After watching and thinking about the film from last Wednesday's class I have realized that I still have a lot of conflicting feelings about the whole situation. On one hand, I tried to put myself in her shoes. How would I feel if that was happening in my town? To be honest, I don't know. Although many of people from the University that were interviewed were ignorant and insensitive, I tried to put myself in their shoes as well. Unfortunately this was easier for me to do considering I attend a university where our Mascot is God. I'm definitely not saying I agree with how the university handled the situation but imagine if they tried to have Sparty removed from MSU....the whole community would be in an uproar. However, as far as I know, Sparty does not offend any culture/ethnic group so I don't know if it can compare. Also, even though she thought it was offensive, I think she should have realized that they weren't trying to be disrespectful. To me, it did not seem like she knew that. This ongoing argument is something I am definitely on the fence about.
On a lighter note....I really enjoyed reading Habibi. I haven't read much literature/stories on this particular culture and I think it was portrayed really well. I also loved that I could relate to the main character in certain ways even though her experiences were far different than my own. I look forward to hearing what everybody else thought!
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Rachel,
I also enjoyed watching the video in class. I do agree with what you said, I don't think the woman understood that the people were not trying to be inconsiderate or demeaning to her culture. But on the same lines, I understand where she is coming from. If you were told your whole life how sacred the act of dancing was and then saw it at an University basketball game..... we would all share her emotions.
You put your feelings nicely into words. It help me realize how I was feeling as well.
:)
Thanks for this post Rachel!
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