Intro: One way to address the significance of a topic is to make connections to a larger issues and historical documents. Arguably, all of the movements we’ve been studying are connected to human rights. In 1948, the United Nations published the Declaration of Human Rights. This weekend, you will read this document and connect it to the social movement you studied.
Read: This weekend, read the preamble and declaration of human rights: http://www.un.org/en/universal-declaration-human-rights/. As you read, consider the relevance of its date of publication and the rhetorical situation of the document.
Respond: How does this declaration provides context and a connection to the social movement/hashtag you studied? Write a 250-350 word blog post that answers the question:
How is the social movement you studied related to the pursuit of human rights? You can focus on how the movement fights for human rights or impedes human rights.
Critical Thinking:
Read: This weekend, read the preamble and declaration of human rights: http://www.un.org/en/universal-declaration-human-rights/. As you read, consider the relevance of its date of publication and the rhetorical situation of the document.
Respond: How does this declaration provides context and a connection to the social movement/hashtag you studied? Write a 250-350 word blog post that answers the question:
How is the social movement you studied related to the pursuit of human rights? You can focus on how the movement fights for human rights or impedes human rights.
Critical Thinking:
- Is fully developed; it’s the equivalent of one notebook page in length (250-350 words)
- It is centered on one important idea and is logically organized into one or two cohesive paragraphs
- Includes evidence from the declaration of Human Rights
- Includes a clear understanding of your chosen movement’s mission and key events if appropriate
- Uses varied sentence structure and a conversational tone to engage the audience
- Contains few errors in spelling, grammar, and conventions
- On time (10:00 pm on Sunday)
Donald Trump created his controversial slogan on Nov.7th 2012. With four words that read "Make America Great Again", Trump was able to win the presidential election. Trump's slogan was seen as "brilliant" to some and racist or very questionable to others. Many wondered what time period Trump is referring to, when he says again? This is possibly why many feel Trump is racist, because many assumed Trump was referring to slavery when he said again. Trump's highly advertised slogan had a impact on individuals throughout the United States. It benefited White males who felt Trump was on their side, and wanted to keep the rich, rich. However, "Make America Great Again" impacted those who felt Barack Obama's ideas that he implemented were on there way to making America "great", and now Trump will tear down everything Obama has created. Furthermore, "Make America Great Again" can be seen as controversial to the ideas implemented in the "Declaration Of Human Rights" published in 1948. For example, written in the Boston Globe and published by Renne Graham, she writes "You can read the white rage in their MAGA hats, Some also sported T-shirts bearing Trump’s slogan. All of them were white teenage boys." This is significant because Trump's slogan is seen as racist because it only attends to wealthy,white,males. In addition, Trump's slogan goes against the Declaration Of Human Right, because as Renne later writes, "Since Trump’s 2016 election, his name has been used to threaten Jews and people of color. According to a hate crime database compiled by ProPublica, more than 150 school bullying incidents through May 2017 included evocations of Trump’s name or his divisive comments. This included white students, after a Florida high school football game, chanting “Donald Trump!” at black students from an opposing school." Finally, Trump's slogan goes against the ideas published in article 2 of the Declaration of Human Rights "Everyone is entitled to all the rights and freedoms set forth in this Declaration, without distinction of any kind, such as race, colour, sex, language, religion, political or other opinion, national or social origin, property, birth or other status."
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ReplyDeleteDonald trumps famous slogan "make America great again" brings together a wide range of ideas under one unifying phrase. these 4 words can be interpreted differently for everyone that reads it. to some it could follow exactly what the believe to be true but for others it could be complete wrong. for an example it might appear to some white men that they had a better condition on life before and they want that back. but to someone else it could being going back to a time where they we oppressed or put down. the is one of the reasons why trump is revered my some and hated by others because depending on the perspective of the person what his is saying could be beneficial or damaging. this in turn goes against the declaration of human rights which declares that "Everyone is entitled to all the rights and freedoms set forth in this Declaration, without distinction of any kind, such as race, color, sex, language, religion, political or other opinion, national or social origin, property, birth or other status. Furthermore, no distinction shall be made on the basis of the political, jurisdictional or international status of the country or territory to which a person belongs, whether it be independent, trust, non-self-governing or under any other limitation of sovereignty." this doesn't give trump the right to damage the rights of a citizen based on and of the thing listed above but "make America great again" can be shown to have different ideas projected by the phrase. another part of the Declaration of human rights that Make America great again violates is "All are equal before the law and are entitled without any discrimination to equal protection of the law. All are entitled to equal protection against any discrimination in violation of this Declaration and against any incitement to such discrimination." this is because the time period most trump supporters invasion when talking abought when American is great is a time period where some people were not considered equal by others and this directly violates this line.
