Reaction to Angry Eyes.

1. June 24, 2015
When we watched the video "Angry Eyes" featuring Jane Elliot I found it very
educational. To me the video showed me a creative new insight on how people of color
experience day to day life. As a Caucasian male, I never really thought about how people of
color view the world. I consider myself as someone who treats everyone equally. However, this
does not mean that I get along with everyone. Also, as weird or stupid as it may sound, I feel that
I myself face discrimination daily. Obviously not to the extent of African-American and Latino
people, but still.
While watching the video I was not surprised to see how the Blue-eyed people reacted to
the persecution they received from their peers during the study. Actually, a few times I found
myself amused with how distressed they were. I realize that this is not a funny situation or topic
to deal with but there was just something about watching the Blue-eyed females break down that
struck me humorous. It was like we got a front row seat to watch these self-righteous women
lose their cool. The men on the other hand, didn’t show any emotion except for a few who acted
like juveniles- giggling and snickering. I would have thought those few would have been picked
on than they were. But consequently, the females who tried to stand up for themselves or who
tried to behave the way they thought was appropriate were the people who got belittled the most
by the professor. Personally, I do not know what I would have done if I were put in that specific
situation. I believe that I would just sit there emotionless and try not to stand out. However, if I
were to become the focus point of the persecution and belittling I cannot really say how I would
react. When I was picked on as a fat and quiet kid, at first I just became quiet and unsociable.

2. But as I got older I began to fight back, which seemed to earn the respect of my enemies but in
hind sight probably was not the best decision to make.