On the form of the video - You speak clearly and the setting of the video is pretty much distraction-free (though the open closet does draw the eye a little bit). You skip around the topic a bit. You might consider making an outline or jotting down a few notes on the major points you want to cover in the future.
In terms of the content, I think you could draw parallels between the "taunting" you identify and the treatment of gold farmers that Nakamura covers. Basically, people resort to racist discourse in these cases when the situation has nothing to do with race.
It's great that you are able to ignore taunting and trolling and that you have enough self-confidence to not let it bother you. However, you have to be able to put yourself in someone else's shoes and empathize - do you really think that every single person is able to handle things the way you do? What about someone who is younger, and therefore just forming their world views? Or someone who endures bullying and taunting offline as well? How might these situations differ from yours?
p.s. Struck by your use of the term "retarded" - what do you really mean when you use this term? It is offensive to some because of the long history in which people with developmental disabilities or mental illness were castigated as "retarded." Just something to be aware of...I think you can come up with a better descriptive word.
I've had friends who have been so depressed on the fact that they have been treated differently because they're hispanic, asian, etc. It's something that really angers me. Why would people even do that? Do they feel insecure about themselves or something that they have to go rant about other people? People just aren't happy. :/
I seem to have a little bit of a lisp from not drinking water :P not to self next time also i kept looking at the screen and not the cam lol
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ReplyDeleteOn the form of the video - You speak clearly and the setting of the video is pretty much distraction-free (though the open closet does draw the eye a little bit). You skip around the topic a bit. You might consider making an outline or jotting down a few notes on the major points you want to cover in the future.
ReplyDeleteIn terms of the content, I think you could draw parallels between the "taunting" you identify and the treatment of gold farmers that Nakamura covers. Basically, people resort to racist discourse in these cases when the situation has nothing to do with race.
It's great that you are able to ignore taunting and trolling and that you have enough self-confidence to not let it bother you. However, you have to be able to put yourself in someone else's shoes and empathize - do you really think that every single person is able to handle things the way you do? What about someone who is younger, and therefore just forming their world views? Or someone who endures bullying and taunting offline as well? How might these situations differ from yours?
p.s. Struck by your use of the term "retarded" - what do you really mean when you use this term? It is offensive to some because of the long history in which people with developmental disabilities or mental illness were castigated as "retarded." Just something to be aware of...I think you can come up with a better descriptive word.
ReplyDeleteI've had friends who have been so depressed on the fact that they have been treated differently because they're hispanic, asian, etc. It's something that really angers me. Why would people even do that? Do they feel insecure about themselves or something that they have to go rant about other people? People just aren't happy. :/
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