ReplyDeleteIn the Universal Declaration of Human Rights the United Nations lays some very specific and clear ground rules for humans everywhere. There are obvious ones, like “No one shall be held in slavery or servitude; slavery and the slave trade shall be prohibited in all their forms” and then some that are less so, for example “No one may be compelled to belong to an association.” Human rights are generally universally agreed upon, and so are the actions that count as a violation of said rights. When someone feels that their rights have been violated, they will naturally seek justice of some sort. That is what Donald Trump promised America when he advertised his slogan, Make America Great Again, or MAGA for short. He promised people to restore America to a time when it was humanely better for the individual. He’s not referring to a specific time in history, he’s referring to a time in any given person’s life when they had better human rights, and thusly enjoyed life more. His slogan can speak to an individual, making it seem personal and hopeful. Just like human rights, his slogan can be applied to anyone and is meant for everyone.
ReplyDeleteHuman rights promise universal rights for all people in the world, and are meant for everyone to receive the best possible life that they can. This is also what MAGA aims to do, even if it is just to inflate Donald Trump’s campaign and improve his chances of being elected. On the surface it seems to be just that, but it speaks to a very specific demographic of people who have been wronged in some way. By saying make America great again it is implied that America isn’t great now, a feeling that many who have been wronged by society would indeed be feeling. A feeling of being wronged would certainly be in the minds of anyone who’s human rights have been violated. The goals of Human rights and MAGA are the same, even if those behind them are starkly different in ideologies.
In the Universal Declaration of Human Rights the United Nations lays some very specific and clear ground rules for humans everywhere. There are obvious ones, like “No one shall be held in slavery or servitude; slavery and the slave trade shall be prohibited in all their forms” and then some that are less so, for example “No one may be compelled to belong to an association.” Human rights are generally universally agreed upon, and so are the actions that count as a violation of said rights. When someone feels that their rights have been violated, they will naturally seek justice of some sort. That is what Donald Trump promised America when he advertised his slogan, Make America Great Again, or MAGA for short. He promised people to restore America to a time when it was humanely better for the individual. He’s not referring to a specific time in history, he’s referring to a time in any given person’s life when they had better human rights, and thusly enjoyed life more. His slogan can speak to an individual, making it seem personal and hopeful. Just like human rights, his slogan can be applied to anyone and is meant for everyone.
ReplyDeleteHuman rights promise universal rights for all people in the world, and are meant for everyone to receive the best possible life that they can. This is also what MAGA aims to do, even if it is just to inflate Donald Trump’s campaign and improve his chances of being elected. On the surface it seems to be just that, but it speaks to a very specific demographic of people who have been wronged in some way. By saying make America great again it is implied that America isn’t great now, a feeling that many who have been wronged by society would indeed be feeling. A feeling of being wronged would certainly be in the minds of anyone who’s human rights have been violated. The goals of Human rights and MAGA are the same, even if those behind them are starkly different in ideologies.
The #NeverAgain movement was created by the high school students who are advocating for the stricter gun laws after the Douglas high school shooting in 2018. This incident left 17 killed and many with broken heart. The students believe that to prevent these shootings, it is important to enforce laws that can protect them from getting killed by guns. The people who have the risk to put others in danger should not own guns. In the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, the article 3 states “Everyone has the right to life, liberty and security of person” This provides the context for their protest, which is to live with good security in the United States. By using this hashtag, they are spreading their demand through social media.
ReplyDeleteThis movement both impedes and supports human rights. In New York Times article published in 2017, Antonia Okafor advocates for students right to carry concealed weapons on college campuses. She writes, “But for the minute I put my hands around a Ruger LC9 pistol, the gun I regularly carry with me now, I felt more in control. I felt empowered to be holding a tool that could protect me physically.” This illustrates how minority women need guns for self protection. However, the high school students want stricter gun controls.
In 2006, African American community organizer Tarana Burke founded the “Me Too” Movement with the help of Alyssa Milano ( an actress a and activist) who started the # me too trend on twitter. The main purpose of Taran Burke implementing this movement is to prove that sexual harassment is a major issue for many colored communities. But as the # me too became more prevalent in the media many political activists and people started to realize that the victims of sexual harassment weren’t only African Americans but women in general ( actresses and employees and normal people). Many people feel that the purpose of this movement was to promote the voice of women in society and that they should be activists for themselves instead of relying on men due to there silence. While others believed that it was created to illustrate that many industries are corrupted and that men just protect the occupation of other men by accepting each other immoral behavior toward women, Therefore both of these claims summarize that the “me too” movement supports articles 1 and 19 in the declaration of human rights.
