Ceyde Santiago
Essay Option 3
Cultures and Diversities

The “American Skinheads” film sort of discussed me. I feel the American race is based on German, English, Polish and many other nationalities; to say the white is right, there is now exact nationality for white. “Inside the New Black Panthers” film I was disturbing as well. For African American people to march around saying “black power” and making people aware of them and how they feel about white people is wrong. The first people on American soil were not white people and they were not black people. It is wrong for anybody to state “we were here first”, when in reality it was the Native Americans. The reason they are called “native Americans” is because they are the natives, meaning originating from America.
Both films are completely racist and believe that they are right in believing on what they believe; Black Panthers: Black Power, Skinheads: White Power. When in reality, they are both wrong. Everyone deserves to be equal in the American, it’s our right, and if you don’t like it then become a hermit so you will not have to deal with it.
The Black Panthers want Africans to take over the white race, as if to make war with them. The Skinheads hate anyone who is not white; believe the saying “if you’re not white you’re not right”.
I believe the old school Black Panthers had a bigger impact on U.S. society more than anything. They were more about getting their rights, more than taking over the white race. The, then, Black Panthers were more diverse as well; wanting to take the governments rules and alter them to make them more