Write: Who are
you to other people? Who are you to yourself
(on the inside)? Please post this to the blog. Shoot for around 500-600 words. Note: while you don't need to comment on each others' posts, please feel free to -- and do make the effort to at least read everyone's post.
Read: Twilight: selected pages:
Introduction, Prologue, The Territory (pages available from Susannah, but order the text soon)
Watch: Twilight (first 22 minutes, stop at “Indelible
Substance)
Via Great Performances on PBS
After reading and watching, respond to the following question by commenting on THIS blog post:
What is your response to Twilight so far? How
does Anna Deveare Smith’s form of writing and/ or performance facilitate communication and
discussion about difficult social issues?
No required length for this response, but your answer should be thoughtful and address all parts of the question. If your peers respond first, you can reply to their ideas, but you should also offer thoughts of your own.
Who am I to other people? If this question is not at the forefront of the majority of peoples’ minds, it is certainly nearly constantly gnawing at their subconscience. As much as we all try to be self assured in who we are and to repeat over and over: “it doesn’t matter what other people think,” very few people are actually capable of believing and living by this montra. I am certainly not one of those people. Though I have advised others against worrying about peoples’ opinions, I’ve never quite kicked the habit myself. But beyond the question of how do others see me, who am I to the people around me? I am a friend, a daughter, a student, a niece, a granddaughter, a teammate… the list goes on, but we’re only scratching the surface. And what exactly is the important part of the question “who am I to other people?” Is it “how do people see me?” Is it “what role do I play in their lives?” Or is it deeper than that? I would like to think that if you posed this question to the people I am closest to, they would tell you I am passionate. I hope they would say I’m a fiercely devoted friend and that I’ve always been there for them no matter what. I hope for other people I am a source of light-heartedness and amusement with the serious side only a true old soul possesses. But what does any of this really matter unless i can answer another question: “Who am I to myself?” I guess I have not quite figured that out yet. I know who I want to be: I want to be my greatest ally, to never second guess myself and hold to my convictions. I want to be able to be alone with myself in my own thoughts without having to turn on music or the same television series I rewatched until I could speak along with the characters to fill any possibility of dead air that could lead to unwanted thinking. Thinking about what went wrong in my day. Thinking about exactly how I embarrassed myself earlier and replaying how I could have or should have handled the situation differently. I want to be better to myself than anyone else is to me because right now I am my own enemy. I have a tendency to push myself too hard, to let unnecessary guilt run rampant in my head, and to say exactly the wrong thing at the wrong time to myself; an ironic habit considering I pride myself on being able to do the opposite for others. So where does this leave me? Maybe all I’m left with now is a tangled jumble of thoughts, but perhaps that’s that point. Nobody is complete. No-one is completely stagnant in their development nor will anybody ever reach their full potential. But that’s okay. We’re all breaking apart aspects of ourselves every day, only to piece them back together and learn about ourselves in the process. Wouldn’t life be so boring if we could achieve the pinnacle of what we could possibly be? Having the people around you believe you’re truly the perfect friend, daughter, student, niece, granddaughter or teammate… and having the idyllic, positive self-dialogue is thankfully impossible. Although these things are what we may strive for, there is no one perfect version of ourselves that we are meant to become, and it is this kind of thinking that gets us one step closer to what is most important for us, which is to break ourselves apart once again.
ReplyDeleteThank you for this! I really hear you on the idea of "who do I WANT to be to myself." This is such a part of the divide I see between how we see ourselves and how other people perceive us: we are often far more critical of ourselves and vulnerable in our most private moments.And I think you're right that while challenging and criticizing ourselves can be hard (and not always productive), that very honest reflection can be a critical part of how we grow.
DeleteI think that by bringing the people to life in front of the camera in her interpretation of them, Anna Deveare offers the watcher of Twilight the unique position of seeing the interviews as she did. I thought that inserting clips of from the actual riots was extremely powerful and really reinforced the entire feeling of the film which is to allow the watcher to experience whatever was being discussed. The way Anna Deveare presents these stories makes communication and discussion about the issues significantly more accessible. Accessibility comes not only from the fact that her performance would likely draw a larger audience than some article tucked away in a newspaper (the scale of the work), but also the fact that it is in itself entertaining. As sad as it is to say, people are significantly more likely to want to discuss and take action around something that they made some kind of personal connection with, and with Anna Deveare's mix of acting and film clips from the actual riots, it is nearly impossible to feel nothing.
