Quiz 6

The Web page www.dixienet.org, was a homepage for the League of the South. This group is one of people who are Southern Nationalists. This group has a main goal of being known as a free and independent Southern republic. To reach that goal, they are going to create a climate for a free South among their people by 1) de-legitimating the American Empire at every opportunity; 2) by proving our willingness to be servant-leaders to the Southern people; and 3) by making The League of the South a strong, viable organization that will lead us to Southern independence. They want to encourage and make sure that their members stay away from the post-Christian America. They are saying that the people in the group are all Anglo Saxon because they were the real founders of the American land, and they didn't want to sabatage the "image" of the United States by introducing “aliens” to the country. Most people think of bad things in the south when it has to deal with blacks and whites. This group is a little different. They asked the President of the group this question “What are your views of blacks in the south?” his response was one of a surprise, “The League of the South disavows a spirit of malice and extends an offer of good will and cooperation to Southern blacks in areas where we can work together as Christians to make life better for all people in the South. We affirm that, while historically the interests of Southern blacks and whites have been in part antagonistic, true Constitutional government would provide protection to all law-abiding citizens — not just to government-sponsored victim groups.”
This website was a surprise to me. At first glance I would have thought it was a group that was a whites only group that was very closed minded and like most of the groups that came from the south. I was completely wrong. The group is not only open minded towards other races but they are a Bible based organization. Learning more about what the group is and what thet stand for made me excited to keep reading and knowing more. It made me look at the south just a little bit different. Maybe things are changing in the south between some people.

McPherson(Unfinished)

In the article "I'll Take My Stand in Dixie-Net" by Tara McPherson it starts off by explaining how McPherson went on a journey to find out more about Tara. When she did she discovered alot of things about the Confederate Embassy in Washington. She than wondered what she herself would have to go to the Embassy for. Basically what the purpose was for the building itself being there. Even though she lived in D.C. she had no clue that the building existed. Going further in the reading it seems to be that Tara is explaining how the websites are being used to support racism and keep it going. Tara says that most of the websites are against racism and they try very hard to prove it. The south is becoming in a way it's own section apart from the north and every other area. Many times the racist views come from families and how they think. Tara again talks alot about the Confederate Embassy and her times living near there.

McBride

In the article “Why I Hate Abercrombie and Fitch” by Dwight McBride, he states that the Ambercrombe and Fitch name is geared towards a certain group of people including their age, color, and social class. The name is influencing the way the youth and the young adults look at clothes themselves and what they represent. He says the clothes are made to target the young middle and upper class kids. McBride argues that Ambercrombie and Fitch are doing more than just selling clothes to people they are in a way showing them a way of life. He says that this is bad because young people will try to measure up to the clothes and what they stand for, and in the end they won't be accepted in society, or looked at as having money. He says on page 71 “Ambercrombie and Fitch codes for race and class without actually having to name it.” On the website, there's alot of pictures of young people that represent many different backgrounds. There are blacks, whites, asians, hispanics, etc that appear on the website. If you look at the way they advertise it's made to look like they are appealing to everybody but that really isn't true. The mass majority of the employees that work in the store are white. The employees that are not white nine times out of ten are working in the back stocking or doing some over night work. They are rarely on the front lines helping customers. The website makes an outsider think that the store is diverse and gives all races a fair chance but in person it's clear that's not true. Most stores if you really look at have an un spoken policy like Ambercrombie and Fitch does. Discrimination is something that has been a problem in alot of stores.

I agree and disagree with McBride. I see kids going in and out of Ambercrombie and Fitch trying to capture the latest styles and looks. Even in school the kids mostly white would go out and buy up the store just to look like the models that came out in the newest magazine. They feel like if they dont look like them in some way they aren't as cool or rich. The one's who aren't wearing the clothes are viewed as uncool or "lame", which is one of the things McBride was talking about. If you ask me it's all over rated. The clothes are nice but it's not as serious as they make it to be.

