Miata's Philosophy
Michael Brown, an African American male, was shot to death by a white male police officer named Wilson. The officer claimed that he felt threatened by Michael and shot him. Michael was 30 feet away from Officer Wilson with his hands up. “I don’t have a gun, stop shooting” yelled Brown in fear.[1] Travon Martin, who is also an African American male, was shot to death by a white male named George Zimmerman that was stalking him. Zimmerman called the police to report that Martin was demonstrating suspicious behavior. Zimmerman was told by 911 to not approach Martin, but he did anyway and ended up shooting Martin.[2]
My philosophy of social justice is standing up against injustice. Social Justice has taught me to speak on an issue and not be a bystander anymore; to speaking out against issues that are ethically degrading or just wrong. Entering Social Justice as a sophomore I had no idea what social justice really meant. I thought that it had something to do with the justice system and being a lawyer. Within the first few days attending SoJo we had a sit in strike to get our AP classes and teachers back. Attending SoJo has taught me to care more about the issues in the world and to voice my opinion.
The obstacles we face while trying to achieve social justice are others not being on our side and standing up with us. We have society that puts us down and forces us back into line, but we have to continue to rage against the machine. We as people have gotten beat down and killed to fight against the injustice that is faced and swept under the rug.
[1] Chuck, E. (2014, August 13). The Killing of an Unarmed Teen: What We Know About Brown's Death. Retrieved from http://www.nbcnews.com/storyline/michael-brown-shooting/killing-unarmed-teen-what-we-know-about-browns-death-n178696
[2] Trayvon Martin Shooting Fast Facts. (n.d.). Retrieved from http://www.cnn.com/2013/06/05/us/trayvon-martin-shooting-fast-facts/
My philosophy of social justice is standing up against injustice. Social Justice has taught me to speak on an issue and not be a bystander anymore; to speaking out against issues that are ethically degrading or just wrong. Entering Social Justice as a sophomore I had no idea what social justice really meant. I thought that it had something to do with the justice system and being a lawyer. Within the first few days attending SoJo we had a sit in strike to get our AP classes and teachers back. Attending SoJo has taught me to care more about the issues in the world and to voice my opinion.
The obstacles we face while trying to achieve social justice are others not being on our side and standing up with us. We have society that puts us down and forces us back into line, but we have to continue to rage against the machine. We as people have gotten beat down and killed to fight against the injustice that is faced and swept under the rug.
[1] Chuck, E. (2014, August 13). The Killing of an Unarmed Teen: What We Know About Brown's Death. Retrieved from http://www.nbcnews.com/storyline/michael-brown-shooting/killing-unarmed-teen-what-we-know-about-browns-death-n178696
[2] Trayvon Martin Shooting Fast Facts. (n.d.). Retrieved from http://www.cnn.com/2013/06/05/us/trayvon-martin-shooting-fast-facts/
Ana's Philosophy
A student at University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign asked a classmate to review his resume for him. This student is a Hispanic male who speaks fluent Spanish and was told that it would be recommended that he speaks fluent Spanish on his resume. The girl who he asked to review his resume was a white female. After reviewing each other’s resumes the student received his back and at the bottom, where it stated that he was fluent in Spanish, the girl wrote, “It’s obvious you know Spanish. You don’t need to put that.”
My social justice philosophy is fighting against stereotypes and judging people for their race, gender, sexuality, and appearance. Stereotyping people based on race and gender is wrong because it puts a certain image and sometimes false assumptions on a specific person or group of people. From those stereotypes people are then judging each other due to them believing the stereotypes they’ve heard are true. When someone is faced with a situation where they are being judged, some people argue and stand up for themselves while other people would rather not say anything and ignore the judgement. Many people in our world think that they don’t have a voice and don't like to stand up for what they think is wrong. Standing up against what is wrong in this world is what will help people achieve social justice, and equality for everyone, and will put an end to stereotypes.
My role is to stop those negative stereotypes from coming true. If I hear someone judge someone based on their race, gender, sexuality, or appearance to speak up about it. Media’s effect on body image is connected to social justice because the media judges women for their appearance. If women don't meet their standards they aren't considered beautiful when women should be able to look and dress the way they please and still be considered beautiful.
My social justice philosophy is fighting against stereotypes and judging people for their race, gender, sexuality, and appearance. Stereotyping people based on race and gender is wrong because it puts a certain image and sometimes false assumptions on a specific person or group of people. From those stereotypes people are then judging each other due to them believing the stereotypes they’ve heard are true. When someone is faced with a situation where they are being judged, some people argue and stand up for themselves while other people would rather not say anything and ignore the judgement. Many people in our world think that they don’t have a voice and don't like to stand up for what they think is wrong. Standing up against what is wrong in this world is what will help people achieve social justice, and equality for everyone, and will put an end to stereotypes.
My role is to stop those negative stereotypes from coming true. If I hear someone judge someone based on their race, gender, sexuality, or appearance to speak up about it. Media’s effect on body image is connected to social justice because the media judges women for their appearance. If women don't meet their standards they aren't considered beautiful when women should be able to look and dress the way they please and still be considered beautiful.