Welp,
I don't really know who I am. I've been trying to figure that out for 23 years now and I still don't fully know. I've mentioned this before but I am somewhat looking forward to writing this paper because of the things that I may find out about myself.
For now, I'll just respond to the prompts for the identity paper.
How do my values and backgrounds affect the way I perceive others? Well, they affect them in many ways. For example. I hate country music. When I meet someone that loves country music, I have the tendency to mess with them. I don't do this on purpose and I'm not making fun of that individual however it does trigger some sort of instant response. This will definitely be something to watch for when I'm conducting research because these triggers can cause a blur in reality and activate stereotypes and all kinds of weird shit that the brain naturally does. I really do want to be as objective as possible in order to get solid information.
The person I appear to be? Well, if I had to look at myself the following might cross my mind; Punk, cool, tattoos? He must do drugs? Although once I open my mouth, I usually counter some of the negative stereotypes typically correlated with tattoos and such. I try to speak as intelligent as I can (when the occasion calls for it). Even though we are constantly judging others, I really hate being judged myself. Partially because I'm sensitive but mainly because stereotypes are untrue and not fair.
Sunday, February 12, 2012
Tuesday, February 7, 2012
Tattooze
For this assignment, I chose tattoo C. Why? Well, this guy is just a badass.
Assumptions or perceptions? Hmm... Well, my guess would be as follows:
Caucasian, 32 years old and 250 lbs. His tattoos are obviously referencing some sort of superheroes. I don't know anything about Marvel or any of that jazz buttttttt it looks like the tattoo is showing a fight of good vs. evil? This is my best guess because of the separation by the building. I think this guy (or maybe girl?) might be a comic book reader. To be completely honest, in my personal opinion, I don't think this tattoo has any extreme significant meaning other than this dude loves superheros. Some other guesses are; He's creative, works at a used comic book store, loves his dog and his mom.
I don't know why I think these things but these are all definitely thoughts that are currently crossing my mind.
Assumptions or perceptions? Hmm... Well, my guess would be as follows:
Caucasian, 32 years old and 250 lbs. His tattoos are obviously referencing some sort of superheroes. I don't know anything about Marvel or any of that jazz buttttttt it looks like the tattoo is showing a fight of good vs. evil? This is my best guess because of the separation by the building. I think this guy (or maybe girl?) might be a comic book reader. To be completely honest, in my personal opinion, I don't think this tattoo has any extreme significant meaning other than this dude loves superheros. Some other guesses are; He's creative, works at a used comic book store, loves his dog and his mom.
I don't know why I think these things but these are all definitely thoughts that are currently crossing my mind.
Sunday, February 5, 2012
Identity
Preparing for this ethnography requires much more than I expected. In order to begin to even process and understand some of the work, it requires a lot of you. Identity seems to play a huge role in an ethnography. I'm really looking forward to what I will find out about myself as I continue through the semester.
Over the years, I have become less concerned with what others think of me. Of course, I shower daily and wear clothes to my destinations however I don't care as much as I did in high school, for example. It's probable that this means I'm getting older and have other priorities. I think tattoos are very inviting. Maybe I see myself as a "confusing" person or maybe "mysterious". I don't really fit any stereotype, or I don't think I do at least. I have always appreciated art and creativity and I think tattoos are a great way of expressing inner feelings without having to open up too much. If another person is curious enough to ask about them, (unless I'm in a bad mood), I will typically, happily, discuss the meaning behind some of them.
When observing others and getting to know people, I honestly try not to make generalizations or stereotypes because I can be a sensitive person myself and certainly never want to be judged by the way that I look. Hopefully I can continue to be as objective and honest in my research and in return get some honest and explorative information from my research.
Hope this post makes sense. I'm exhausted and it's been a very long week.
Over the years, I have become less concerned with what others think of me. Of course, I shower daily and wear clothes to my destinations however I don't care as much as I did in high school, for example. It's probable that this means I'm getting older and have other priorities. I think tattoos are very inviting. Maybe I see myself as a "confusing" person or maybe "mysterious". I don't really fit any stereotype, or I don't think I do at least. I have always appreciated art and creativity and I think tattoos are a great way of expressing inner feelings without having to open up too much. If another person is curious enough to ask about them, (unless I'm in a bad mood), I will typically, happily, discuss the meaning behind some of them.
When observing others and getting to know people, I honestly try not to make generalizations or stereotypes because I can be a sensitive person myself and certainly never want to be judged by the way that I look. Hopefully I can continue to be as objective and honest in my research and in return get some honest and explorative information from my research.
Hope this post makes sense. I'm exhausted and it's been a very long week.
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