The Difference Between Trevor Noah On Apartheid And The Social Construction Of Race
Race and ethnicity can be a controversial and a highly debated topic in modern sociology. Within various ethnicities, we can see that with the history of race there is a continuous struggle to be accepted and/or fit in. Reviewing our current culture and the effect that the history of race has had it, we can see that it has shaped our current generation. Additionally, it demonstrates our growth as a sociologically aware country and generation. For this review, we assessed three different video clips: Trevor Noah On Apartheid and the Social Construction of Race, "Big Easy to Big Empty", and "Little Rock Central: 50 Years Later. (I removed the A clip from before each video because it was mentioned in the beginning of the sentence that they were
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During his set, Trevor used humor to lessen the blow of the truths that he had experienced growing up such as being seen as a lesser individual and often being ignored by his parents in public to avoid prosecution for being a mixed-race family. Noah stated that growing up he felt like a "bag of weed" because of how he was treated in the presence of the police. Trevor wanted to be able to associate with one race and that race was “black.” Trevor felt that if he were black, or even any single race, he would be accepted better when he came to the United States. Trevor thoughts allow the viewers to see that he was faced with the idea of passing, which is when an individual presents themselves as a race they are not. Ferris states that “race and identity are part of our individuality as displayed through our presentation of self” (2010). Trevor embodied this idea through his study of black actors in America and by adopting their traits. He wanted to be associated with a single race and be accepted as an individual within a single race. The overall longing to be something other than his true identity is a truth that is present prevalently. The stigma that remains that one race is greater than others is causing individuals such as Noah to wish to relate with others of different
During his set, Trevor used humor to lessen the blow of the truths that he had experienced growing up such as being seen as a lesser individual and often being ignored by his parents in public to avoid prosecution for being a mixed-race family. Noah stated that growing up he felt like a "bag of weed" because of how he was treated in the presence of the police. Trevor wanted to be able to associate with one race and that race was “black.” Trevor felt that if he were black, or even any single race, he would be accepted better when he came to the United States. Trevor thoughts allow the viewers to see that he was faced with the idea of passing, which is when an individual presents themselves as a race they are not. Ferris states that “race and identity are part of our individuality as displayed through our presentation of self” (2010). Trevor embodied this idea through his study of black actors in America and by adopting their traits. He wanted to be associated with a single race and be accepted as an individual within a single race. The overall longing to be something other than his true identity is a truth that is present prevalently. The stigma that remains that one race is greater than others is causing individuals such as Noah to wish to relate with others of different