Quiz 3

The author in this article concludes that if we (as Americans) have a problem with the way things go in this country as far as equality in race, beliefs etc and we chose not to do anything to better that, than we can simply leave the United States because we have the right to. Overall the author is making the argument that we should not dwell upon the unfair hand our great ancestors were dealt years ago, and that women should open their eyes to all the advantages that just like men, we have. She also makes an argument against homosexuals stating that she doesn’t know why they feel that they have to announce it to everyone all the time, and instead they (like straight people) should just keep it to themselves if they want to be treated fairly. I think that she is also trying to make the point that we are all equal, and instead of singling out one group of people for appreciation, we should all be appreciated for who we are. Closer to the end the author talks about how we should stop being so sensitive to what other people may say or do against a certain race or group. This article connects with Johnson’s concept of sick and tired from chapter 8. Johnson’s first sentence in this paragraph pretty much describes the author of the column, he states, “It’s not unusual for whites to comment on how sick and tired they are of hearing about race. ‘It’s always in your face’, they say. I ask how often is ‘always’ and what does ‘it’ consist of?” In the case of the article that the class was given to read it was not only race the author was complaining about but also gender, sexuality, and politics. I think that Sarah Barnes can defiantly be put into the category of “sick and tired” mainly I get the idea that she is indeed “sick and tired” when she says “Just don’t go around complaining that you got dealt a bad hand in life, when it is the individual that can make or break their own situations.” Can I get an “I’m sick and tired?” Personally sometimes I do feel like some issues may be over exaggerated in the sense of how they are public ally displayed but never upset me enough to write a column about it. I think that is because just acknowledging people when they are rallying and trying to understand maybe where they are coming from is a way of accepting who they are and maybe understanding what they are trying to put out there. I don’t think that people who rally intend to make people mad, I think that a lot of people are just narrow minded, and being exposed to many different issues concerning race, gender, politics, sexuality etc may be overwhelming for someone who came from a small town or something. Pretty much if I don’t want to hear it, I don’t listen that’s all there is to it, most of the time those people aren’t out there to cause chaos on campus, but to show others that may be gay, for example, and haven’t come out yet that there are people and support for them available. The author makes good points, but at the same time I don’t think she has any sympathy for other people.