ReplyDeleteGood point about entertainment being a "way in" to talk about these issues--makes me think about how song lyrics/ film/ poetry has served a similar purpose and role in generating discussion about difficult issues.
DeleteQuite obviously, the narrative that Anna Deveare Smith is telling is incredibly relevant to so much of what is taking place in our world currently. Her use of different characters to portray different emotions and reactions to the event makes it easier for us as readers/viewers to relate. Through her use of so many characters, it is likely that most of us can personally connect or show a particular understanding to at least one. By allowing your audience the options of very connectable characters it allows them to feel passionate and relate to what that character is feeling, it makes them care. In watching the video specifically, I was incredibly drawn in by the use of actual clips from the riots. It is hard to watch the brutality and it makes you very uncomfortable, but I personally believe that discomfort, can in a lot of cases, leads to action. When someone is so bothered or uncomfortable about something they are drawn to do something about it. I believe that this is what is being done here. Smith is purposefully making her audience upset and uncomfortable with these clips, making them want to do something about it. Through her use of different characters and footage of the riots, Smith gives many different perspectives that make me feel connected to this issue.
ReplyDeleteAs a little bit of context, the 1992 riots were significant in part (I think) because of exactly what you described. These clips were on TV constantly, and it was one of the first times (certainly in my life, but perhaps in society as a whole) where the very real truth of police violence had to be considered. It had to be talked about. Not saying the national conversation was particularly productive, but I think that you are right that making an audience upset/uncomfortable is an essential step in moving away from apathy and toward action.
DeleteI ran out my back door prancing around, ignoring the words of my mother as she called for me to come get in the car. It was the first day of preschool and three year old Ellie wanted nothing less than to go to my new school. As my mom persisted (nervous that we would be late, per usual) I looked up at her and said, “Mom, don’t rush me, I need some time to take in the world around me.” Right at that moment, my dad ran outside informing my mom that something was going on with one of the World Trade Centers and there was smoke coming out the top. I cannot think of a better story to describe myself. Maybe it was a coincidence, maybe not, but when thinking about who I am I always go back to that story. To me, it describes my willingness to see beauty in every moment of life. Since my parents told me that story, I have tried to live my life by looking on the bright side and appreciating all that I have. It just shows how my love of helping others fell directly into my lap.
ReplyDeleteI so vividly remember one of my babysitters looking at me when I was eight years old and saying, “Ellie, you may only be eight but you have the mind of a forty year old.” I really had no idea what this meant at that age, but I took it as her seeing my love for helping other people, which did exist, even at that age. That was just how everyone described me, so it was how I thought of myself. I was quiet at the time, but I always wanted to be there to help someone else.
When I think about who I am, I tend to immediately focus on what I am passionate about. My love for helping others has constituted so much of what my life is focused around. From my school, to my faith, to my family social justice has been instilled in everything I do. From the beginning of sixth grade, where I walked down the halls being called “Asian Carp Girl” I knew that my interests were different. It was hard to accept at first, I hated that I wasn’t a great dancer, soccer player or singer. I wanted to have a “thing” like everyone else. It did not click till much later in life when I realized that social action could be my “thing.” For me, this is who I am. Not Asian Carp Girl, but the girl who cares. I will never stop caring. From Detroit to Israel, sex trafficking to the Asian Carp, I care. I am compassionate, loving, empathetic and bubbly. I am that girl who volunteers first to read aloud in class and jumps at the opportunity to spend time conversing with an adult. I am outgoing, passionate, accepting and caring. This is how I see myself.
It is very challenging to describe how I believe others see me. I like to think they see me how I see myself, but I am silly to actually think that that is the case. It is hard thinking about the negative that they could be seeing, but even harder to come up with the positive that they could be seeing. So I try and think about these stories, the ones that have stuck with me over the years. They stick out because they just about perfectly sum up my love for helping, they show who I am, the girl who always cares. This is who I am to myself.
Wow, I did not expect your opening anecdote to go in that direction! It is compelling that this very genuine "Ellie-origin" moment was happening in the midst of tragedy.I think the point you raise at the end -- that the only way we potentially know what others think of us is by considering actual stories and moments -- is a good one.
