The title is because I don't want to play all my cards at once. You will get the actual title later.
This being part one, it needs to introduce what part two will talk about and then discuss it's own stuff.
These are the first three verses of a song by Simon and Garfunkel. Picture it in your head as you read. Pay special attention to everything that you see as there will be a test afterwards.
"The sun is burning in the sky
Strands of clouds go slowly drifting by
In the park the lazy bees
Are joining in the flowers, among the trees
And the sun burns in the sky
Now the sun is in the West
Little kids go home to take their rest
And the couples in the park
Are holdin' hands and waitin' for the dark
And the sun is in the West
Now the sun is sinking low
Children playin' know it's time to go
High above a spot appears
A little blossom blooms and then draws near
And the sun is sinking low"
So what was all that about? (That was a Rhetorical Question - don't answer it).
I have one question. It's only for people who don't already know the song and therefore the answer.
What racial background did the people come from? Simple question. For me, they were almost all caucasian, a couple of others in there as well.
So what was the point of that. This question tells you how deeply ingrained racism is.
In 95% of cases, the people that you saw were of the same ethnic background as you. In 4% of the remaining cases, they were of the dominant ethnic background of the place you grew up or reside in. The remaining 1% of people are lying.
Fear comes from the unknown. From that we can reverse engineer and find that the known is what we prefer to associate with. This is why we imagine people (unless told otherwise) to be the same as us. In a Science Fiction book I once read, the front page said "In most cases of Science Fiction, all humans are white unless told otherwise. In this book, all humans are black unless told otherwise." Think about it - in the original StarWars trilogy, there is only one black person in the entire universe. In the more recent they included more - most notably all of the un-named clones (who were all wearing white...).
The real problem with racial barriers is that they can't not exist. Even saying "I'm not racist, some of my best friends are [insert descriptor here]" means that you've defined those people by that descriptor. It is inherent in Human nature.
For any one who was wondering, the Song is called "The Sun is Burning".
The next post will be about the next verses.
This being part one, it needs to introduce what part two will talk about and then discuss it's own stuff.
These are the first three verses of a song by Simon and Garfunkel. Picture it in your head as you read. Pay special attention to everything that you see as there will be a test afterwards.
"The sun is burning in the sky
Strands of clouds go slowly drifting by
In the park the lazy bees
Are joining in the flowers, among the trees
And the sun burns in the sky
Now the sun is in the West
Little kids go home to take their rest
And the couples in the park
Are holdin' hands and waitin' for the dark
And the sun is in the West
Now the sun is sinking low
Children playin' know it's time to go
High above a spot appears
A little blossom blooms and then draws near
And the sun is sinking low"
So what was all that about? (That was a Rhetorical Question - don't answer it).
I have one question. It's only for people who don't already know the song and therefore the answer.
What racial background did the people come from? Simple question. For me, they were almost all caucasian, a couple of others in there as well.
So what was the point of that. This question tells you how deeply ingrained racism is.
In 95% of cases, the people that you saw were of the same ethnic background as you. In 4% of the remaining cases, they were of the dominant ethnic background of the place you grew up or reside in. The remaining 1% of people are lying.
Fear comes from the unknown. From that we can reverse engineer and find that the known is what we prefer to associate with. This is why we imagine people (unless told otherwise) to be the same as us. In a Science Fiction book I once read, the front page said "In most cases of Science Fiction, all humans are white unless told otherwise. In this book, all humans are black unless told otherwise." Think about it - in the original StarWars trilogy, there is only one black person in the entire universe. In the more recent they included more - most notably all of the un-named clones (who were all wearing white...).
The real problem with racial barriers is that they can't not exist. Even saying "I'm not racist, some of my best friends are [insert descriptor here]" means that you've defined those people by that descriptor. It is inherent in Human nature.
For any one who was wondering, the Song is called "The Sun is Burning".
The next post will be about the next verses.
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