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In today's listening assignment, the host, Nadia Bolz-Weber, opens the show talking about how her own perspective, as a white, middle-class woman, to seeing a cop car on the street is probably pretty different from the Black woman whose house the cop was sitting outside of.
Her point is to say that when we learn the perspectives of others, we have to rethink our own ideas, our own perspectives. Her interview with Wilhelm Verwoerd, the grandson of a chief architect of the policy of Apartheid (read more about that here), is a further exploration of that idea. For this discussion board post, you have two jobs. First: give a summary and analysis of the podcast assigned for homework. We will have worked on this in class in our google doc/group format. Second: Respond to the prompt above: What did talking to your alum make you think about your own self? Did it make you think about how you are approaching college? Did it make you think about your own student habits or personality traits and what that might mean for a future? Did it make you think about the time we are living in (going to school during 9/11 or going to school during a pandemic or election year)? By answering the second part of this, you will potentially have a thesis and a way to shape and organize the information that your alums have given you.
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Wicahpi Chaddlesone-Yankton
11/13/2020 09:20:57 am
The podcast started out with a story about racism and the fear of the cop from a african black women and how the white women felt. After that story, Nadia Bolz-Weber is interviewing Wilhelm Verowerd who has been achieving anti-racism work and working against his own country's racism. The podcast starts off with Verowerd talking about religion and how it affects his own point of view about his childhood. He started talking about how the church was foucing the different african people into this type of religion to suppress their own religion. He started talking about how the white and black neighborhoods were different by housing,schooling,and income. The black communities and neighborhoods were always lacking in different areas such has not even having running water or not proper electricity. So the church used this as an opportunity for missionaries. Next, they move forward towards the idea of the South Africa ideological system and the effects of having such a system. They basically force the people to live separately and never talk to each other or be involved with each other. Verowerd learned that growing up in such a system was wrong and his own family ideology. He started talking about his grandpa who was the Prime Minister Hendrik Verowerd who supported white supremacy and how he needed to betray his own family to prove that this system is wrong.Towards the end of the podcast, Bolz-Weber started to think more and more about her own understanding of her racism and religion and how it benefit her in ways. Racism and religion will always be thrown together to overrule a certain race just like the situation in South Africa.
Colm McDonough
11/13/2020 09:46:04 am
In the beginning, there was a white woman who was scared to walk up to a house alone. She asked for cops ' help. Which she later realized was a bad idea because the woman who opened the door was a black woman who looked really scared of the cop. She was able to feel completely safe with the cop but did not think twice about what others would think of the cop. So, she wanted to meet with someone and discuss how they deal with their stuff so she can deal with hers. She meets with a white south african who has been a part of the problem for sometime but ralis he should be the change. He gave her stories of how people back in the day accepted white supremacy. “Can’t argue with the bible.” Religion was a main point of how people allowed racism and white dominance for years, as it seemed to justify one's actions. This man was going to be a minister. At first doing bible studies with younger kids. He spent some time in Holland and his roommate(I think) gave him the other side of the story. Then becoming a political figure of sorts. He stopped being a minister. Would send letters home to his family, asking for more information about Nelson Mendela and he eventually changed his views.
Alexis Maldonado
11/13/2020 10:07:34 am
The podcast started out with a story about racism and the fear of the cop from a african black women and how the white women felt. After that story, Nadia Bolz-Weber is interviewing Wilhelm Verowerd who has been achieving anti-racism work and working against his own country's racism. The podcast starts off with Verowerd talking about religion and how it affects his own point of view about his childhood. He started talking about how the church was focusing the different african people into this type of religion to suppress their own religion. He started talking about how the white and black neighborhoods were different by housing,schooling,and income. The black communities and neighborhoods were always lacking in different areas such has not even having running water or not proper electricity. So the church used this as an opportunity for missionaries. Next, they move forward towards the idea of the South Africa ideological system and the effects of having such a system. They basically force the people to live separately and never talk to each other or be involved with each other. Verowerd learned that growing up in such a system was wrong and his own family ideology. He started talking about his grandpa who was the Prime Minister Hendrik Verowerd who supported white supremacy and how he needed to betray his own family to prove that this system is wrong.Towards the end of the podcast, Bolz-Weber started to think more and more about her own understanding of her racism and religion and how it benefit her in ways. Racism and religion will always be thrown together to overrule a certain race just like the situation in South Africa.