ReplyDeleteThe “Me Too” movement strictly supports article 19 of the declaration because it advocates for women to speak up in order to have an opinion on a topic through the media. For example, Lena Dunham a writer and director uses repetition of “ When we stay silent” to acknowledge the fact that women are staying silent in the media because of men not taking action to portray the wrongs first. This has a correlation towards women's rights because there right to express their opinion is being taken away. In the declaration of independence article 19 states “ Everyone has the right to freedom of opinion and expression; this right includes freedom to hold opinions without interference and to seek, receive and impart information and ideas through any media.” This demonstrates that the me-too movement argues for women to have more freedom in the media since men are interfering them from doing so. Therefore this implies that if men aren’t talking to protect themselves, that could mean that if women don’t speak up there will be no change and women would continue to remain victims ( and have no freedom of opinion ). The essence of this argument is to make women realize that in order for them to get freedom in the media they must share their stories in order to call for change and stop getting sexually harassed. Article 1 of the declaration states “ All human beings are born free and equal in dignity and rights. They are endowed with reason and conscience and should act towards one another in a spirit of brotherhood.” The me-too movement also braces article 1 because women aren’t really being respected by men meaning that they don’t have much dignity and freedom if the issue of sexual harassment is just ignored. Men are treating these women as targets and are simply over abusing their power. This movement raises awareness because Tarana Burke wants women to feel more "human" and wants the identity of women to be portrayed the correct way.
To conclude the “ # Me Too” movement supports the ideas in article 1 and 2 in the declaration of human rights and this is proven because perpetrators who draw up these crimes deal with consequences today.
The Universal Declaration of Human Rights connects to the the Make America Great Again hashtag because it relates to human rights as Trump is “Making America Great Again” by impeding these rights, which leads society to protest these rights. For example, Trump created the Muslim ban because he believes that all Muslims are terrorists and Trump wants to build a wall between Mexico and America to keep Mexican immigrants from coming to America. Trump's views on immigration, religion, and women have lead to a lot of uproar in society and violates human rights as a whole. For example, Article 2 of the declarations states, “Everyone is entitled to all the rights and freedoms set forth in this Declaration, without distinction of any kind, such as race, colour, sex, language, religion, political or other opinion, national or social origin, property, birth or other status. Furthermore, no distinction shall be made on the basis of the political, jurisdictional or international status of the country or territory to which a person belongs, whether it be independent, trust, non-self-governing or under any other limitation of sovereignty.” Trump's beliefs on people of Muslim religion and who are Mexican discriminate them entirely by labeling them as a stereotype and does that to keep them out of America, so he can make America great again. The essence of this is that Trump is violating the declaration because he is discriminating against Muslims and Mexican immigrants but says that he is Making America Great Again. So, making America Great Again is to discriminate against people off of stereotypes and opinions?
ReplyDeleteSome people might say that people, even our President Mr. Trump has the right to an opinion. According to the declaration in Article 19 reminds us that, “Everyone has the right to freedom of opinion and expression; this right includes freedom to hold opinions without interference and to seek, receive and impart information and ideas through any media and regardless of frontiers.” While Article opposes Trumps perspective, Article 19 supports him because it suggests that everyone has the right to an opinion. To further complicate this, Trumps opinions are his own right but are they actually right? If Trump is the founder of this slogan then all of his beliefs is embedded in this slogan, in other words discriminating is justified because you have the right to an opinion.
The Universal Human Declaration of rights is an international document of basic human rights. The declaration was asserted on December 10th, 1948, by the United Nations General Assembly in Paris. Surprisingly, many of the issues occuring in our world today are in violation of these human rights. Some basic human rights are specifically violated by the issue of sexual assault. When victims are sexually assaulted, their rights are taken away from them and they are left traumatized for their entire life. Most of the time the women sexually assaulted are silenced, ignored, and not brought to justice. This issue is still an existing problem, was addressed by Alyssa Milano, an actress who has experienced sexual assault in the Hollywood industry. She created a tweet that asked victims of sexual assault to respond with the hashtag, “#metoo”. The #metoo movement is in relation to the declaration of human rights as it portrays how violation of basic rights such as, the human right that no one should be subjected to cruel, degrading treatment or torture, are not acknowledged in acts of sexual assault. Just as Milano argues that women are silenced when sexual assaulted, this right is ignored while women are becoming victims of sexual violence.The Universal Declaration of Human Rights states that every person is entitled to life, liberty, and security of person. The #metoo movement is intended to fight for the human rights of women who are often oppressed. We hope that people continue to exercise the basic human rights on a daily basis, and so that women are no longer silenced by this devastating issue.
