Kadijah Webster; Blog 10: My journey

First off, I have to admit that this course was much more than I expected.  This is good because I got a little worried that I signed up for a class where we'd sit around, watch movies that no one would be interested in, and reflect.  However, I ended up really enjoying all that SexyRacy had to offer.

After being in within this community for only a matter of months, I know for a fact that I view the world around me differently.  I used to make assumptions about others at first sight, everyone does!  Now, I try to remember that everything is not what it seems.  I learned this lesson from one of the exercises we did in beginning.  I found that not everyone fits into society's stereotypical perception of their race.  It's wrong to go around grouping people who I know no clue about.. This is something that I've always known, but never really tried or at least succeeded in changing.  Since joining this community, this transition has been much easier for me.  I even try to make others understand, but I really can't be anyone's mother.  

Before I joined this class, I was very passive when it came to racial or sexist comments.  I'd like to think that now I don't let these comments pass as easily.  Over the semester, like other members of the community, I have grown.  This class was just a piece the journey that I will be taking for the rest of my life.  I am ever changing and this is thanks to the community established by Professor Aguas that we have all been given the opportunity to join.