Personal Blog #2

Last night as I was watching the Grammy’s I started to think about how race has impacted our society so much and how much we, as a society, have surpassed it. Music is something that speaks to people sometimes more than words. It’s a huge part of our culture as well as cultures across the nation. Music is more than just singing
or making noise, it speaks to people of all ages and ethnicities. Last night really showed me how different cultures and ethnicities speak to a prominently white society; through music. Hundreds of music artists with a different ethnicity than Caucasian have really impacted our society more than we know. Not only do they speak to people of their own ethnicity, but they speak even more to people who are not. Our country is seeing more and more artists who are of different ethnicities and these artists not only speak to people, but they introduce a little bit of their own culture into their music. Also, more than ever you are seeing artists of different ethnicities joining together to make music and perform in front off all kinds of people.
The same way of thinking goes for any kind of award show that our country has. More and more you are seeing different ethnic cultures come to life through the television or silver screen. Last week I saw the movie Slumdog Millionaire. The story is about two people who overcome the obstacles of being from the slums. The main character is accused of cheating on the show Who Wants To Be A Millionaire simply because he is from the slums of India. Come to find out tat he knew all the questions based on his experiences in the Slums. The moral of the story is that, you may be looked down on because of where you are from or the color of your skin, but that is what made you what you are and no one can take those experiences away from you. That way of thinking is how barriers get broken down and people start to talk about their own cultures and how it has made them who you are.
America prides itself of being the melting pot of the world. Where different races and cultures can come together and share ideas and experiences. People come here with the hope that they won’t be judged or criticized. Our culture has allowed people of all races and cultures to come together and share music, opinions and different tasks. The music and movies are all forms of entertainment, but sometimes they speak louder than someone just talking. Those are outlets that people respect and look up to, and therefore their actions effect us all the time. Kids of all ages and ethnicities look up to movie starts and singers and affiliate with those “stars.” But what the stars sometimes don’t realize is that kids think of them as good, so if they do one wrong thing they are forever changed. Those singers and actors are in the spotlight more than the average everyday and therefore have a responsibility. Different ethnicities look up to people with the same ethnicity and expect them to represent them as a whole culture. They impact the world with one song, one movie, one line.
Movies and music are the two most popular outlets for people of all cultures and the people that star in them are looked up to. It’s amazing how diverse music and movies are today and how many ethnicities they contain. They shape the way not only how American’s view our culture, but how other countries view our culture.

Music making history:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-Y590iE8nL4

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LlllR6i1KaI