ReplyDeleteThe #NeverAgain movement was started after a devastating school shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas high school in Parkland Florida. The teenagers affected by this tragedy used social media to advocate for stricter gun laws and ban on assault weapons. This movement is one that fights for basic human rights. Specifically, the rights of basic safety referenced in the 1948 Universal Declaration of Human Rights. This document provides a list of rights everyone is entitled to, regardless of gender, race or class. The preamble to this document explicitly states that freedom from fear should be a common societal goal; this is exactly what the students of Parkland aim to accomplish through the never again movement. They are pursuing freedom from the constant fear of gun violence. Emma Gonzales, a student at Marjory Stoneman Douglas, explains that the central goal behind this movement is to prevent others from experiencing trauma as a result of gun violence. She states “I have to do something actively to prevent it from happening to somebody else.” The intention behind the never again movement directly connects to article 3 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, which states “everyone has the right to life liberty and security of person.” These students argue that current gun laws aren't allowing them the essential feeling of safety and security. The never again movement advocates for changes that will allow everyone the basic human right of safety, and freedom from fear. Leaders of the movement believe stricter gun laws are the way to achieve their goal.
ReplyDeleteThe #MeToo protest originally started in 2006 on sexual assault of communities of color from Tarana Burke but was brought up again as an online campaign in 2017 on Twitter by Alyssa Milano, where she addresses the topic of sexual harassment. Milano posted a tweet on October 15, 2017 asking for the audience to reply back with a “me too” if they experienced any assault. The hashtag started to gain more attention to the scandal of Harvey Weinstein, where he was accused of sexually harassing multiple women. The #MeToo movement emphasizes the next steps society needs to do in order to show justice for those who were assaulted. Its mission is to make men and women to realize the importance of speaking up their stories and to understand the power and the rights they have for standing up for themselves. This is significant because it spreads more awarenesses on this issue that needs to be addressed, bringing people together. In 1948, the United Nations published the Declaration of Human Rights in which focuses on these rights where it states, “...in the dignity and worth of the human person and in the equal rights of men and women and has determined to promote social progress and better standards of life in larger freedom.” This implies that human rights are to protect people against people with power. In this case, victims of sexual assault are fighting with rights to voice their stories. This connects to #metoo because the movement is raising awareness and empathy by aiming towards society to warn others not to use abuse. The Declaration of Human Rights (Article 19) also says, “Everyone has the right to freedom of opinion and expression; this right includes freedom to hold opinions without interference and to seek, receive and impart information and ideas through any media..” This demonstrates how the #metoo movement is a way to allow people to express their opinions and rights without people stopping and opposing their views. The essence of this argument encourages everyone (victims, witnesses, etc) to aim changes in our culture to stop sexual harassment, reflecting on human rights.
ReplyDeleteIn the Universal Declaration of Human Rights the United Nations it states some basis and important rules, such as equality for the people, “No one shall be subjected to arbitrary arrest, detention or exile.” And “Everyone has the right to life, liberty and security of person.” These rights are commonly used internationally. Yet there are many cases that they will be bent or broken without repercussion. One example of this is police brutality towards people of color. This issue was first noted with the killing of Michael Brown. Without many repercussions from judges, the public decided to take a stand creating the Black Lives Matter Movement. Colored people are often judged and portrayed as less them human, and this becomes a much worse when police brutality becomes involved. It is ignored by many people yet colored people are more at risk of police brutality as statistics show that they are often the victims. In the article “Sacrificing American Lives For The American Dream” it states “black males age 15 to 34 or nine times more likely than other Americans to be killed by police officers last year” (Kendi, 2017) The Universal declaration of human rights talks about how people should be treated equally, police should not kill or arrest on impulse yet here we see that this is untrue. So many more colored people are targeted by police for no reason yet so many Americans are unaware. Took include the black lives matter movement is very important as it’s making Americans more aware of this growing issue, that people of different races do not receive the same rights.