Emily Bachman
11/13/2020 11:10:54 am
In the beginning, there was a white woman who was scared to walk up to a house alone. She asked for cops ' help. Which she later realized was a bad idea because the woman who opened the door was a black woman who looked really scared of the cop. She was able to feel completely safe with the cop but did not think twice about what others would think of the cop. So, she wanted to meet with someone and discuss how they deal with their stuff so she can deal with hers. She meets with a white south african who has been a part of the problem for sometime but ralis he should be the change. He gave her stories of how people back in the day accepted white supremacy. “Can’t argue with the bible.” Religion was a main point of how people allowed racism and white dominance for years, as it seemed to justify one's actions. This man was going to be a minister. At first doing bible studies with younger kids. He spent some time in Holland and his roommate gave him the other side of the story. Then becoming a political figure of sorts. He stopped being a minister. Would send letters home to his family, asking for more information about Nelson Mendela and he eventually changed his views.
Laura Schnitzer
11/13/2020 03:08:36 pm
Omayra Saez
11/13/2020 09:01:25 pm
In this Podcast it starts off talking about how a woman (NBW) found a dog. The women felt unsafe in the neighborhood so she asked a police officer to look after her as she returned the dog. This woman felt safe with the cop. The owner of the dog was a young black woman and when she noticed the cop car she felt unsafe. When NBW noticed how the woman was feeling she came to a realization of what was happening. The podcast then shifts to Nadia Bolz-Weber interviewing Wilhelm Verowerd. Wilhelm talks about growing up in a white neighborhood in South Africa.
Kyle McCrea
11/15/2020 09:30:59 am
In this Podcast it starts off talking about how a woman (NBW) found a dog. The women felt unsafe in the neighborhood so she asked a police officer to look after her as she returned the dog. This woman felt safe with the cop. The owner of the dog was a young black woman and when she noticed the cop car she felt unsafe. When NBW noticed how the woman was feeling she came to a realization of what was happening. The podcast then shifts to Nadia Bolz-Weber interviewing Wilhelm Verowerd. Wilhelm talks about growing up in a white neighborhood in South Africa.
Essiah Marcial
11/18/2020 08:47:30 am
The podcast started out with a story about racism and the fear of the cop from a african black women and how the white women felt. After that story, Nadia Bolz-Weber is interviewing Wilhelm Verowerd who has been achieving anti-racism work and working against his own country's racism. The podcast starts off with Verowerd talking about religion and how it affects his own point of view about his childhood. He started talking about how the church was focusing the different african people into this type of religion to suppress their own religion. He started talking about how the white and black neighborhoods were different by housing,schooling,and income. The black communities and neighborhoods were always lacking in different areas such has not even having running water or not proper electricity. So the church used this as an opportunity for missionaries. he meets with a white south african who has been a part of the problem for sometime but ralis he should be the change. He gave her stories of how people back in the day accepted white supremacy. “Can’t argue with the bible.” Religion was a main point of how people allowed racism and white dominance for years, as it seemed to justify one's actions. This man was going to be a minister. At first doing bible studies with younger kids. He spent some time in Holland and his roommate gave him the other side of the story. Then becoming a political figure of sorts. He stopped being a minister. Would send letters home to his family, asking for more information about Nelson Mendela and he eventually changed his views.
kaia souza
11/30/2020 12:43:01 am
this podcast starts with the story of a white woman asking a cop for help returning a lost dog to it owner and she mentions how she feels safe with the cop they then talk about the owner of the dog a black woman and when she had looked outside of her house and saw a police car she was uncomfortable. Nadia Bolz weber then interviews Wilhelm Verowerd who work on anti racism and the racism in his country . He talks about his child hood growing up and how religion and racism affected him he tells us about how churches would force their religion upon them and how the white and black neighborhoods would be vastly different and black neighborhoods were lacking clean water and things. Verowerd also talks about his grandfather who was a prime minister and supported white supremacy and with this he would betray his family to show them the faults in the system. At the end of the pods cast Nadia tells us about her views and what she experienced with religion and racism Leave a Reply. |
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