{"id":12040,"date":"2025-12-09T20:46:19","date_gmt":"2025-12-10T01:46:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/openlab.bmcc.cuny.edu\/pol-100-0502-fall-2025-introduction-to-american-government\/?p=12040"},"modified":"2025-12-09T20:48:16","modified_gmt":"2025-12-10T01:48:16","slug":"discussion-board-14","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/openlab.bmcc.cuny.edu\/pol-100-0502-fall-2025-introduction-to-american-government\/2025\/12\/09\/discussion-board-14\/","title":{"rendered":"Discussion Board 14"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>1. What\u2019s the connection between \u201cwhiteness\u201d and racism, based on Gilmore\u2019s idea?<\/strong><br>When Gilmore talks about whiteness disappearing from the story, she\u2019s pointing out how racism is built into the way power works in society. \u201cWhiteness\u201d isn\u2019t just about skin color. It\u2019s a social category that has been tied to privilege, authority, and being seen as the \u201cdefault\u201d group. Because of that, systems like the economy, the law, and even daily life end up favoring people who fit into that category. So the connection between whiteness and racism is that whiteness has been used historically to justify unequal treatment and to keep certain groups on top. Racism grows out of that system because people who aren\u2019t seen as white get treated differently, usually with fewer opportunities and more punishment or suspicion.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>2. How does Gilmore say the prison system creates new \u201ccriminals\u201d? Do you agree?<\/strong><br>Gilmore argues that the criminal justice system doesn\u2019t just respond to crime; it actually helps produce the idea of who counts as a \u201ccriminal.\u201d She says this happens because once someone goes to prison, they get labeled as a criminal forever. That label affects how society sees them, how employers treat them, and what opportunities they lose. When people get out, they face so many barriers that it\u2019s easier for them to get pushed back into the system. So the prison system keeps reproducing the same category of people it claims to control.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I think she has a point. If someone can\u2019t get a job, can\u2019t vote, can\u2019t get housing, and is constantly watched, it\u2019s almost like the system is setting them up to fail. It makes sense that the label sticks and that people struggle to escape it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>3. What does Gilmore mean by \u201cliberation struggle\u201d?<\/strong><br>When Gilmore talks about liberation struggle at the end of the video, she\u2019s talking about working toward a world where people actually have the conditions they need to live full, safe, and free lives. It\u2019s not just about ending prisons, but about addressing the deeper problems like inequality, lack of resources, and racism. Liberation struggle means fighting for systems that support people instead of harming them. It\u2019s about building community power, pushing for real changes, and imagining a future where we solve problems in ways that don\u2019t rely on punishment or violence.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>1. What\u2019s the connection between \u201cwhiteness\u201d and racism, based on Gilmore\u2019s idea?When Gilmore talks about whiteness disappearing from the story, she\u2019s pointing out how racism is built into the way power works in society. \u201cWhiteness\u201d isn\u2019t just about skin color. 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