Monday, January 31, 2011

Reading Response #1

Prop 8 Hurt My Family
In this text, it is talking about how Proposition 8 caused physical and emotional harm to the LGBTI individuals. Studies have shown that those who live in states that have passed marriage amendments experienced increased psychological stress, verbal abuse, and homophobia. However, it is not only these certain individuals that were harmed. Their immediate families were also affected because they are associated with that individual. I feel that this is an issue that should be resolved by the people and not the government. In this text, it illustrated about the harm and abuse to the LGBTI individuals, but not the affect to the straight individuals. Therefore, I believe that this text is one-sided. It makes us feel more passionate and emotional towards these individuals, but how did Proposition 8 affect the straight people? How did it affect their families? Also, I feel that this shows the disrespect people have towards others in America. The phrase, "Treat others as you wished to be treated," is the golden rule that these people do not follow. The majority of Americans may stay quiet and never say anything, but there will always be those who oppose certain decisions and speak out, in a disrespectful manner. I believe that there should not be a Proposition 8 in California because it should be the peoples' decision. However, I believe that religion is the main reason as to why some people accept Proposition 8. In my religion, to be a LGBTI individual is considered a mental illness and is shunned upon. Same sex marriage should be decided by the people. 

Wednesday, January 19, 2011

Who I am!

Hello, my name is Thai Nguyen. You may be wondering why my URL is "www.TheAverageAsian.blogspot.com." Well the truth is that I truly am an average Asian. (Stereotype-wise) My academic grades are usually always A's because I am expected from my parents to make straight A's. Otherwise, they will yell at me for weeks about my lousy B in English class. To most people, a B is great, but to my parents, it's unacceptable. Also, as to the typical stereotypes about Asians and math, I do enjoy and do well in math classes. Next, Asian males are typically short in height. For instance, I am only a mere 5 foot 2 inches. Another aspect as to why I am an average Asian is because my first and last name is not American. It is a typical Asian name. I speak Vietnamese at home and English everywhere else. Usually while I am in class, I do not talk much because I know that listening and paying attention to what the professor has to teach is essential to succeeding in the class. I enjoy playing tennis and badminton on my free time. I am majoring in Computer Science at Georgia State University. I chose this major because I enjoy working with computers. Either it's dealing with building a computer or programming a computer, I enjoy it and I believe that I chose the right major. Despite the fact that computer science deals with a lot of math and binary numbers (zeros and ones), it is something I hope to do for my future career.  To sum everything up, I am a laid-back Asian who focuses in school, and not so much on my social life. Therefore, you can see that I am a typical average Asian.