ReplyDeleteIn 1948, the Declaration of Human Rights was adopted by the United Nations. Some may believe that The Declaration of Human Rights protects the rights of all human beings, but it was actually written to protect the laws of men, considering the fact that most articles address the rights as “his” rights. Although in Article 2, “Everyone is entitled to all the rights and freedoms set forth in this Declaration, without distinction of any kind, such as race, colour, sex, language, religion, political or other opinion, national or social origin, property, birth or other status”, this statement has been widely disregarded. Article 2 asserts the notion that despite the many distinguishing factors of a human being, their liberty and rights will not be impeded. However, in the wake of the #MeToo movement, the Declaration of Human Rights has been proven to have been neglected due to the intense sexual discrimination in all environments. Despite the indication of equality in Article 2, most other articles contradict that very statement. For example, Article 12 of the Declaration of Human Rights accords, “No one shall be subjected to arbitrary interference with his privacy, family, home or correspondence, nor to attacks upon his honour and reputation. Everyone has the right to the protection of the law against such interference or attacks”. The Declaration uses the words “his honor”, demonstrating the idea that, quite literally, men will be protected when attacked, however, despite sexual harassment being a form of attack, women may not be protected by law in times of peril or abuse due to fact that they haven’t been specified in the Constitution or the Declaration of Human Rights to deserve protection. The #MeToo movement fights for this very inclusion of women in the justice system. Women who have been sexually harassed deserve justice and the perpetrators must be punished by law. No one should ever have to say MeToo and if they do, they shouldn’t have to fight tooth and nail for justice.
ReplyDeleteIn 2016, Donald Trump decided to trademark a slogan to represent his campaign that would remain for many years to come. This slogan is “Make America Great Again”. This controversial slogan connects to not only Trump’s campaign, but it also has to do with important documents in the past. One of the documents that Trump's slogan is connected to is the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. This document was proclaimed on December 10, 1948 and it has extreme importance as it set out human rights to be universally protected. Donald Trump’s MAGA campaign relates to specific rules this document. Specifically in Article 2, it says, “Everyone is entitled to all the rights and freedoms set forth in this Declaration, without distinction of any kind, such as race, colour, sex, language, religion, political or other opinion, national or social origin, property, birth or other status”. This article is giving everyone all the rights given in the declaration as a whole. This is basically making sure everyone, no matter their differences, has rights canceling the chances of any discrimination towards anyone. Although rules like these are still followed today, Donald Trump continues to make the argument that America has only gotten worse and needs to be improved. However before this rule, many groups of people were not given rights due to things like their race, status, etc. Donald Trump causes people to make the assumption that he refers to these times as when America was great before. He does this every time he says he wants to make America great again. This allows people to assume he feels that some groups of people should not have rights due to their differences. Another rule from the declaration that is still followed today is article 4. This article states, “No one shall be held in slavery or servitude; slavery and the slave trade shall be prohibited in all their forms”. This article is essentially abolishing slavery. As Trump continues to reference America as if it’s gotten worse, he only makes people believe he thinks times before this declaration, specifically times with slavery, were better. Overall Donald Trump’s MAGA campaign suggests that he disagrees with the rules in this document as he continues to say that America has only became worse over time.
ReplyDeleteThe Declaration of Human Rights, adopted by the United Nations in 1948 states the basic rights and fundamental freedoms to which all human beings are entitled. The MeToo movement, reflects the ideas of gender equality, universal respect and the right to freedom of expression presented within this document. However, rather than impede them, the #MeToo movement fights for the rights of women that continuously lack in several workplaces around the world.
ReplyDeleteThe Preamble of the Declaration states, “the equal rights of men and women and have determined to promote social progress and better standards of life in larger freedom.” This addition to the Preamble implies that in order to create a fair and progressive environment, men and women must live by the same rights. These rights however, failed to present themselves when men like Clarence Thomas, an associate justice of the Supreme Court sexually harassed Anita Hill, an African American attorney in 1991 and when female victims of Harvey Weinstein, a famous Hollywood director, began making allegations against him in 2017. Both of these cases come together to remind us, that during the span of 26 years, men have failed to treat women with respect. A right that should have been applied to them as granted by the Declaration but was ignored, resulting in the need for a movement like MeToo.
Article 19 of the Declaration adds on to this idea when it states that “Everyone has the right to freedom of opinion and expression; this right includes freedom to hold opinions without interference and to seek, receive and impart information and ideas through any media.” This right was used by several female sexual assault victims when men would not hear them during the initial act of aggression. Alyssa Milano, the creator of #MeToo, as well many other female actresses used the #MeToo movement to share their own stories and raise awareness about the severity of the issue. Through the power of social media, many women were using their right of freedom of expression to urge men to do the same and speak up against sexual harassment. Therefore revealing that in order to create the kind of environment described by the Declaration of Human Rights, men must promote gender equality rather than degrade it through sexual harassment.
