This video is a great example of racism in America and how the media aids in shaping these stereotypes. The host himself is enraged by these assumptions and conclusions by someone that people actually do listen to because he has a talk show on Fox News.
The question is....when do we as citizens take a stand against such isms?
I believe that the man from Fox made assumptions based on Race and used the cover of a "culture" or "ethnicity." "Racism" carries harsh connotations, therefore, blatant race based assumptions--especially negative ones--are not received well because they are considered "racist." However, if someone disguises racism as associating some thing--in this case guns and violence--with a culture, it is not quite as offensive. The man made the assumptions based on race but because hip hop is generally considered to be an aspect of black culture, used the culture of hip hop instead of racism to make rash statements. Evidence that his accusations and assumptions were based on race and not a "culture" occurs when he is informed that the the shooter was not a "hip hopper" but actually a goth, and regardless, the man continues to point the finger toward blacks.
many people make assumptions when it comes to hip-hop and race, but hip-hop actually has nothing to do with race. Hip-hop is a genre of music that appeals to people all over the world no matter what ethnicity. Some may believe that black people base their culture off of hip-hop and for that reason believe they are called hip-hoppers. The fact is hip-hoppers is not even a word. It is a made up word used by ignorant people to describe black people. This is a completely outrageous thought because black culture is not based on music. It is based on the culture of their origins or whatever they believe is their culture. Ethnicity and hip-hop have nothing to do with each other.
This is a classic exmaple of how one may twist the facts, to further and justify their own beliefs and rationale. Unfortunately, it seems more often than not, individuals do so to a detrimental effect; an example would be Hitler's scapegoating of the Jews to foster his Nazi ideology throughout society. Thus, we see that hateful individuals may either disacknowledge the facts, or at least skew them, to further along their own agendas...
The interesting thing is that 'hip-hop culture' pertains neither to race or ethnicity, and yet the speaker made assumptions that it closely pertains to the African American ethnicity. It disturbed me how he insinuated that 'hip-hop culture' was synonymous with 'black culture'. It further disturbed me how he perceived this culture as being a proponent and even instigator of violent actions. Violent action comes from the mindset of the individual, not from the individual's culture.
I think it is ridiculous that certain media are so fast to stereotype about the shooter. The man just keeps going on and makes excuses for his racists beliefs. First he blames it on the hip hop culture which again is another ridiculous assumption and he keeps going on being ignorant. The video just shows much the media keeps stereotyping.
I feel that the man from Fox decided that it was acceptable to stereotype people in terms of being a "hip hopper." Hip hop is considered to be an aspect of black culture and I feel that he used racism to make negative and disrespectful statements based on their background. The problem is that hip hop has NOTHING to do with race, but rather it is connected to a genre of music. I feel that this is ridiculous and hurtful because these people decided that it would be okay to make such ignorant comments.
This is just another example of a news station that does not know how to report news but is quick to judge people based on stereotypes and skin color. He blames the hip-hop culture first, relating it to ethinicity and race, especially to African-American peoples. IT is ignorant how a man can be by jumping to conclusions and saying hip hop is like black culture.
Assuming the shooting was simply committed because the students are African-American is simply racist. John Gibson believes that since the school is eighty-five percent AfricanAmerican, the crime relates to them. However, the shooter was not one of the African American students! He was white! Originally blaming "hip-hoppers" for the shooting until he understood that the shooting was committed by a white student. Once Gibson learned this, he dismissed the crime because it is not the 'culture' of the whites to shoot others. Gibson simply covers up his racial finger-pointing by changing the terminology to 'hip-hoppers.'
Like many of you have said before this is simply another ignorant broadcast by a journalist who completely culturally unsesnsitive to the point that it can be considered overtly racist. The real problem here is that we as citizens of the United States should all be held responsible for the image of our mass media. And therefore it is our responsiblity to denounce and completely reject those who continue to make racist and ignorant statements.
What does hip-hop have anything to do with race and skin color? As the commenter stated, there are a bunch of fools out their that make these racist and uneducated comments everyday but because this paticular person is "followed" or listened to by many, it is specifically important to mute or at least answer these statements back so that people do not get confused. Free speech is important but we should always offer a counter argument, especially with certain arguements, so that the American public is not lead to believe only one side.
It's not the assumption regarding hip hop being commonly associated with "Black people" that bothers me, it's the pathetic AND indirect way of using the music of hip-hop to front for a race of people. Seems that it's nothing but an absolutely horrifying attempt at making a case or should I say a reasoning for a school shooting.
So if "hip hoppers," according to the video, are associated with the African-American culture, then what kind of music do we associate with the white population? Country? Rock N' Roll? Why does it even matter? The bottom line is that the guy from Fox automatically blames the hip-hop culture for a shooting that, wasn't even remotely related to that a all. This video clearly demonstrates how racism and stereotypical misconceptions are consistently exploited through various media outlets, which, therefore, can mislead an ignorant audience.
