Disabilities

I have stereotyped people with physical disabilities in a group with people who have mental problems and people who are sick. The disabled, however, are not sick and are normal people. I have this stereotype because of the media and the news as well. I thought it was very interesting to see that people in wheelchairs get offended when others say they are wheelchair "bound" because that is not how they see it, just as a person of a different race or ethnicity gets offended when others call them somthing they do not believe themselves to be. This makes me a lot more aware of disabled people, how they feel, and the language i use to describe other types of people.

Latino's in the War Documentary

I am so glad that the PBs decided to include the latino experiences in the war in Ken Burn's documentary. If they had decided not to do so that would have been so wrong! The Defend the Honor campaign did such a great job in getting people involved and rallying to save this documentary from being biased and leaving people out who deserved to be a part of it.

News Habbits

I dont really make a lot of time for the news. If i do see the news it is MTV News, E News or VH1 News. I watch good morning america when i am up that early. It is kinda sad that i dont watch the news regularly, but i guess i am just a typical girl who watches girl shows on T.V. . I hardly ever intentionally seek out news coverage. Like i said, news breaks just come on when i am watching my T.V. shows. I do care about the news and what is going on, it just isnt a top priority that i make time for. When i do think about the news and their coverage of race, gender, sexualities or disabilities i assume it is going to be addressed negatively.