The Color of Fear Reflection

        The Color of Fear actually made me think. It essentially made me think about the term "racism." I found myself thinking about how in many cases, I myself acted like a racist without even meaning to. The movie also informed about how as a society we are in a way arrogant because we always want to think that our understanding of something is the right one. The one person that I felt I had a strong connection with was Loren Moye. I had a connection with him because he has some of the same beliefs that I do. He argued the fact that there should be no difference in society. He stated that everyone should be equal. He also said that people of color often complain about being targeted about their  race by people of color too. He says that people should stop racism no matter who it is targeted towards.
        One of the topics that I found to be very interesting was the topic of what it means to actually be "American." My previous understanding of being "American" was that anyone that came into this country can be American. However the people in the movie showed me that even though Americans see America as a great place, not everyone believes this. Instead of making people keep their culture, the "white man," doesn't accept any other culture except for theirs. According to Hugh Vasquez, when a person comes to the United States, they have to throw away their ethnicity away. This also correlates towards one of the readings that we had to read as well. This also relates to the reading, "The Arab Woman and I" because it says that American society as a whole likes to optimize a person for their culture. In the reading, it talks about how a "veiled" Arab woman is highly noticeable. However, Mona Fayad illustrates to the audience if she isn't wearing the veil, then would people even realize that she was an Arab woman.
         In conclusion, this documentary taught me three important aspects concerning racism in our society. The first one is that if you want to end racism, you have to be willing to stop any sign of racism. Second, as a person of color, I should keep my family's traditions and pass it down to my children. Then finally, I shouldn't let the color of my skin be a reason for not achieving my goals. Instead, I should find the desire to be a better person.