Read the posts of your classmates in Assignment 1. Pick one "Thought" and "Thought source" that draws your attention because it is something you agree with, disagree with, think is funny, think is mean, or is preposterous. In 100 words describe why that post grabbed you.
Due Saturday March 3 by 5 pm.
The post that grabbed my attention was the post about Latin American people are either poor or super rich. I also agree with this. I think of Latinos being super rich and living in nice homes with a beautiful view, or I think of them living in super close run down apartments in the "ghetto". The other thing that went along with that post was that there is bright colorful colors. Almost everyone said something about bright colors. That thought does not occur to me when I think of Latin America and I wonder why that is. I think of beautiful landscape but not multicolored images.
ReplyDeleteThe post that stood out to me was the one about Latin Americans being dirty and being envolved in drugs. I found this funny yet somewhat believable due to the media and entertainment. You often do see Latin Americans in dirty old clothing. I also somewhat associate them with drugs because you see Latin American street gangs on TV and in the movies. For example in the show Gangland, they often talk about the Latin Kings, a very violent group involved in drugs. This may be a stereotypical thought, but there may be some truth behind it as well.
ReplyDeleteThe post that caught my attention was the one on George Lopez. In this show it seems that all of the factory workers are Latin American. The managers on the other hand are usually white. I found this funny in a bad way because the way that Americans find humor in other people's problems and stereo types. This is not the only television show that depicts Latin Americans as the uneducated low class workers. I am sure this may be true that some latin americans may be poor in factories but this can not explain all or even majority.
ReplyDeleteThe thought that grabbed my attention was the one about all the food that came to her mind when she thought about latin americans. I thought this was funny because I was discussing this with my friends while I was doing my thought and thought source and they shouted out some of the same things about food. There were many things that came to my mind that were mentioned by other classmates such as the lower class Latin American individuals vs the higher class Latin American individuals. In tv shows and movies it seems they are always portrayed as being either extremely poor and living in the ghetto, or very well off. Although, in my post I mentioned George Lopez, and in that show, they are not poor nor are they rich, they are happy and have money even though George and his mom are factory workers.
ReplyDeleteThere were a couple thoughts that grabbed my attention, the main ones being about the food and also the economy. I read that everybody is either poor or very rich. I have to admit that I did not even think of this, many being rich that is. But I suppose that if you think of people like the drug lords have to be very rich. Also I know it is possible for some people to be born into great money, just like it is here. A lot of people have to probably hope for that, because I know getting a [good paying] job isn't easy. But I'd agree that the majority of Latin America is poor. But who doesn't think of the food! That is probably the greatest contribution; we take it for granted every day. Paella is my favorite food ever, and it originates in Spain. I love tacos and everything else too, so I am grateful for Latin America in that sense. I also will have to agree that many Latin American women are very good looking :)
ReplyDeleteAfter reading some of the previous posts made by my classmates, the ones that grabbed my attention was the thoughts on Latin America as a place of poverty, corruption, or hard labor. Behind all the joy of the beaches and the tourist attractions many Latin American countries have a downfall that many people don't realize. There are many people who work as farmers or landscapers who get no kind of benefits for the job hey do in there daily lives for living. Many people live in poor housing facilities and might have to travel very far to find clean water and fresh resources to use to maintain and take care of themselves. Some places in Latin America are rich but many places are poor. We most remember there are always positive and negative reactions in life.
ReplyDeleteOut of all of the comments that I read, the one that grabbed my attention the most was the one about the separation in the classes of people in Latin America. I most definitely agree that Latin Americans seem to be either rich or poor, at least from my own experiences. When in Latin America, it is as though a middle class does not exist. For instance, when I was in Grenada, there would be a group of large, expensive homes and, literally, a street back there would be little shacks in shambles. The people in the large homes dressed in nice clothes and had new cars, whereas the people coming out of the shacks were literally in rags and had almost nothing. There was also a lot of unemployment evident on the island. It is very striking to see such two different groups of people living so close together and it was sad to witness. Although a middle class probably does exist, it very small compared to the upper and lower extremities.