DeleteI feel that the answer to this question is endless. Every day I am evolving and growing into myself and learning more about who I am. It is difficult to define myself at any given moment-- I am constantly changing in life. This makes it more complex for people to see the real me as I evolve and assimilate my mistakes and achievements. I also believe that how people see a person or what you people mean to each other is out of our control. I cannot control how my peers view me, all I can do is be who I am in that moment with them and hope that their responses are positive. Seeing that I can’t offer a solid answer on who I am to other people (unless I was to ask some of my peers or family) … I will say that I hope I am viewed as someone who cares deeply, is hardworking, a good student, a supportive and good friend, a loving daughter and granddaughter, and much more. I hope that I impact people’s lives for the better and if my impact happens to be negative, then I hope that I learn something from the experience. I reckon that in society people are viewed mainly by their flaws or mistakes first and then secondly by their actions and characteristics. I chose to not let my mistakes and flaws define me and I chose to learn from them not let them shut me down. It can be difficult for me to do that sometimes as my days can be filled with challenges. When challenges arise, I try to turn to positive things about myself or that are in my life to push through that rough time. I view myself as someone who is constantly growing and searching for my identity as I feel that it will never fully be completed.
ReplyDeleteYour idea about how you are constantly changing makes me think about how easy it is (particularly in high school, particularly at a place like Roeper) to categorize people or be categorized by one action or one moment, even though that's incredibly inaccurate. This connects with your other point about people being viewed mainly by their flaws and mistakes: a powerful point that Bryan Stevenson makes is that we're all more than the worst thing we've ever done. That's obviously a profound point when dealing with someone on death row, but I think it's important to consider how often we do that with the people in our lives (and ourselves). Is it ever possible to associate someone with their best action rather than their worst?
DeleteSo far I am finding Twilight incredibly interesting. The way that this issue is presented is incredibly brilliant as it forces the viewers to see different perspectives and visualize the injustice. The inclusion of the raw footage from the riots stuck with me as yes, it is difficult to watch but it provides a realness aspect that I think is needed for people who aren’t quite aware of what is occurring. Both Anna Deveare Smith’s writing and performance show the passion she has for the issues involved in this event. I feel that it is a good example for viewers because it presents them with a person who is speaking out and her passion draws them in. I think that communication runs parallel with her work because these topics are hard and one way to deal with challenging material is to talk through it. There are a lot of subtopics in her work that branch from the main social issues that would lead to great conversations.
ReplyDeleteI made a sort of similar comment in reply to Ellie's post, but the real footage is essential. I think when you don't have actual video--and even when you do!--it's SO easy to explain away or downplay anything disturbing or troubling in these sorts of situations. Remember, 1992 was so long before the IDEA of a camera phone... this is literally a guy with a video recorder looking out of his window and seeing this .. the undeniability of the VIOLENCE of the situation moved the conversation to a deeper level.
DeleteI'm striving to comment on different sorts of things, so I want to respond to your point about Smith's remarkable acting. If a less talented actor was attempting this, I could easily see it coming off as mocking or disrespectful. It's a thing to inhabit and give voice to someone else's experience--the fact that she is able to achieve this is incredibly impressive.
ReplyDeleteIn the introduction, Anna Deveare Smith describes her goal that the collection is not merely composed by her own racial experience as that would provide a narrow window. Twilight is unique because she acknowledges that it is impossible to create one objective account of an event. The best way to get the most objective and thorough account of a story is hearing it through many different voices. As she mentioned in the introduction, Smith is not trying to prove one point. Instead, she provides un-edited transcripts of conversations with a variety of voices. There is no analysis of each conversation or specific emphasis on certain moments. Instead, the reader is given the raw stories and left to form their own opinion. This encourages dialogue because it is very likely each reader will finish with a very different impression. A story may resonate particularly deep, and the reader may interpret one story in a certain way based on their own experience. In providing no analysis and with no objective message, the book encourages each reader to bring their own interpretation and context to the table.
ReplyDeleteI find that point of Smith's -- not trying to prove a point, just give us the chance to listen to voices -- so important and so different than what the national conversation is usually like. We usually ONLY want to argue or discuss with the intent of proving a point. This is so corrosive, isn't it? I like your point as well that Smith leaves the narratives without "explanation" or "commentary" -- she lets each voice speak for itself. She can't "control" the message then, but I think the risk of that is worth having the exchange truly be between the reader and the subject of her interviewer. Smith is a messenger, not a translator.