Current president Donald J. Trump registered for the trademark of his well-known slogan Make America Great Again, also known as #MAGA in November of 2012. Trump aimed to create the best of America with the use of his slogan that was being discussed by millions of Americans and all around the world. On the one hand, many argued that Trump wasn’t a great fit for a presidency, as he essentially just wanted to get rid of certain minorities. On the other hand, many believe his concepts are in fact “brilliant” and will construct an ideal America, one that was never created before. However, I believe that Trump has ultimately failed to follow certain aspects of the “Declaration of Human Rights” by Thomas Jefferson.
ReplyDeleteOne certain article of the declaration that Trump doesn’t follow is article 2. Article 2 magnifies, “Everyone is entitled to all the rights and freedoms set forth in this Declaration, without distinction of any kind, such as race, color, sex, language, religion, political or other opinion, national or social origin, property, birth or other status. Furthermore, no distinction shall be made on the basis of the political, jurisdictional or international status of the country or territory, to which a person belongs” (Jefferson, 1776). In other words, no one should be deemed to follow any particular rules other than those that the declaration underlines. Even if one is of a variety of race, language, religion, etc., they shouldn’t be forced to apply any other rules to their lifestyle. Nevertheless, Trump does violate these principles as he has attempted to build a wall against Mexico to keep out illegal immigrants as well as attempted to implement a Muslim ban for 3 months in the US. This goes to magnify that Trump has essentially been unsuccessful in including everyone in the US.
Along with the lack of following article 2 of the declaration, Trump has also fell short of following article 5 of the declaration, which maintains, “No one shall be subjected to torture or to cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment” (Jefferson, 1776). Specifically, one should not be given any harsh punishment if they do not deserve it. Though, Trump has disregarded this major point as he has administrated tents camps in Texas to treat the children of illegal immigrants poorly by keeping them away from their parents and abusing them. Furthermore, Trump has used #MAGA in an unsuccessful manner as he hasn’t followed several aspects of the Declaration of Human Rights such as articles 2 and 5.
February 26, 2012 marks the death of Trayvon Martin, an unarmed African American teenager, killed by George Zimmerman in Sanford Florida. This murder of an innocent unarmed African American man is one of many that has created the Black Lives Matter movement. The BLM movement advocates for African American rights in the United and argues that minorities are largely under attack by the government and the police department.
ReplyDeleteArticle 5 of the U.N human rights document states that "No one shall be subjected to torture or to cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment." This is one example of a right that hasn't been followed by the U.S police department in regards to the lives of African Americans and minorities across the United States. There are many cases of minorities that have been treated cruelly by the U.S police department. From Tamir Rice, Michael Brown, and Eric Garner, these are all cases of cruel and unusual punishment from the U.S police department.
Article 6 of the U.N Human Rights document states that "All are equal before the law and are entitled without any discrimination to equal protection of the law. All are entitled to equal protection against any discrimination in violation of this Declaration and against any incitement to such discrimination." This is a direct example of what the BLM movement is fighting for in the United States. The Black Lives Matter movement believes that the U.S police department takes an unjust bias against minorities in terms of law enforcement, this is shown by mass incarceration of minorities throughout U.S history.
The #NeverAgain movement began after a shooting at the Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School killed 17 students in 2018. Students affected by the shooting went to social media to advocate for more gun control in America. Since then, more shootings have occurred and more teenagers are speaking out about the issue. Advocates of the movement are essentially fighting for their right to be safe in their own country. This message connects to the Universal Declaration of Human Rights published in 1948. According to Article 3, “Everyone has the right to life, liberty and security of person.” (United Nations). This signifies that everyone (regardless of gender, race, sex, religion, and political opinion) is entitled to the rights of life, liberty, and security. This relates to the #NeverAgain movement because the advocators believe that laws should be changed so that they can feel free from threat or dangers. A leader of the #NeverAgain movement, Cameron Kasky stated that “...the important thing here wasn’t talking about gore, it was talking about change.” (Witt). This implies that the most essential part of the movement is fighting for change and that's what they hope to do through social media. Another student that advocates for this is Emma Gonzalez. In her speech, she stated that “The thing that had no right to cause me grief, the thing that had no right to happen in the first place, I have to do something actively to prevent it from happening to somebody else.” (Witt). Through this statement, Gonzalez depicts her personal experience of grief and trauma that was caused from the Parkland shooting. She exemplifies that her main goal in this movement is to help stop another shooting from happening so that no one else will feel insecure. Kasky’s and Gonzalez’s messages correspond the Declaration of Human Rights because the #NeverAgain movement fights for the right of security.
