As many of you might have seen, Nina Davuluri, an American born and raised Indian woman from New York, was crowned Miss America 2014. Of course, a lot of the second most populated country (India) was ecstatic! I was most definitely included in that group. I was personally really excited because she was even from the South of India, just like I am. My excitement soon started decreasing when I read some nasty tweets on twitter about her almost immediately after the competition ended.
Reading those tweets made me really upset and I realized how ignorant people still were in this country. I couldn't believe what I was reading. With America being nicknamed "The Melting Pot", I would think it would be normal for a non-Caucasian to win this competition. But it clearly blew minds that a brown woman could win. It's not even like there has never been a colored woman chosen, it was just that she seemed like so many stereotypes to uneducated people. There were comments saying she was Native American, which by the way is nothing close to being from the country of India, not that it even matters. There were tweets about how she could be Arab or Muslim and maybe even in the Al Qaeda. I even read a few tweets that Donald Trump should ask her for her birth certificate because people really didn't believe that Nina Davuluri could possibly actually be from the United States of America. I was so surprised to see the harsh comments people had to make.
Honestly, it was really upsetting to see people tweeting like this. It is pretty ridiculous how uneducated some people can be and have the nerve to tweet words so harsh to one of their own, in a country of "equality". I picked India as the topic for this blog to teach people about India and I figured I should definitely add something about Miss America 2014 because there was so many racist things being said about a fellow Indian. I just want to point out to these idiots that it doesn't matter what color you are. As long as she is Indian I don't understand why people have such a problem with it. These rude tweets have definitely brought many Indians together and gave Nina Davuluri much support. I don't get why people did say these things, considering this country is mainly made up of immigrants from all over the world. I'm sure the people that made these comments have ancestors that are immigrants and don't even realize. I just wanted to give attention to the racist comments that were being said, because it's really unfair, no matter what country Miss America could have been from. Apparently, this was a serious controversial issue. That really made me laugh. There was an issue about Miss America not being white? Really. There are so many articles about this topic and I've even seen it on the news. Isn't there bigger and worse things happening in the world than a brown woman being crowned Miss America? I think all people really need to do is educate themselves. Or pay attention in school. You'll know the difference between cultures and nationalities before putting comments up on social networks for the world to see.
Very interesting topic!, unfortunately in this country and maybe all over the world as well there are people who are ignorant about other people's nationalities. I mean I am an immigrant myself and I know where you are coming from. Writing about India sounds really great, and you have variety of topics to talk about. Be careful on some grammatical errors, I saw some sentences that needed commas. Also try to keep your ideas close together.
ReplyDeleteThis was a very interesting blog, I was aware of the issue with this woman being crowned Ms.America but didn't know it was such a big issue. I like the fact that you included outside resource to support your blog topic. You have a strong topic/idea but I feel like you should have went a little more in depth with such a broad topic. Like Karina said also, you should be careful on some grammatical errors and keep your ideas together.
ReplyDeleteI have the same positives and the same criticisms as the others who've written here. The topic is a great one, as you are discussing a social and political issue, however I think there could have been a little more personal anecdote. I also think that the focus does need to be better honed in on one thing at a time. You've got the fire and passion, so center it instead of simply going off. A controlled explosion is always more effective than an explosion. Otherwise, I love the subject matter and can't wait to read more.
ReplyDeleteI really enjoyed it. I liked the addition of the picture and the tweets. I think this is a great topic, and can be discussed in many different ways. Your word choice and punctuation can be improved, but besides that, it was a very good piece. I can't to what else you have planned for this blog.
ReplyDeleteWhen I first read this blog I thought it would just be an informational blog regarding Indian culture, which would have been fine on its own. However, in several posts, including this one, you talk about ignorant comments and stereotyping. This adds another level of interest, because you are discussing not only the positive aspects of your culture, but the negativity that can surround it. It is always interesting to include discussion about social issues, and the fact that you have included personal experiences makes it that much better. My only criticism is that there were some parts that had grammatical errors in them, but other than that, I really do like the direction that your blog seems to be going in.
ReplyDeleteAs soon as I saw Miss America 2014, it quickly caught my attention. I have not been keeping up with Miss America, but I have heard some racist comments and "controversy" because she was Indian. I also know how it feels like to be stereotyped or be mistaken for a non-american. Ignorance is one of the reasons why people have something derogative to say and that is why we have to try our best to inform them. This blog was very informative and also has your point of view as well. I like how it seemed like you were talking to me and also the having a picture is always nice to have. There were some missing punctuation and grammar error, but other then that it was good.
ReplyDeleteit is interesting how you used snapshots from twitter to prove your point. the topic is though provoking and you managed to mix in you opinion with facts. this topic keeps the readers attention. you can improve on your word choices and grammer a bit
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