ReplyDeleteAfter reading through the responses from my classmates,, one that caught my eye in particular was the thought about Latin Americans being dirty and involved with drugs. This stereotype is due to the media and entertainment especially through television shows and the movies. When I think of Latin Americans, I do not think of anything drug related, but in many television shows and movies there are Latin gangs involved with many drug scandals. The response that Latin Americans are dirty can be due to thought that many Latin Americans are apart of the lower class and not living in clean and safe neighborhoods.
ReplyDeleteI agree with Brad. The poor people of Latin America are among the poorest in the world. The inequality between the rich and the poor is the most unequal in the world. As for illegal acts, the homicide rates in Latin America are among the highest in the world. When you hear about the people of Latin America in the news, it is drugs being smuggled into the USA from south of the border by illegal immigrants. As for baseball, the poor of Latin America are prime targets for sports agents looking for people desperate to escape to America.
ReplyDeleteThe post that grabbed my attention the most was like several of the other posts. It is the one that stated about Latin Americans dealing with smuggling drugs and gang violence. I believe that I would have to agree with this, just by from what I have seen and heard about. One of the main reasons that I agree with this is from watching the show called “Boarder Wars.” This show is basically all about Latin Americans trying to smuggle drugs into the United States, how they are trying to smuggle them in, and also just by how they are trying to cross the boarder. It seems that many of the ideas and stereotypes come from seeing them on different forms of social media and the majority of them are negative.
ReplyDeleteAfter reading through the comments the one that caught my eye, was that Latin America is involved in drugs. Though this is one of the things we always hear about being in America. News sources constantly reporting more drugs smuggled across the border. Look at operation "fast and furious” let’s let these illegal immigrants buy guns in the sates and carry them across the border. These guns have special tracking numbers on them. Only a couple problems with that the drug runners are using them to smuggle drugs into the United States instead of killing each other with them. They use them on the United States border patrol. We can not track the guns once they are in Mexico, its out of our jurisdiction. This is why I agree with the comments about Latin American being full of drug runners.
ReplyDeleteAfter reading all of the thoughts and thought sources, the one that caught my eye was the one about many Latin American countries being involved in crime and living in poverty. I agree with this because of the observations I made and things I learned on my trip to Mexico. Aside from hearing and reading about the crime involving drugs in many of these areas, I learned more about it when I traveled. As far as poverty goes, I witnessed massive mansions being located right down the road from dilapidated shacks where people were living. When I discussed this with my roommate, she explained that this is true of several Latin American countries that she has traveled to.
ReplyDeleteIt is sad to say but I also agree that I think of Latin America as being poverty stricken and having high crime rates. So many of the things that we see on television or on the news is about all of the bad things that happen in those areas and they cast a shadow on all of the good things about Latin America. Shows on television like “Border Wars” just show Latin Americans breaking the law and they give us no other choice than to have a bad image of them. I also feel that most of them just have enough to get by. They don’t live in luxury like a lot of Americans do.
ReplyDeleteAfter reading all the thoughts I feel that Latin America is stereotyped from the media and periodical sources. We see them as a poor country, cheap labor, and high crime rates. The show Border Wars shows Latin Americans breaking the laws, we watch this show alot! I feel they do what they have to do to get by like anyone would for everyday survival.
ReplyDeleteThe post that stood out to me was about how the stereotype of Mexicans being yard workers. It’s not really humorous but that’s not what I would have first thought of when thinking of “Latin America.” That is something that you see a lot though. I noticed it in the summer in my area when I worked at a local Subway. I worked the lunch shift and so many roof workers were Mexican. I would see them everyday and know who ordered what sub. As summer ended they left. But that’s just something that can be associated with Latin America that I would not generally think of off the bat.
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Def a stereotype, all of it. It is just so sad we have these images of yard workers and mexiacans being picked up in trucks being brought to work. But this is not what we should see them as, and im ashamed to even say that i have made a joke or two about it. These people do whatever they have to to get by day by day but I think they do have it a lot harder then we do.
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