What bothers me the most out of this whole situation is that this ignorant man is on the radio feeding the other crazies his opinion. The only reason he is allowed to keep speaking is due to his inability to state the real term he meant for 'hip hopper' which is African American. When he speaks about 'these hip hoppers' always killing people and walking away, there is actual no factual evidence he bases these ridiculous theories on, when in fact, more WHITE children, like the terrible tragedies of the Columbine attacks, were done by two white kids, but because they were white, it's better than if they were black. I just don't understand society, taking a human life is taking a human life, there is no skin color or race or class that can justify or lessen the crime.
I think it is ridicules that Gibson so blatantly stereotypes the murderer, assuming that he was black. The stereotyping in addition to his use of the term "hip-hop culture" suggest that Gibson is ignorant and racist. Furthermore,the fact that he immediately assumes that the killer was black suggests that he associates violence, specifically killing, to be a part of black culture, which is utterly ignorant in my opinion.
In reference to the commentator's lash towards John Gibson, there are things he said I agree with, and other things that I completely disagree wtih. First, John Gibson's self-defense was indeed absurd. His assumption that the shooter was a black kid, although statistically valid, was totally uncalled for, although it was nowhere near as appalling as his assumption that the WHITE shooter was a fan of the "violent hip-hop culture." The commentator, however, got a little out of hand when he began mentioning the spawn of gun culture. His claim is that the rightist NRA created this culture, when in fact it is indeed society that took advantage of it, including the black community. Some of his comments were rather outlandish, such as his blanket statements that "right wing nuts" such as Mr. Gibson were "always making stupid comments like that all the time." His comments were childish.
In watching this youtube video I was angered immensely. I am almost embarrassed for John and how ignorant he is perceived in this interview. What is a "hip-hopper" anyway? It is one thing to assume that the shooting was an African American, because the school is mainly composed of African Americans; however, for him to assume he shot someone because of something to do with his interests (hip-hop), is just naive. There is no specific type of person that performs shootings, other then them just being unstable human beings.
This video is a great example of racism in America and how the media aids in shaping these stereotypes. The host himself is enraged by these assumptions and conclusions by someone that people actually do listen to because he has a talk show on Fox News.
ReplyDeleteThe question is....when do we as citizens take a stand against such isms?
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I believe that the man from Fox made assumptions based on Race and used the cover of a "culture" or "ethnicity." "Racism" carries harsh connotations, therefore, blatant race based assumptions--especially negative ones--are not received well because they are considered "racist." However, if someone disguises racism as associating some thing--in this case guns and violence--with a culture, it is not quite as offensive. The man made the assumptions based on race but because hip hop is generally considered to be an aspect of black culture, used the culture of hip hop instead of racism to make rash statements. Evidence that his accusations and assumptions were based on race and not a "culture" occurs when he is informed that the the shooter was not a "hip hopper" but actually a goth, and regardless, the man continues to point the finger toward blacks.
ReplyDeletemany people make assumptions when it comes to hip-hop and race, but hip-hop actually has nothing to do with race. Hip-hop is a genre of music that appeals to people all over the world no matter what ethnicity. Some may believe that black people base their culture off of hip-hop and for that reason believe they are called hip-hoppers. The fact is hip-hoppers is not even a word. It is a made up word used by ignorant people to describe black people. This is a completely outrageous thought because black culture is not based on music. It is based on the culture of their origins or whatever they believe is their culture. Ethnicity and hip-hop have nothing to do with each other.
ReplyDeleteThis is a classic exmaple of how one may twist the facts, to further and justify their own beliefs and rationale. Unfortunately, it seems more often than not, individuals do so to a detrimental effect; an example would be Hitler's scapegoating of the Jews to foster his Nazi ideology throughout society. Thus, we see that hateful individuals may either disacknowledge the facts, or at least skew them, to further along their own agendas...
ReplyDeleteThe interesting thing is that 'hip-hop culture' pertains neither to race or ethnicity, and yet the speaker made assumptions that it closely pertains to the African American ethnicity. It disturbed me how he insinuated that 'hip-hop culture' was synonymous with 'black culture'. It further disturbed me how he perceived this culture as being a proponent and even instigator of violent actions. Violent action comes from the mindset of the individual, not from the individual's culture.
ReplyDeleteI think it is ridiculous that certain media are so fast to stereotype about the shooter. The man just keeps going on and makes excuses for his racists beliefs. First he blames it on the hip hop culture which again is another ridiculous assumption and he keeps going on being ignorant. The video just shows much the media keeps stereotyping.
