Borders

This week in class we discussed the theme of borders. To begin our theme we read a passage from Gloria Anzaldua’s Borderlands/La Frontera. In this passage Anzaldua speaks on the border between The Unites States and Mexico. She goes in to depth about the inhabitants of the area speaking on how those who live on the border neither belong to one culture or the other. They are a mix, a hybrid that is perceived as not "normal" by those further from the border on either side. We went on in class to discuss the fact that there are more borders than just the one's draw on maps between countries, states and cities. There are also borders between different social classes, different genders, different ethnicity, different sexual orientations and many more. One of the borders I though about was the border between different types of religion. Personally as a Muslim I have known that many people in the U.S. do not like the Islamic religion. Research shows that "More than 4 in 10 Americans (43%) admit to feeling at least "a little" prejudice toward Muslims" Another part of borders is that they cause a psychological affect among people. When a border is established it causes people on either side of them to look at and feel towards each other differently simply because, "I am HERE and they're THERE"
Think about it, borders do more than just determine where one country end and another begins.


http://www.gallup.com/poll/125312/religious-prejudice-stronger-against-muslims.aspx