Delete“Social Justice Person” “Leader” “Very involved” what if they find out I’m not all I’m cracked up to be? I hear people refer to me as a “social justice person,” but every time I don’t call my senator, or attend a rally is evidence they have a glorified perception of who I am. Especially in such a small Roeper community, I think some people may think they know who I am before they get the chance to know me personally. They may have seen me in a presentation or performance or a piece of my writing and have a pre-conceived idea of who I am and I feel pressure to live up to my public self.
ReplyDeleteAmongst all my confusion of my identity, I know there are a few values I consistently hold close.
I greatly value my family and spending time with them. I feel a connection with my family because I feel like there are ways they know and understand me that no one else ever will be able to. I feel a strong connection with my family and share everything with them.
In a similar sense, Roeper has become such a huge part of who I am. It seems like so much of my life is centered around the school, especially since ¾ of my family spends every weekday at Roeper. Having been here since stage three, I am not being the slightest hyperbolic when I say this is my second family. Many classmates I’ve been with since the Lower school feel like siblings. And I know so many of my teachers understand me in a special way. It’s a place where I feel most comfortable exploring my identity in trying new things and sharing in this journey.
The last aspect of myself I know is unwavering is that I am intensely bothered by injustice. When I am at home I have breakdowns about utter unfairness out of ignorance and fear. I get overwhelmed and feel the need to do everything to fix everything. I know I want to devote as much of my life as I can to social change and feel an obligation to follow through with that desire.
These are essentially the three things that I currently feel make up who I am. I’ve never had one passion or hobby that I pursue or connect with others on. Instead, these three things have shaped who I am. But my mind is one that is constantly criticizing where I’m at. Often, it’s that I’m not doing enough, not busy enough, or not working hard enough to live up to other’s expectations, and more importantly my own.
I’m always evaluating myself. I don’t like how I interacted with her with such lack of poise, or how I was so lazy on Saturday. I don’t think my criticisms are irrelevant or unreasonable, but I think the reason they appear in my mind with such importance is because I’m always so pressured to be the person I aspire to be and others expect me to be and these are just reminders I’m not. I spend too much time dwelling on my dissatisfactions with myself than trying to fix them or determining I should let them go. I’m always playing with the question: what parts of me are simply who I am and what parts should I change? When do I embrace aspects of my personality and when do I identify it as a flaw and work to change it? I think this may be why other people’s pre-conceptions bother me so much. Because these people see me in a glorified way when all I can focus on is how I’m not that great. I don’t even know who I am.
What a great point: what happens when we run the risk of not living up to the image others have of us? This shows how the weight of reputation isn't always connected to the negative.
DeleteSomething to think about: do you think the aspect of your identity that is connected to injustice is nourished by Roeper? How do you think that part of your identity would be different if you'd gone to another school or had to switch schools now? (This is something for all of us to think about.)
Thanks for your honesty and vulnerability. I think all of us probably see parts of ourselves in your experience.
The question who I am to others is a hard one to answer. As much as I want to, I can’t read minds. I always try my best to just be kind to people and be there for anyone in need. I despise feeling as if I disappointed someone, and try my best to never let that happen. In a way, I expect myself to be perfect. I’m constantly thinking about everything I’ve done the previous hour, day, or even week. I often over analyze people, and get worried that a slight nod of the head or tap of the foot means the person is bored or upset. I’m always second guessing myself because I want to be a great person, a perfect person. I have a need to be someone everyone around me can depend on. I want others to be more comfortable, and so sometimes I conform just a little to how the people around me are acting. I did that mostly at the public school I went to. I blended into the people around me and constantly compared myself to others. I still do that, just not as excessively. I am a very different person from who I was then, and while that was almost two years ago, I’ve changed a lot more then some of my friends from that school. I have become more outspoken, more responsible, and even more optimistic. I believe that a lot of this is because of Roeper’s environment. Many of my insecurities stem from my time at public schools, but so does my perseverance. I consider myself a patchwork of all my experiences and what each of them have taught me. I hope that to other people I am a shoulder to lean on when they’re having the best or worst day of their life, as well as someone to just talk to about anything.