ReplyDeleteIn 2013, the #BlackLivesMatter movement was established by Alicia Garza, Patrisse Cullors, and Opal Tometi, as a response to the acquittal of Trayvon Martin’s murderer, George Zimmerman. This movement was an affirmation of Black folks’ humanity, our contributions to this society, and our resilience in the face of deadly oppression. The purpose of the protests were to try to stop police brutality towards mainly black people and to argue that black people should not continue to face oppression. This is significant because it draws people’s attention to issues surrounding them in society and urges them to find a way to help resolve these issues and reduce the number of black deaths resulting from those issues. According to the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR), which was adopted in 1948 by the United Nations, it declared fundamental human rights to be universally protected. This document connects to the #BlackLivesMatter movement because both supports the idea that no ethnic group should feel disadvantaged or treated differently from others. This connection is presented in Article 15 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights where it states, “No one shall be arbitrarily deprived of his nationality nor denied the right to change his nationality” (U.N. General Assembly, 1948). This suggests that the lives of every nationality matters and that no ethnic group should be targeted. So, in other words, this also suggests that the BLM movement was meant to help black folks feel less “arbitrarily deprived”. To build on this connection, in Article 19 of the UDHR, it states, “Everyone has the right to freedom of opinion and expression; this right includes freedom to hold opinions without interference and to seek, receive and impart information and ideas through any media and regardless of frontiers” (U.N. General Assembly, 1948). This demonstrates that this right supports the protests and hashtags on social media for the BLM movement since it encourages people to argue for what they believe in, which also means that people should engage into activities that would resolve issues in society.
ReplyDeleteThe United States was created to ensure that every U.S citizen had the same freedoms and rights as one another. No one was to be put above another, under any circumstances. The #MeToo movement was a response to these human rights that simply showed that women were not receiving the same respect as men in society, however the abuse of power that men had was shown through sexual harassment. The #MeToo movement fights for the rights that women should be treated equal in society, especially when it comes to opportunity. The preamble states, "Whereas disregard and contempt for human rights have resulted in barbarous acts which have outraged the conscience of mankind, and the advent of a world in which human beings shall enjoy freedom of speech and belief and freedom from fear and want has been proclaimed as the highest aspiration of the common people". This implies that everyone in society is entitled to their own rights, which is the same for everyone. Women, along with men are allowed to speak their minds for whatever they wanted to talk about. If men are silencing women, this is a violation of this right. Women are constantly portrayed as if they lack power, it is not that they lack power, it is the fact that they are silenced from the cruel men that abuse them. The preamble also states that the work environment is to be the same for both men and women, yet it isn't. Lena Dunham, an actress, portrayed her thoughts on the situation of the #MeToo movement. She states what a utopian society would be for women in the entertainment industry. She claims that women would think about being payed the same as men, where they would not be abused for being a different gender. They want to have the same opportunities as men, where they share power, they do not want a dictatorship in their workplace. Through this example, it is clear that women are not experiencing the same freedoms as men, which needs to change.
ReplyDeleteThe declaration of human rights was proclaimed by the United Nations in 1948 to vocalize the rights and individual freedoms of the people. This document is intended to withhold peace and equality within society. Yet inequality and abuse of power have not been prevented by this document. The me too movement is merely one example of abuse of power that has been overlooked not by the public but by the justice system. Gender roles have never been equal and the consistency of males being placed at higher positions of power has become the norm. The exact fundamentals of the declaration of human rights is to establish equality in article ten it clearly states “Everyone is entitled in full equality to a fair and public hearing by an independent and impartial tribunal, in determination of his rights and obligations and of any criminal charge against him.”(United Nations,1948) various sexual harassment cases have contradicted this statement entirely because despite the women’s testimony they are not given a fair trial due to male supremacy.
ReplyDeleteThe me too movement has been a trigger warning for the lack of basic human rights within a court room. Jessica Bennett released a New York Times publication focusing on the various moments sexual harassment has been brought to attention and disregarded by the law. In 1991 Anita Hill had her testimony televised about Supreme Court candidate Clarence Thomas’s behavior. Even though Hill acknowledged and spoke out about the situation between her and Thomas. Jessica Bennett clarified that “Still, Mr.Thomas was confirmed to the Supreme Court, whole Ms.Hill went quietly back to being a law professor in Oklahoma”(Bennett,2017) Ignorance and inequality have been the basis of societal issues that are happening. The moral of the declaration of human rights is to offer freedom and equality yet gender roles have never reached an equivalent. Mr.Thomas is only one example of sexual abuse being condoned because of social construct which is the root of the problem behind this movement. People who feed into the use of prestige only prolong the violation of human rights.
February 26, 2012 , a young unarmed black male named Trayvon Martin was murdered by the authorities. This murder such as plenty others in society today , has sparked a movement called Black Lives Matter. This movement today is to raise awareness for the killings of these young men. Black Lives Matter advocates how police brutality is a major issue within the black community today , as well as trying to gain justice for the young black men who has passed due to police brutality.
