejudice just like the real world. If you see other students or others of the same race bashing another you’re more than likely to join in to feel wanted or accepted. Angela Conyers- Benton, founder of tech news site Black Web 2.0. told ABC that "when urban terms first trended on twitter, it caused some confusion "Because it was the first time something urban termed trendedon twitter , then all of a sudden it brought the 'where did all these black people come from [messages]." she said." This quote shows the ignorance of those on social media.
Another question that came to my mind while watching the video was Do we bring what we see on social media to the real world? The answer is to this question is yes. Kids on social media are more susceptible to crude or ignorant behavior based on those around him/her. It could be friends or it could be family. what kids learn from parents or friends can translate to hate or prejudice online.Social media gives you the voice to say what you want because of free speech but if one is taught to hate free speech can be a bad thing when those who want to share hate or negative ideas.
In conclusion the way that we view each other when it comes to race on social media is all upbringing. No one is born racist, prejudice, or hateful it is all taught. You can see in the video black students wanted interracial friendships but the younger white students did not because of what their parents have said about interracial friendships. Social media can be a way to promote hate and a way to show others yours views and opinions on other races.
Another question that came to my mind while watching the video was Do we bring what we see on social media to the real world? The answer is to this question is yes. Kids on social media are more susceptible to crude or ignorant behavior based on those around him/her. It could be friends or it could be family. what kids learn from parents or friends can translate to hate or prejudice online.Social media gives you the voice to say what you want because of free speech but if one is taught to hate free speech can be a bad thing when those who want to share hate or negative ideas.
In conclusion the way that we view each other when it comes to race on social media is all upbringing. No one is born racist, prejudice, or hateful it is all taught. You can see in the video black students wanted interracial friendships but the younger white students did not because of what their parents have said about interracial friendships. Social media can be a way to promote hate and a way to show others yours views and opinions on other races.
Work Cited
Miller, Pepper. "Digital Divide: Segregation Is Alive and Well in Social Media | The Big Tent - Advertising Age." Advertising Age The Big Tent RSS. N.p., 1 Feb. 2011. Web. 13 Nov. 2014.ds
"Kids Speak Their Minds about Race." YouTube. YouTube, 2 Apr. 2012. Web. 13 Nov. 2014.
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This is really eye opening. I never knew that there were different Twitters and Vines for whites and blacks. I think its crazy how our society has come so far with other things like technology but we still have issues whit racism. I think its really cool how younger kids are still immune to the difference in race, but as we get older it becomes a big issue. That is something that has to change for us to keep moving forward in society.
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