ReplyDeleteI feel that the man from Fox decided that it was acceptable to stereotype people in terms of being a "hip hopper." Hip hop is considered to be an aspect of black culture and I feel that he used racism to make negative and disrespectful statements based on their background. The problem is that hip hop has NOTHING to do with race, but rather it is connected to a genre of music. I feel that this is ridiculous and hurtful because these people decided that it would be okay to make such ignorant comments.
ReplyDeleteThis is just another example of a news station that does not know how to report news but is quick to judge people based on stereotypes and skin color. He blames the hip-hop culture first, relating it to ethinicity and race, especially to African-American peoples. IT is ignorant how a man can be by jumping to conclusions and saying hip hop is like black culture.
ReplyDeleteAssuming the shooting was simply committed because the students are African-American is simply racist. John Gibson believes that since the school is eighty-five percent AfricanAmerican, the crime relates to them. However, the shooter was not one of the African American students! He was white! Originally blaming "hip-hoppers" for the shooting until he understood that the shooting was committed by a white student. Once Gibson learned this, he dismissed the crime because it is not the 'culture' of the whites to shoot others. Gibson simply covers up his racial finger-pointing by changing the terminology to 'hip-hoppers.'
ReplyDeleteLike many of you have said before this is simply another ignorant broadcast by a journalist who completely culturally unsesnsitive to the point that it can be considered overtly racist. The real problem here is that we as citizens of the United States should all be held responsible for the image of our mass media. And therefore it is our responsiblity to denounce and completely reject those who continue to make racist and ignorant statements.
ReplyDeleteWhat does hip-hop have anything to do with race and skin color? As the commenter stated, there are a bunch of fools out their that make these racist and uneducated comments everyday but because this paticular person is "followed" or listened to by many, it is specifically important to mute or at least answer these statements back so that people do not get confused. Free speech is important but we should always offer a counter argument, especially with certain arguements, so that the American public is not lead to believe only one side.
ReplyDeleteIt's not the assumption regarding hip hop being commonly associated with "Black people" that bothers me, it's the pathetic AND indirect way of using the music of hip-hop to front for a race of people. Seems that it's nothing but an absolutely horrifying attempt at making a case or should I say a reasoning for a school shooting.
ReplyDeleteSo if "hip hoppers," according to the video, are associated with the African-American culture, then what kind of music do we associate with the white population? Country? Rock N' Roll? Why does it even matter? The bottom line is that the guy from Fox automatically blames the hip-hop culture for a shooting that, wasn't even remotely related to that a all. This video clearly demonstrates how racism and stereotypical misconceptions are consistently exploited through various media outlets, which, therefore, can mislead an ignorant audience.
ReplyDeleteWhat bothers me the most out of this whole situation is that this ignorant man is on the radio feeding the other crazies his opinion. The only reason he is allowed to keep speaking is due to his inability to state the real term he meant for 'hip hopper' which is African American. When he speaks about 'these hip hoppers' always killing people and walking away, there is actual no factual evidence he bases these ridiculous theories on, when in fact, more WHITE children, like the terrible tragedies of the Columbine attacks, were done by two white kids, but because they were white, it's better than if they were black. I just don't understand society, taking a human life is taking a human life, there is no skin color or race or class that can justify or lessen the crime.
ReplyDeleteI think it is ridicules that Gibson so blatantly stereotypes the murderer, assuming that he was black. The stereotyping in addition to his use of the term "hip-hop culture" suggest that Gibson is ignorant and racist. Furthermore,the fact that he immediately assumes that the killer was black suggests that he associates violence, specifically killing, to be a part of black culture, which is utterly ignorant in my opinion.
ReplyDeleteIn reference to the commentator's lash towards John Gibson, there are things he said I agree with, and other things that I completely disagree wtih. First, John Gibson's self-defense was indeed absurd. His assumption that the shooter was a black kid, although statistically valid, was totally uncalled for, although it was nowhere near as appalling as his assumption that the WHITE shooter was a fan of the "violent hip-hop culture." The commentator, however, got a little out of hand when he began mentioning the spawn of gun culture. His claim is that the rightist NRA created this culture, when in fact it is indeed society that took advantage of it, including the black community. Some of his comments were rather outlandish, such as his blanket statements that "right wing nuts" such as Mr. Gibson were "always making stupid comments like that all the time." His comments were childish.
ReplyDeleteIn watching this youtube video I was angered immensely. I am almost embarrassed for John and how ignorant he is perceived in this interview. What is a "hip-hopper" anyway? It is one thing to assume that the shooting was an African American, because the school is mainly composed of African Americans; however, for him to assume he shot someone because of something to do with his interests (hip-hop), is just naive. There is no specific type of person that performs shootings, other then them just being unstable human beings.
ReplyDelete