Challenge to Democracy

This was a video based on the Japanese Relocation Camps. People were taken from their homes due to the war and relocated to different areas. They housed between 7-18,000 people. It was 12-14 people to a block. Most of the people were from California. They were put in 300 room buildings where there was one family per room. They would do a regular routine in the morning meet and eat in the "mess hall", the kids would go to school, and the parents would go to work. The kids were in schools where the teachers were either caucasion or have some type of Chinese background. They were taught a typical "american" education. The parents worked as farmers. People who were doctors, teachers, or other professionals where they came from were now farmers. The wages that were paid were $12 for regular workers, $16 for more skilled workers, and $19 for those professional workers. Some people were able to continue with their fields like doctors so they could help the people who were in the relocation camps. People 18 and older were allowed to vote, and they had court proceedings like regular life. When they left the relocation camps most people moved to areas like Chicago, Colorado, and different areas in the Mid-West. They have adapted really well to life after the relocation centers. Volunteers began to train to go and fight for the Japanese culture that was affected by the relocation caused by the American War.

comic post

In this comic it pretty much is the same as the majority of the comic's but mainly the last set of comic's the Japanese or "asians" are being portrayed as the bad guys. First their appearance is horrible. Their eyes are slanted and small, along with their nose. They are also very very yellow showing an obvious difference between them and the "american". The American again is saving the day and the typical white damsel in distress and the Asian is the one attacking her. This in some way relates to the reading by Frank Wu.He stated how Asian's are seen as less than American's because they don't look exactly how a typical American is supposed to look. In the picture the Asian is the bad guy the "yellow" one is the bad guy and the so called American is the hero the "white" one is the normal savior. This comic has sneaky discrimination but never the less it has discrimination.

WU

In this short article Wu talks about being an Asian American. He expresses that being an Asian American in a sense is harder than being black or white because Asian's don't fit in with either group. He says tha people look at being an American as being white and being a minority means being black. Just because they are "yellow" as he says doesn't mean that they aren't American. People treat as if they are less than human at times whether it be on purpose on my mistake but they act as if they don't exist. Asian's are Americans even though they don't like what a typical American is supposed to look like. American's are all different colors and kinds of people.

Kindred

The book Kindred was a great story of a woman who traveled back in time on many different occasions to the very plantation where her ancestors were born. She is called back by a young white boy who in more ways than one needs her help. He calls her at times when he is doing something that could endager his life and the lives of others in his house. She risks her life time and time again in this book by just being near the boy. The time is set in slavery days and she is obviously out of place which may cost her, her life. The book takes many twists and turns and is very interesting. Dana which is the name of the woman who is called back to the plantation time and time again gets to experience these visits with her husband. They journey there together and live as master and slave owner. She is treated just like a slave by every person in the town. They adapted to the life of being a slave and a slave owner. Kevin which is Dana's husband tries desperately to keep her out of harm's way. They make the plantation owner (Weylin) think that they were having a relationship between slave and owner which was normal in those days. They were both waiting to leave and because it comes so suddenly they never know what to expect. One of the last times of traveling Dana left without Kevin and that created a lot of problems. It was only 8 days for Dana but for Kevin 5 years had passed. He wrote letters to the plantation for when she returned and tried his hardest to be reunited with her. On Dana's last trip to the plantation she was treated horribly. Rufus which is the white boy who calls her to the plantation has become an angry owner. His lover committed suicide and in turn made him very angry. His father died and his mom became very sick. When Dana made the last trip back Rufus wanted her to act as his mistriss that died and Dana wouldn't do it. Before she knew it she had grabbed and knife and was stabbing him repeatedly. She was immediatly transported back to her time but without an arm. She really didnt travel back after that.

This was a great novel. For the most part I would have never wanted to read a novel but this changed my views on novels. Octavia Butler which is the author of the novel did an outstanding job. It made me think about what I would do if I were placed in a situation like that. I honestly couldn't come up with what I would do if I were placed in the situation. All in all it was a great novel.