NPC Thoughts

Reading "A dive into the degrading world of fetishization Latinas live in" taught me much about fetishization. One of the things that grabbed my attention was when the author mentioned Janet Flores' experience dating a white male. She said “One night after sex as he caressed the side of my stomach, I pointed out to him that I’d gained weight and asked if he’d noticed,” she said. “His response was, ‘I don’t know if I’d ever notice something like that; you’re just a curvy Latina’”. It's crazy because he could've easily left it "I didn't notice" and then complimented her afterward but, he decided not to think before he spoke and said something stupid. I started thinking after I read this article and I realized that there's another issue at hand that ties back to the fetishization of BIPOC features and it's pornography. I feel like pornography and how damaging it is to teens/young adults isn't talked about enough. Taina Bien-Aimé talks about

Watching this documentary gave an insight into life as an inmate at Riker's Island and also insight into how prison officials operate inside the prison. It was a very good documentary although at some points it felt as if they were trying to portray the prison officials in a good way. At the very beginning of the documentary, we see how many inmates are at Riker's Island and the budget they receive. The documentary said that at the time, 17,000 inmates were being held at Rikers Island and they had an estimated budget of $700 million. With a $700 million budget, you'd expect it to be very clean and well-maintained. You'd expect the prisoners to have adequate assistance with their needs but that would all be very wrong. There are scenes shown in which a prisoner wasn't getting help for an injury and because of that, he lashed out at the doctor and it became a big deal. It shouldn't have to be that way. The prison officials in the documentary didn't always trea

Hate and prejudice against people of color has been around for a long time. It doesn't matter what era, people of color specifically black and brown people have always gotten the short end of the stick. The reason is the inconsistent and unruly criminal justice system that delivers "justice for all". Cities like Los Angeles, Oakland, New York, and much more have a reputation for having rough policing. Even though there are always public outcries, nothing is ever done and police officers walk away free with little to no consequences. A stat mentioned in the article shows how felony defendants in the general population have a higher incarceration rate than law enforcement officers accused of misconduct. 68% of felony defendants in the general public have been convicted and yet the percentage of law enforcement officers accused of misconduct convicted is much lower. It doesn't make sense that people who abuse their power are rarely held accountable for what they've d

Prison conditions are a concern and it's very evident. When we watched the documentary "The Prisoners of Riker's Island", we saw how small the rooms were, how many prisoners weren't getting adequate treatment for their mental health problems and injuries, and much more. The issues get overlooked because everyone has the notion that the inmates are in jail for a reason but people fail to understand that a lot of the inmates locked up are in prisons when they really need help.  Prison officials have to be one of the most disgusting people ever. Just like with police officers, if you don't speak out against the prison officials who abuse prisoners sexually or mentally, threaten inmates, and ignore inmates when they need help then you're part of the problem. It's not right that more than "60,000 people in the U.S. are held in solitary confinement". They are locked in a small cell for 23 hours a day and when they're let out, they can only show

Policing in the U.S. has been a plague for as long as people can remember. They run amuck stating they're here to "serve and protect" but they do more harm than good. From racial profiling to murder, these "gangs" always find a way of never getting punished. When cops get caught committing a crime, the cop, and rightfully so, gets disciplined but it's only a slap on the wrist. We never hear about the department itself getting reprimanded for allowing this behavior. It brings into question: why won't these police departments who plead to keep people safe and push hard against criminals, do the same when it's their officers who are the bad guys?  Reading this article informed me of things I never knew were possible. I never knew about how corrupt the Oakland Police Department was/is since they allow corrupt riders to attend social functions of the Oakland Police Officers Association. One thing that came to mind when I read this article was our discussi