Kenton Skiba,
Flagstaff, AZ
There is a stereotype put with being a straight white man that we are all racist. For the most part, I do believe it is true. I grew up in a small town with a white majority and a lot of those people really proved this stereotype. They made almost everything racist and it was hard to be around them. Because of this, I can understand the stereotype that is put onto white people. However, a stereotype does not and should not speak for everyone that it could apply to. Straight out of high school I joined the Army. There was so much diversity in the Army and because of that, I did not see much racism there. Everyone seemed to get along better and rather than hate on someone just because of their race, they all worked to get stuff done. That was the place that I felt more comfortable being in. I know there are a lot of people that are good people and aren’t terrible and that’s where I am most comfortable.
SOC215 at Northern Arizona University
