While 9/11 is not by any means, a "current" event, it still remains relevant in our day to day lives. nearly everyone knows someone who was there and/or was lost in the collapsing of the towers and following the event a number of changes occurred in our society. Many affected families are still healing today. Airport security increased tremendously. And, in my opinion the most prevalent of all, many Americans developed a deep hatred towards anyone of middle eastern descent. Racism and discrimination arose against anyone who looked of that descent, when the overwhelming majority had no support for the incident and were equally, if not more due to the racism, affected by this event. While we all are aware of 9/11 and the general logistics of what happened, this article opened my eyes to what it was really like. The visuals and especially audio resonated with me an experience that I could not get simply from reading an article. I think it is incredibly important for everyone, especially those around my age, to take a quick look at this page to truly deepen our understanding of this dreadful day in our nation's history. I am hesitant to try to synthesize and relate this to another event in United States history as it is such a touchy subject and I'm afraid my semi shallow relation would be offensive to those who were truly affected by the incident, however the racism that arose from this event is also oftentimes directed at those who are not of Caucasian descent. While these social conditionings have different origins, they all result in the same bigotry. Racism against the middle eastern race is oftentimes overlooked and overshadowed by today's Black Lives Matter movement and media coverage. While we do need to continue to fight for the Black Lives Matter movement, we also must not forget those who are discriminated against who are not black, as they are oftentimes overlooked.
Sunday, September 11, 2016
Rachel Bozalis - 9/11, The Day That Never Ends
Today, CNN features a page entitled, "Inside 9/11, The Day That Never Ends". While the page has little written information, it does contain a series of quotes accompanied by short video clips filmed by Gédéon Naudet. The clips showcase what the day was like from a fireman's perspective and truly give an insider's view into that day. On September 11, 2001, Naudet was scheduled to be following around firefighters in hopes of shooting a documentary on their daily life. His footage later turned into 9/11 documentary.
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I totally agree that although this isn't a current event it should still never ever be forgotten. The hatred towards the Middle East and the people who looked of that descent is awful due to the event. I hope that the racism can end soon. Even though Osama Bin Laden was from that region, there shouldn't be racism and criticism towards everybody.
ReplyDeleteThis is such a tragic and memorable day in history. I agree that we need to recognize those who are overlooked and discriminated against racially. It's amazing to see how much has changed and improved since the event occurred (especially with airline security). I do feel saddened for those in the middle eastern region, because obviously not everyone there is a terrorist and therefore should not experience discrimination because of it!
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