ReplyDeleteArticle 3 of the United Nations human rights documents states that , “ Everyone has the right to life, liberty and security of person.” Reading this and comparing it to the Black lives matter movement is extremely depressing due to the fact that , these young black men are stripped of their right to life. This part of the human rights document was completely ignored by the authorities who had murdered these young black men in society. These men were stripped from life , they could never tell their families they love them because the police department deprived them of doing so by killing them .
Article 11 of the United Nations Declaration of Human Rights says , “Everyone charged with a penal offence has the right to be presumed innocent until proven guilty according to law in a public trial at which he has had all the guarantees necessary for defense.” This part of the Declaration of Human Rights had stood out to me because it says everyone has the right to be presumed innocent until proven guilty , in this case the senseless killings of the young black men in society are mostly caught on tape. The evidence of the killings are viewed by millions of Americans , but still the perpetrator of those killings are always let of the hook , or a slap on the wrist for them. This is why the Declaration of Human Rights is completely not true and the young black males in society who had their lives taken away should be able to receive justice .
The Universal Declaration of Human Rights was created in Paris in December of 1948. It’s purpose was to set ground rules for the way all humans should be treated, equally and respectively. It was translated into over 500 different languages so that each nation would follow it. The #MeToo movement is about the mistreatment of women due to sexual harassment from men. A document, such as the UDHR, would make behavior from men like this illegal, but somehow men are able to get away with it everyday. Article 2 states, “Everyone is entitled to all the rights and freedoms set forth in this Declaration, without distinction of any kind, such as race, colour, sex, language, religion, political or other opinion, national or social origin, property, birth or other status” (Article 2, UDHR). Here, it mentions that “sex” will not alter rights that people receive. The epidemic of sexual harassment has been present throughout history and is still apparent today despite the existence of the UDHR. Also, considering article 5 which reads, “No one shall be subjected to torture or to cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment”(Article 5, UDHR). This relates to the #MeToo movement because some of the women who have spoken up about their experiences have been victims of rape. There is no debate that rape is not a form of torture and is completely immoral. According to the UDHR, no human should be subjected to “degrading treatment,” but rape occurs all over the world everyday. You would think that a document stating the rights of humans, translated into 500, would be followed, but due to the #MeToo movement, it is clearly not. Women of all cultures deserve to be treated with respect and should never have to be degraded by the other gender. If the idea of equality between genders existed in 1948, it should still exist today.
ReplyDeleteThe Declaration of Human Rights was adopted in 1948 by the United Nations General Assembly set guidelines for the treatment of people. It states “Everyone is entitled to all the rights and freedoms set forth in this Declaration, without distinction of any kind, such as race, colour, sex, language, religion, political or other opinion, national or social origin, property, birth or other status.” and these rights have been pushed in recent events. In the article titled “Sacrificing Black Lives for the American Lie” by Ibram Kendi, it states “American who deeply fear black bodies, who think their fear are sensible, can empathize when cops like Officer Yanez testify that they feared for their lives. To diagnose police officers’ lethal fears as racist, juries and prosecutors would also have to diagnose their own fears of black bodies as racist.” This quote demonstrates the racial tensions in society that is prohibiting the application of the second article of The Declaration of Human Rights. The fact that race is overcoming the achievement of justice doesn’t follow the Declaration. When race becomes an overarching issue regarding justice means that this document can’t be upheld in America.
ReplyDeleteThe Universal Declaration of Human Rights, written by the United Nations in 1948, is a list of universal rights all people should have. Being that World War II had only ended a few years before, the destruction and conflict most likely pressured the UN to establish certain universal rights and protections. Many of these rights included race, and how rights are not bound by race. These rights were fought for during the Civil Rights movement in the years following this Universal Declaration. Today, some would argue that some these rights are not being upheld within the United States. The Black Lives Matter movement has highlighted this idea that certain rights are often times withheld specifically from black people. An example of this is from Article 7, stating “All are equal before the law and are entitled without any discrimination to equal protection of the law. All are entitled to equal protection against any discrimination in violation of this Declaration and against any incitement to such discrimination.” (UN). The Black Lives Matter claims that whether or not justice is served is sometimes swayed by race. It is extremely rare that a police officer is convicted after killing an unarmed black person, and black lives matter points to this as evidence of the inconsistency of justice within the black community. Based off of the countless cases of police officers getting away with wrongfully killing a black person, it is clear that not all are equal before the law in the United States. This is an issue that has to be fixed as it a violation of universal human rights.
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