Crash

This week in class we watched the movie Crash. I had never seen it before, and the ways that it demonstrated all of the different types and ways that racism is a part of everyday life. All of the characters in the movie each had their own conflicts they face and each of them interact in various ways to learn to overcome their problems. Today in class we started to discuss whether the cop that was trying to change his ways and not be as racist, or the cop that openly admitted he was racist was worse overall. I came to the conclusion that while both of them are far from perfect, the cop that openly accepted that he had a problem with racism is better in my eyes. It's much worse to avoid dealing with a problem because pretending a problem doesn't exist will only lead to more problems in the end. The young cop who failed to admit to his issues with race ended up killing an innocent man, simply because he wouldn't accept that he had a real problem and ignoring it wasn't the answer. I think that there are so many people on a daily basis that don't really think that they have a problem with race, but it's definitely more common than people think. I've actually noticed some of the things that people say, even when they're joking around, or the things that I've thought to myself, are extremely judgmental and unfair. This movie really made me change my perspective on the way I think and has made me so much more aware of how I act and what I think and say on a daily basis.