Times Log

Tuesday: I found the article about race relations in the US very interesting. According to the article, "two thirds of Americans say that race relations are generally good, and the percentatge of blacks who say so has doubled since last July." The artcile attributes these new statistics to Barack Obama's time spent in office. First of all, I would really love to know how one can judge a nation on a scale of "generally good" versus "generally bad," especially dealing with such an all encompassing issue like race relations. I was specifically drawn to this article in particular becaus I'm currently in ENG 746 and this course has taught me to challenge the way society views and deals with race. While this article isn't a blatant example of white ignorance, it just got me thinking about how a nation as a whole can conclude that race relations are "generally good." Does this mean incidents of prejudice and racism only happen some of the time rather than most of the time?