Yesterday I participated in Diversity Day on campus and was surprised at the experiences some people talked about during the discussion in the "The Color of Fear" workshop. In the morning we watched the movie "The Color of Fear" during the opening session and then at 1:30 there was a discussion on the movie where we could voice our opinion about what the people talked about and how we feel about racism in today's society. During the discussion I was inspired by what so many people said. I saw the movie and was concerned that the one guy did not want to accept the fact that the other people's lives were hard and complicated because of their skin tone. Some people really got into the discussion and came up with some interesting points. One person said "you give power to the white supremesist by changing to be like them". I was glad that someone was able to point that out and be very intelligent about that.
Diversity Day was inspiring and educating. I was so happy that people had the opportunity and the courage to speak their mind and tell everyone how they feel when they are being stereotyped and judged because of their race. I hope that everyone learned something and use it everyday. I learned that everyone has their own experience with racism and we all agree that to be America does not mean that you have to be white. We all agreed that you do not have to assimilate and that all you have to do is be yourself and let other people except you for who you are.
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