Capitalism propagates oppression

Mr. Carson provides a powerful lecture surrounding the oppression of black women and black girls. There were two parts of Mr. Carson's speech that struck out to me. When he talked about how oppression is capitalism and adultification. When we talked about black women's oppression, we are talking about the problem in America and not anywhere else. That is extremely important to note because this is a unique issue in our country. I am not saying that it occurs nowhere else, but Eddie talks more about this issue in America. This country revolves around the economy and the economy is a priority for most leaders like the president. Eddie uses Aunt Jemima as an example of oppression representing capitalism. Aunt Jemima is a popular brand and is typically a household name, even I know Aunt Jemima. Furthermore, it is extremely fascinating to study how capitalism, one of the ideas our country was founded on, affects a lot of problems revolving around women. Black women's oppression is one of them and as I continue to tackle each topic in this class the more prevalent capitalism is. The questions I think of, is there a solution? Is there a realistic solution that solves these issues? Adultification is undeniably prevalent in our society. The idea that children are exposed to adult knowledge and are influenced by them is so powerful to understand. When we are children our parents try and protect us for as long as possible before having to tackle real-world problems. However, that is not the case for people who are lower on the socioeconomic ladder because they deal with the same problems their parents do. For example, shelter, food, clothes, and basic necessities. Eddie, however, connects this to how not only black women are oppressed, but black girls are also oppressed. A lot of this and many other problems start at a young age. Correct me if I'm wrong and if I phrase this wrong, but most topics we have studied, there have been some foreshadowing in children's lives that lead to these problems like gender. Our childhood affects the majority of our lives and problems we face and as obvious as it may seem, it is extremely underknown how parenting affects people's lives.

The videos we watched beforehand are extremely profound. It was extremely sad to see how that man's life was turned upside down due to negligence because he and his family was a different color is extremely sad. I would like to consider today's society rid of most discrimination, but biases about skin color are not. They will never go away because that is how the human mind works. We judge based on previous knowledge and precedents and skin color, in our history being black and white has made a lot of difference and that will continue indefinitely. I do not know the complete details from the man in the video's experience with the doctors in the hospital, but in order to come to a completely unbiased opinion, we must look at all the factors that went into this occasion. I am not saying that this man is wrong to be angry or to start a movement, but in the face of a problem, it is important to look at both sides. What is going on with the doctors? Why aren't they helping? It would be fascinating to see why the chose to neglect that black woman and many others. It will be impossible to get a true answer, but speculating helps nothing and does not find a solution for these women. It is important to look for solutions not spread fire.