Progressive U- Volunteer U. if you have nothing to do this summer you should volunteer. In fact, this summer I am going to be involved in the walk to fight hunger in Baltimore.59% of the families make less than a 1000 dollars, most can not afford to feed their families. I was also planning to do other community service that involved helping in the community not just sending money and walking with other folks who can afford to feed their families.
On Dateline with Chris Hanson they showed sexual predators that were in Florida. As my linebrother, husband and I watched we realize how dangerous society has become and how close sexual predators come into your life. As you my know men are really focused on whe it comes to sexual molestation of children. When it comes to women, they are given a slap of the wrist compared to men who are found raping a child.
On Dateline with Chris Hanson they showed sexual predators that were in Florida. As my linebrother, husband and I watched we realize how dangerous society has become and how close sexual predators come into your life. As you my know men are really focused on whe it comes to sexual molestation of children. When it comes to women, they are given a slap of the wrist compared to men who are found raping a child.
If you have not heard about the Stop Snitchin psoters and tee shirts then you must be living under a rock, under a rock. Rappers, and people who live in all types of neigborhoods are wearing them. In Baltimore, it is sold in most urban stores and most of the young and old know about it. People, commonly rappers and stars who supposedly hate the police are the main bandwagon selling this idea. The question that should be in everyone heads is how does this better my community and portect me.
We all know what happened on May 1, 2006, the Latino community showed their economic strength. They showed how strong they are. In the Civil Rights era this was the tactic used by African Americans to get what they want, whether it was desegregated bus rides, water fountains or schools. The problem for today is why can't African Americans do the same thing today. I live in Baltimore, Md, where among most of my friends and people on the street when asked about why this is Baltimore or why is this happening in Baltimore, they answered Baltimore's slowed , stupid or its just is.
I was watching the movie Phat Girlz and I can tell you for myself that although this movie was meant to be comedic the movie destroyes the sterotypes of both Africans and fat people. In a society were size zero is coveted but size 14-22 is the reality and the growing problem and were immigrants and in this case Africans are thought of as scammers and those who just want green cards. The movie trys to destroy those sterotyes. I remember watching the Today show on NBC when they announced that some women would rather have a paycut than be fat, the idea that society does not believe that you can be fat and beautiful is appalling. Please do not tell me those commercials for Dove are really helping the idea of loving yourself because there are 50 commercials and reality shows that says different.For example, America's Next Top Model,The Swan etc. In Phat Girlz they use both the idea that society hates fat people and the idea that fat people want to be like skinny people. In this movie they also show that when all else fails loving yourself in the end is most important. But the movie does not just tackle the idea that fat people have problems in this society that calls us the Land of the Free, people who come from other countries are having problems. The idea that all African men marry American women fro a green card as well as most immigrants are uneducated. This are in the forefront in our society, and a social issue is that African or African American men can be faithful to one person has been something that most black women in every community is constantly mauling over. The Oprah show and other media have mentioned the undercover brother a man who is having a relationship with both men and women. in this movie they try to diapel the fact that men can love fat women and be in a realtionship that is both loving and monagmous. the idea that African men can be educated, loving and not the oppressive , dominating partner is really focused on in this movie. The question that I left with is how I can improve relationship with the growing immgrant population? How can I as a person stop the mental discrimanation that I have when I see fat people. The idea that this can happen is our responsiblity.