ReplyDeleteI am definetly my own worst critic, I have very high goals and expectations for myself. I want to make a difference in this world. I try to stay well rounded in volleyball and school, while still making room for family and friends. I have a rule that I remind myself of a lot, and that’s me second. I don’t always come first, often other people are going through so much more then me. I’m incredibly lucky to be surrounded by such a great support group of family, friends, and teachers. I try to remember how fortunate I am and put people in a possibly less ideal situation first. My dad always says you can’t build trust when you need it, and I agree. I hope that by putting others first most of the time, if I ever need it they can return the favor. Right now, I’m only at the beginning of my life and I am just waiting and trying to set a foundation so in the future, I can reach any goal I try for.
Alexa, I started to reply to your other post and realized I never replied to this one. A couple of your points really stand out to me--how sometimes conformity is a result of trying to be kind or making someone else feel more comfortable. Especially in regard to social justice, being able to not conform to an established idea and yet still show love and support to people who might conforming is a very challenging line to walk. I also think your perspective as someone who has recently experienced different school environments is valuable--I'm always curious as to how different sorts of communities support and encourage people, or do just the opposite.
DeleteI feel like the piece about how communities either build each other up or tear each other down isn't talked about enough. If we all try to support one another the world could be much better place.
Delete1. I hope that to those that don’t know me so well that they see me as an observant person, approachable, caring. But to those that may know me personally I am a caring person, reserved, observant, kind, caring, carefree when comfortable, willing to help, dedicated to making myself and others around me do good things for themselves. At least that it what I hope they think of me. As humans, we are all guilty of caring too much about what people think of us and I have no problem denying that fact, but there’s a point where at least for me I start to put thoughts into other people’s heads about what they think of me and these thoughts are never usually very positive. These thoughts lead into thinking that people think negative things about me for instance, I have an attitude problem because I’m not outspoken or loud, or I’m ‘bougie’ because I have ‘expensive’ taste. These thoughts usually come from stereotypes that I often feel pressured by because I don’t fit them. Because people always judged me for not fitting the stereotype I felt bad that I never fit it. I am often proven wrong when I put thoughts into other people’s minds about me. People see things in me that I don’t or wouldn’t normally see in myself. Some of these things I even try to hide from others but they still see these things which leads to what I think of myself. I see myself as someone who wants to work hard, and be successful, but often fall short because of discouragement not from others but from myself. I have a strong sense in what I believe to be right and wrong and I care deeply about people and love hard. But I don’t know who I am to myself yet. I want to be someone that not only other people are proud of but that I am proud of. I want to achieve things for myself, not because others want me to. I want to be a person who can see things are toxic on their life and remove them instead of trying to cling on to them in hopes that maybe they aren’t toxic. I want to be comfortable challenging myself and doing things I normally would not do. I want to pop my bubble of being comfortable. I no longer want to lay around while the world changes before me. I want to be able to accept my failures and learn from them and move on which is something that has always been hard for me to do. I want to be able to look back at my life and happily say that I made a positive impact on the world and that I gave people my help without wanting anything in return. I want to let go of my pride and accept help from others. But I what I want most in my life is to look back and honestly say that I have no regrets and that I lived the best life I could and made the most of it.
ReplyDeleteHi Maddie -- I am finally starting to reply to some of these past entries. I appreciate your honesty here. "Because people always judged me for not fitting the stereotype I felt bad that I never fit it" is something that I think is incredibly true for all women, though it certainly applies to other parts of identity as well. The cultural construction of what someone "should" be is perhaps the most dominant narrative of all... and, as a result, is one of the most inescapable. But the truth of who you want to be is also echoed in the points brought up in Alexa's entry: how to we support each other to become the best versions of ourselves rather than feeding the larger narrartive of negativity? That is something I didn't think a lot about as I started coming up with ideas for this class, but I certainly am now.
