Armstrong and Wildman
Point 1
"Failure to examine the privileged status diverts attention from noticing and analyzing the advantages conferred by white privilege and renders and ensuing discussion of racial discrimination incomplete." (64) I kept thinking about the defensiveness of privileged groups highlighted by Johnson when I was reading the first section of this article. I believe that these two concepts are intertwined. White people often don't want to talk about their privilege because they are defending it. We don't acknowledge it because we don't want to lose it. This silence further adds to the cycle of oppression and privilege and is a blockade to intersectionality.
Point 2
This quote is on page 68 of the reading. I believe that it is the core point that Armstrong and Wildman are attempting (successfully, I would argue) to make. Color insight is the solution to color blindness. Color insight provides us a way to stop the wheel of oppression from turning and open the door to intersectionality.
Point 3
"A theoretically neutral lack of perspective permeates most classrooms." (72) When Whiteness is seen as neutral, then everyone else is othered.
Argument
Armstrong and Wildman argue that color blindness reinforces cycles of oppression and that we must replace color blindness with color insight in order to fight racial prejudice.
Gomez
Point 1
"Hearing Spanish fill the Super Bowl without apology felt like recognition. It said: Our language doesn’t need permission to exist here." (1) This quote illustrates how deeply important this tap on the glass was. It redefined "Americanness" and fought against the dominant ideology that English is the only language that should be accepted in the United States.
Point 2
"Despite these themes, the performance was joyful. And that was intentional. Latino joy is often treated as excessive or threatening. By choosing celebration instead of anger, Bad Bunny made a statement: We don’t need to perform suffering to be legitimate. Joy didn’t erase the struggle. It existed alongside it." (3) This quote stood out to me because it highlights how important it is to celebrate joy in moments of struggle and why Latino joy is not represented in our media. We should see mainstream stories of Latino joy, not just struggle. A people are more than just how they have been oppressed.
Point 3
"For once, millions of people who have spent generations adapting themselves to fit America watched America adapt to them." (5) This quote supports the overarching idea of the piece that it is time for America to stop forcing assimilation and instead focus on deepening connection and representation for all people.
Argument
Gomez argues that Bad Bunny performing at the Super Bowl was not just a performance, it was a joyful assertion of Latino presence in mainstream American culture.
Hi Daniel, I liked your point about Bad Bunny's performance challenging the expectation that marginalized groups must assimilate in order to be accepted. His use of Spanish and celebration of Latino culture showed that being American does not have to mean leaving behind your identity. This connects to Armstrong and Wildman’s idea of color insight because it is important to recognize and value people’s differences instead of pretending those differences do not exist. Bad Bunny’s performance showed that Latino culture deserves to be seen and celebrated, not just accepted when it fits into traditional ideas of what is “American.”
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