Hotel Rwanda....
I recently watched the movie "Hotel Rwanda". It is a true story during the civil war in Rwanda between the Tutsis refugees and Hutu militia. In the movie, even the UN peacekeepers were racist and discrimating against the Tutsis. It really impacted me, and I got to thinking. There was really no difference between the Tutsis and Hutu people. They were just from different decendents. After watching 'Hotel Rwanda', I realized that we are doing the same things, except without the violence and murder. During Socials 11, we have been talking about the aboriginals and there have been some rude, racist comments about natives. We were all created equal...the Germans are not the superior race and black people aren't trash. Who am I to judge? The color of the skin or the background you come from doesn't change who you are on the inside...what your heart is. Unlike what I sometimes think, other people have feelings just like me and they don't appreciate being judged. I'm trying to work on not being judgemental and realize that we are all equal...I'm not better than anyone. I also challenge you to do the same thing.
posted by Jamie at 6:17 PM
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Those are some fantastic words to live by. One thing, I learned in psych class that when someone does something wrong, or messes up, we tend to automatically blame it on fault of character. Somehow, though, when we ourselves mess up, we tend to blame it on the situation, rather than on ourselves. There's actually a special name for this double standard, but I can't remember what it's called. Anyways, I thought about it, and realized how true it is, especially if we don't really know the person... we tend to see their faults rather than look at the circumstances. So my new goal is to always try and give someone the benefit of the doubt, no matter how ridiculous something they have done might seem. So that kind of goes along with what you're saying; less judge, more accept.
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