DeleteI often think about who I am to other people, but I’m still not sure how I’m perceived by other people. When I was younger my parents and teachers always told me be to be a leader and not a follower, so I thrived to be leader. All throughout elementary school I thrived to be perfect so that I could be the perfect leader. It wasn’t until I got to high school that I realized that being a leader had only so much to do with my actions and a lot to do with how I was viewed. When I realized that I kind of gave up the dream of being a leader and decided to do what pleased me and let people decide whether or not they wanted to view me as a leader. I hope that people who know see as independent and not reliant on others when making my decisions. I want them to see me as determined and not easily swayed away from my goals. It’s a lot harder for me to know how people who don’t know me see me. When they see me, they can clearly see that I am a young black girl and I think that will give different people different ideas about what type of person I am. Due to that I don’t really care much about how other people view me because they don’t have to live with me. What matters most is how I see myself and who I am to myself. At this point in my life how I see myself is constantly changing. Somedays I see myself as invincible and others I see myself as ordinary. I’m not entirely sure what makes me “me”, but I know that if certain things were taken away from me then I wouldn’t be the same person. If I didn’t speak my mind then I wouldn’t be Janea. I’ve always been an outspoken person from the day I could talk and I’ve never been afraid to tell the truth when it needed to be heard. I have also always been the type of person to take a chance. I’ve only been truly scared to try something new a very small number of times in my life. I’m always ready for a new adventure and I find that to be a defining aspect of my character. Even though I’m still on the journey to find how I define myself, I know some things will never change.
ReplyDelete"When I realized that I kind of gave up the dream of being a leader and decided to do what pleased me and let people decide whether or not they wanted to view me as a leader." I kind of wish everyone involved in politics embraced this point of view. I think a core component of being a leader is being genuine and having sound judgment, but how can anyone cultivate those attributes if they're concerned with how others view them. Another point: I think knowing your "core values" so to speak can help calibrate you in times of conflict/ trouble. I don't know how many people really take the time to identify those traits of themselves: not just "I believe in x viewpoint" but rather "I value justice in any circumstance" or "I will always do the adventurous thing even if it's scary or risky."
DeleteWhile reading Twilight, I felt like I could relate to each "character". I really like the format of the book and how the author uses other people's words to tell a story. It makes the connection and understanding a lot deeper and more personable. I feel that if Smith would have used her words to tell the story it wouldn't be as true because she can only experience the situation from one point of view. She might try to put herself in the shoes of other people, but it's not the same as living the experience. I really enjoy the format and how the stories are not really edited. It makes you fell like you are engaged in conversation with the person. I feel that what Smith is doing with the story is something that rarely happens in literature. She's presenting people's connotations of a situation to form a narration of one of the most violent riots in U.S. history. She isn't making an argument about who is right or wrong, but simply presenting things as they are viewed by people who lived through this event.
ReplyDeleteYes! I agree that any sort of "editing" or other commentary would really change how we perceive the stories. We'd almost inevitably move to "judging" or "analyzing" rather than listening.
DeleteThe question of who I am to other people is one of the questions that I cannot and probably won't ever be able to shake out of my everyday thoughts. I ponder this question a lot, usually in a state of self-consciousness and insecurity. Honestly, I think about how other people view me more often than how I view my own self. Ever since I was little I struggled a lot with my identity and overall image, because I wanted certain people to view me in certain ways. I struggled and still struggle with finding the definition of exactly who I want to be to others, and especially about how I can conform myself to fit different people’s' expectations. I thought constantly about what other people were thinking about me. I went through a stage in my life where that was all I could think about. Most of these thoughts were shallow, such as whether or not others thought I was pretty, if my hair was nice, or if they liked the way I dressed. I quickly learned that these thoughts were not important. Although I’m ashamed to admit, I was obsessed with fitting into society’s standards of beauty. I still struggle with how others physically view me, but I grew to worry more about how others viewed me as a whole. My thoughts shifted to whether or not I'm good friend, a good person to talk to, or whether or not I’m someone that others could look up to. All of this thinking has made me draw the conclusion that I can't view myself in a specific way, nor do I believe that I can display myself as such. I can be many different things to many different people. I believe that I have a different meaning to every single person in my life, and I can't control other's views of me as a person.
ReplyDeleteI am enjoying Twilight so far. I find it incredibly interesting that Anna Deveare Smith can present herself as so many different characters and display each and every one of their perspectives. By reenacting all of these characters herself, she shows her own interpretations of the characters, and therefore displays her own personal connection to them. I also think that showing these different characters allows the reader/viewer to connect to certain characters feel passionate towards the issues that they are discussing. Along with the reenactment of the different characters, Smith also shows clips from the riots. I thought this was an extremely powerful way to show that yes, these things are really happening in the real world. I personally thought the use of these clips were kind of a slap in the face from reality. This is because although I knew these acts of injustice were happening, it is a whole other feeling of anger and heartbreak to see them in front of your eyes on video.
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