Blog Post 7 (02/27/22)

Hello,

Before this week I had a similar understanding for the prison systems. I have had the ability in other classes to learn about the system as well. I have watched similar videos for the understanding as well as engaged in the prison system from a designer point of view. I know that is different from this weeks concepts but it was very helpful as I know the prison system and design is very counterproductive to the space, mental health, physical health, and more. This helped shaped my understanding of the prison system in a way that I view the prison system as broken.

Taking a step farther this week I was able to learn about the term "qualified immunity" with in the first listed podcast called "An Immune System" by Codeswitch. This was very interesting as I have already come across the article and TedTalk by Kimberlé Crenshaw explaining  her term "intersectionality" in past classes. Rewatching and learning on the topic is a reassurance that it is a very important topic. But to my surprise I was not aware of qualified immunity. As they stated in the podcast on Codeswitch, "people who are public officials can only be held account in civil court if violate rights clearly established have happened before." This was shocking to me as a law but made complete sense to me as a citizen watching all cases fail in courts and nation wide. I now see how difficult it is and how easy the officials are getting away with it when stories must exactly line up to be tried. Another extremely shocking point was that this law is referred to as the KKK act of 1871 to most people. To people just like me this law was a common misconception. 

Taking this a step farther Kimberlé Crenshaws TedTalk was even more powerful than I remembered. This might because I know understand qualified immunity. Crenshaw went into depth about intersectionality with the crossover of black and women. Women struggle, blacks struggle, but when you combine the two at an intersection so many accounts of black women are pushed away. She explains that the framing matter to see a social matter impact but many times the media will not cover such topics. This is how "saw her name" began and many more. As possible solutions the streets are full on protests and the women are standing up for each other. Unfortunately it is still an issue and will more than likely continue to be one. This is our sad truth. 


Reference List:

Atkins, N.D. (2021). HDFS 280: Defining Family & Diversity [Lecture notes Week 5]. Retrieved from                       http://mycourses.purdue.edu

Demby, G. (2020, July 8). An immune system. NPR. Retrieved February 23, 2022, from https://www.npr.org/2020/06/12/876212065/an-immune-system

Sensoy, & DiAngelo, R. J. (2017). Is everyone really equal? : an introduction to key concepts in social         justice education (Second edition.). Teachers College Press.

Steinmetz, K. (2020, February 20). Kimberlé Crenshaw on what intersectionality means today. Time. Retrieved February 23, 2022, from https://time.com/5786710/kimberle-crenshaw-intersectionality/?fbclid=IwAR0IGNlVhGdbLbQ8rgXtKGnEPdTxTsx1_nMK_9iicqy_U0ybaRP_L3Bp8z0

TEDtalksDirector. (2016, December 7). The urgency of Intersectionality | Kimberlé Crenshaw. YouTube. Retrieved February 23, 2022, from https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=akOe5-UsQ2o

   

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