I was told to enter this as a blog entry even though the work was unnecisary
- “Hateful Things” was not quite the exhibit I had expected. I was imagining something more along the lines of going through some sort of historical dateline, covering hateful racist moments throughout history. I didn’t even know that Ferris State had such an exhibit, let alone a traveling exhibit. I found the object descriptions to be quite interesting, mainly because there were many things that I would not have concluded to be racist at all.
- The most straightforward hateful object in the exhibit would have to be the sign that says “No Niggers, No Jews, No Dogs”. It’s basically saying these two groups of people are no better than a domesticated animal. Such things should not be destroyed, they remind us how evil and racially hateful things used to be.
- I think it went a bit too far to call the Aunt Jemima Pancake Flour a racist advertisement. I think it may have been included because one may have tried to relate it to the cream of wheat ads.
- The only thing I may have seen from the exhibit may have been the kkk related material. For the most part I just felt angry that my ancestors would be so cruel to someone just because of the color of their skin.
- I was not raised in a racist household, so it is hard for me to say that certain words and practices against African Americans have disappeared from our society in my lifetime, but in general I would have to say yes. Race is slowly becoming a non issue, or at least something that people can keep to themselves.
- Several hateful things, words, and behaviors will always remain. It’s like telling someone to forget how to walk, once they’ve been learned they will never be forgotten, maybe used less often, but never forgotten.
- Each ethnic or social group has had hateful things used towards them, but in defense for themselves, they fire right back at the other ethnic and/or social groups. So yes in this sense, hateful things have been used to depict all groups of people
- I have not had any hateful things said to me based on race, but I have had things said to/about me for being white (specifically referring to when I am hanging out with a group of black friends).
- If I were to witness a hateful act towards someone, I may react in their defense depending on the situation, but other than that, I don’t know if I would have much of a reaction at all other than my disgust on the issue.
- Some music, movies, and even books can use these things to their advantage. These hateful things can sometimes be very entertaining, so yes I would purchase something containing such terms or images if they were used in good taste, if there is such a thing when referring to this.
