I found it very interesting that there were only male characters discussing the issues of race. A few things that were mentioned that sparked my interest were,'only whites have the right to be American' I feel like that is a huge problem right now with race in general. The deserving aspect of it. Some people feel like foreigners dont deserve to enjoy what Americans fought for. Freedom wasn't free for them, why should it be for you. And so people who look like they're not from America/ look like foreigners/ people who are not white fall into the category of not having the right to be American.
Another interesting point is that America has no ethnicity. It goes back to the topic of optional ethnicity. White Americans, having the choice to decide whether they can just be American, or mention some kind of Irish ancestry. It doesnt affect them much, while other Americans end up having to acknowledge their ethnicity, otherwise they are labeled as rejecting where they come from.
The choices that white Ameicans have are so abundant that it makes it difficult to realize their privilege. They can chose to just be American, be human and not white, to acknowledge only the US as America.
It's a complicated chain to break when you are brought into this world ontop. I feel like the best solution is just as mentioned in the film. Those that can see it should work to try and have others become aware and more sensitive to the issues we face as a multiracial community.
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