Oppression Project for SOCW 402 at Western Carolina Univeristy

1.       Summary of article – what is article about? (brief – do not tell the entire story) The article by the Human Rights Watch shared how individuals who identify as LGBT face discrimination when seeking healthcare. The article told how newly proposed legislature by the Trump Administration would make it more available for healthcare professionals to turn down care to individuals based upon the carers personal beliefs. It is feared that this will cause discrimination to increase. The article also told how many States lack the legal "safety nets" to make sure that care is provided. 2.       How does the story relate to oppression/discrimination? This article tells statistics of many individuals who identify as LGBT being refused health care. The statistics stated that  8 percent of lesbian, gay, and bisexual respondents and 29 percent of transgender respondents reported that a healthcare provider had refused to see t...

1.       Summary of article – what is article about? (brief – do not tell the entire story) The article tells the story of Khairuldeen Makhzoomi, a student in  public policy at the University of California at Berkeley. Makhzoomi was speaking in Arabic to his uncle while in line to board his Southwest flight. Once aboard the plane, two police officers boarded and with the help of a Southwest employee, detained him. The employee ask him "Why are you talking in Arabic? You know the environment is very dangerous." He was questioned and by local police officers and federal agents for several hours. He indicates that one agent asked him " You need to be very honest with us with what you said about the martyrs. Tell us everything you know about the martyrs." Makhzoomi was released after he explained that "i nshallah" an Arabic word that caused concern simply means "God willing. He was  refunded his ticket and flew to his destination on a dif...

1.       Summary of article – what is article about? (brief – do not tell the entire story) The article was the retelling of the results of a poll that was conducted in the United States regarding discrimination that Native Americans experience. It told how the natives report experiencing higher discrimination in an are where there was the majority of people living there were Native Americans. It reported discrimination in the areas of interacting with police, applying for jobs, being paid equally or considered for promotions and trying to vote and participate in politics. The results indicated that 3 times as many discrimination experiences in a Native American majority area in comparison to a non-majority area. The results for these areas are as follows:  It also looked at discrimination in a non-geographical manner. The results can be seen here.  In addition in reported that man reported more negative perception than woman.  ...

1.        Summary of article – what is article about? (brief – do not tell the entire story) The article tells of the instance that took place in Late August 2018 where unidentified hackers, or rogue workers in the company MapBox, hacked their mapping software to change the name New York City to 'Jewtropolis'. The attack had a widespread effect since Snapchat, Citi-Bike, and Foursquare all source their mapping software from MapBox. The attack was one of 80 suggested name changes. It is the only one that made it through. MapBox issued an apology. The article finished by speaking about anti-s emitism and the 90% increase of crimes revolving around it that a particular  Anti-Defamation League noted between 2016 and 2017 2.       How does the story relate to oppression/discrimination? This instance of discrimination brings light to the ongoing anti-semetic discrimination that has never been eradicate...

1.       Summary of article – what is article about? (brief – do not tell the entire story) Maya Salam's article is about the resent sports episode involving Serena Williams. Williams, who was versing Naomi, was penalized for supposedly receiving coaching from the stands. She reacted in anger and smashed her racket on the ground and received another penalty. She reacted more and was penalized for what the male referee, Carlos Ramos, called verbal abuse. The abuse included the words "liar" and "thief". This reaction and therefore penalization cost her the chance to fight for a victory, she was beaten by 20-year-old Naomi Osaka. The article has a link to male tennis players have similar and far worse outrages at games and receiving various levels of punishment. The article mentions a tweet by Billie Jean King that reads “When a woman is emotional, she’s ‘hysterical’ and she’s penalized for it. When a ...

1.      Summary of article – what is article about? (brief – do not tell the entire story) The article's author,  W.T. Whitney Jr, begins the article by telling his journey back in his own families history. His predecessors owned and operated the profitable Franklin & Armfield slave-trading firm. They go to bring light to discrimination and see how they can be apart of changing the future for all Americans. Whitney's key idea is the oppression was linked to the slave trade, and African-Americans have never actually recovered from this oppression because there is profit to be made off of a poorer society. He proves his point by showing race bound statistics: African-Americans comprised 40% of the U.S. prison population while only making up 13.3% of the countries population. They have lower high school graduation rates, lower life expectancy, higher infant death rates, lower median family incomes. He ends his article by saying there is no way forward...