Articles/links: Post Colonialism

Post Colonialism 

·         http://news.bbc.co.uk/hi/english/static/in_depth/uk/2002/race/what_you_told_us.stm
This article tackles how racism is still present to this day; it is all about people’s perception on racism and what they feel about it. We can experience racism in school, work, and community and from the authority regardless of our race.

·         http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Racism_in_the_United_Kingdom
The article/link basically talks about how racism in the UK is still present and the history of racism in the UK. Racism is still present up to this say but it is now is minimal than it used to be before.

·        http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DUgk3pWrnUY
The video is about people from different countries studying English to make their English a lot better. Miss communication and translation can cause a lot of problem for example racism and bullying.

·        http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VU28Pv26nNQ&feature=related
It talks about racism in a funny joke way, the video is basically saying that there are different levels or racism (in away). Also we all laugh all racist jokes in one way or another.

·         http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WnS53fNfpkE
It talks about fighting for civil rights, gain equality and gain awareness and abolish racism. “Fight the Power” more like “Fight for Justice”.

·         http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vPZydAotVOY&feature=related
It talks about different social classes and different races and wanting for equality. It’s a very political song.  Also how the working class people experience alienation by the capitalist.

·         http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T9T9SNi-u6M
The video contains discussion about slavery and skin bleaching. The people who bleach their skins are ashamed to be too black or ashamed because of their identity, they think that bleaching will help them gain or a gate way to awkward social mobility. Bleaching is an extreme form of skin removal while toning isn’t; toning helps their skin to be clear.

·         http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cricket_test
It’s about immigration, cultural and political issues. The term cricket test is a reference to the perceived lack of loyalty of immigrants and their children from South Asia and the Caribbean to the England cricket team.

·         http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4qTY6-xKHpM
The song is telling us people to embrace our culture, even though we are in a different place we should still give importance to our culture but also fitting in to other culture if we ever migrate into a different country but not getting to attached to it.