intense video.

While watching the video about ethnic notations today, I was hit with some strong images and cartoons that depicted several ignorant stereotypes about African Americans, that I was unaware of. I had no idea that there were actual names that depicted different types of black people such as "sambos", "zip coons", and "brutes". This was surprising to me because I was just blind to the fact that cartoons about black people had been circulated even with derogatory terms which were used as a reference to blacks (such as the "n" word), on innocent products such as greeting cards and books for toddlers. The most shocking part of the video was when the stereotype of the "pickaninny" was discussed. These were black babies who were drawn in a jungle-type environment, and would be depicted as the snack for another animal such as an alligator on postcards. I was appalled to see that even innocent children were victims of being somewhat publicly humiliated in such an inappropriate way. It really makes me question how the society was almost completely void of protecting the most innocent of all its citizens--> children. I mean babies...really?? That's absolutely horrifying and not entertaining or funny in the slightest. I have to say that it really did leave a lasting impression on me because of how people saw blacks as animals, not even humans, and to target their ridiculous opinions upon such undeserving kids within the race, and how they couldn't even be spared from the ignorant ridicule.