The first video I watched was over the recent Sundance film "Dear White People". While this movie takes on a comedy/satire path in introducing its message, I feel it touches on a very big topic that our society likes to keep hushed do too its past. The discussion also touched upon the recent issue of some college students not long ago for MLK Day who had some black themed parties full of stereotypical and borderline racist outcomes. A good point mentioned, that I have herd myself is people seem to have this idea that racism is over given that we have a black president and that we love black artist and athletes when this is still far from true. Racism and stereotyping not only against the black population but against all minorities is still very present in today's society. A film like this I think serves as a good median to get a message out like this, as a minority group there is a lot of pressure and every day difficulties/struggles experienced much like any other person really. That the actions of one person or even a few does not define a race of people. While it will probably not happen any time soon, these things do need to be discussed, especially under an educational manner and not ignored. We need too accept that there was a dark past and address it instead of acting like it is the monster under our beds. Minorities are no different than those in a majority, we are all people just trying to make it through our lives as best as we can.
The second video I watched really had my jaw dropped. Especially when it is the bank that I mainly bank with currently, so this video worried me. Wells Fargo going behind closed doors and fabricating documents that were either lost or went missing. Along with Wells Fargo, Bank of America was also caught doing this and so investigation are going on on both banks. My mind is blown over this, banks answer as with everything is too just throw money at it to shut it up and they are actually getting away with it so far. When are we actually going to punish these people? I simply just do not understand after being caught red handed! This is affected a good amount of people as well mainly in foreclosures with the housing crisis, they reject and turn away people that are behind but trying to amend that problem. How corrupt and big are we going to further allow banks to become though before something is finally done? I have no doubt that big banks especially are part of the disease that is causing this country to decay. I am just glad that there is some people willing to stick their necks out to defend the people affected.
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