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Intolerance is the father of illusion and evil deeds.
Tolerance is not its opposite; tolerance is neutral.
The opposite of intolerance is creative imagination,
sympathetically exercised in the service of ever-illusive truth.
— Alexander Eliot
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When we look at an image, what we see and how we interrupt the image is based on your experience and symbols inherited from sources, e.g., culture, race, social groups and family, and present our subconscious with stereotypes that pattern our lives. The mind interprets these symbols, which form our beliefs and shape attitudes toward the world around us. These sources are a web of symbols that enable us to control and understand our existence through mental shorthand messages we use to communicate.
Today, when we looked at pictures from our history that depicted Native Americans and Africans as savage creatures we are appalled. We would agree that these images were symbols of raw racism. At that time, the majority community was bombarded with such symbols creating accepted stereotypes. An image represents a symbol that serves as a communication mirror reflecting a pattern of interaction with other symbols in our subconscious. Our mind then assigns meaning, which is activated by a variety of cues that allows us to communicate symbols of racism.
Some images, such as those of the murdered Emmett Till in 1955 are so horrific and graphic that anyone with an ounce of humanity would know the symbol. Let, when many in today’s community look at the above photo, their collective experiences in their subconscious may create a jesting response. Indeed, minorities are often portrayed in the media in dehumanizing images that represent negative metaphors in our culture. To think that such images as the above photo don’t reflect negative metaphors that interact with other mental images is to express a lack of knowledge in the human thought process and our culture. The human mind’s thought process is not the problem, but rather the content in the form of images and their frequency are.
Some of you may have heard of psychologist Terrence Roberts . Dr. Roberts was born in 1941 in Little Rock, AK. Fifteen years later he was one of nine black students who integrated Little Rock’s Central High School. In an article that appeared in the American Psychological
Association’s APA Monitor, Rhea K. Farberman quoted Dr. Roberts, “This country utilizes symbolism to a great degree,” but noted that symbols aren’t enough. “Many people in this country experience racism every single day of their lives,” he said. “Many people never
experience racism. But, until all people become equally concerned about it, it’s not going to go away.”
As more people become concern, the more old images will be replaced by new ones, which will interact with other images, becoming a part of our daily communication. As a society, we have come a long way, but to think we are close to eradicating racism is to not understand the
human thought process. The golden rule is not something that can be met, and then tossed away. We must learn to live each day in an active practice of equality and tolerance of all peoples.
kenne
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When we look at an image, what we see and how we interrupt the image is based on your experience and symbols inherited from sources, e.g., culture, race, social groups and family, and present our subconscious with stereotypes that pattern our lives. The mind interprets these symbols, which form our beliefs and shape attitudes toward the world around us. These sources are a web of symbols that enable us to control and understand our existence through mental shorthand messages we use to communicate.
Today, when we looked at pictures from our history that depicted Native Americans and Africans as savage creatures we are appalled. We would agree that these images were symbols of raw racism. At that time, the majority community was bombarded with such symbols creating accepted stereotypes. An image represents a symbol that serves as a communication mirror reflecting a pattern of interaction with other symbols in our subconscious. Our mind then assigns meaning, which is activated by a variety of cues that allows us to communicate symbols of racism.
Some images, such as those of the murdered Emmett Till in 1955 are so horrific and graphic that anyone with an ounce of humanity would know the symbol. Let, when many in today’s community look at the above photo, their collective experiences in their subconscious may create a jesting response. Indeed, minorities are often portrayed in the media in dehumanizing images that represent negative metaphors in our culture. To think that such images as the above photo don’t reflect negative metaphors that interact with other mental images is to express a lack of knowledge in the human thought process and our culture. The human mind’s thought process is not the problem, but rather the content in the form of images and their frequency are.
Some of you may have heard of psychologist Terrence Roberts . Dr. Roberts was born in 1941 in Little Rock, AK. Fifteen years later he was one of nine black students who integrated Little Rock’s Central High School. In an article that appeared in the American Psychological
Association’s APA Monitor, Rhea K. Farberman quoted Dr. Roberts, “This country utilizes symbolism to a great degree,” but noted that symbols aren’t enough. “Many people in this country experience racism every single day of their lives,” he said. “Many people never
experience racism. But, until all people become equally concerned about it, it’s not going to go away.”
As more people become concern, the more old images will be replaced by new ones, which will interact with other images, becoming a part of our daily communication. As a society, we have come a long way, but to think we are close to eradicating racism is to not understand the
human thought process. The golden rule is not something that can be met, and then tossed away. We must learn to live each day in an active practice of equality and tolerance of all peoples.
kenne
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