SNL has 28 Reasons and Slavery is All Of Them!

SNL did this very funny and unique sketch called "28 reasons" awhile ago, and its stuck in my head. Though it is a funny sketch, there is a lot more to it. This sketch brings up a interesting topic of how we should treat somewhat sensitive history.

The actors start off by talking about historical figures in history and then begin to list the reasons "Why you should give a black guy a hug" or basically why people should feel sympathetic toward Black people. An 2-28 are slavery, which is very terrible and very unexpected make it hysterical. But The thing I found interesting was when they start talking about slavery all the white people in the room become very awkward.

This awkwardness when talking about race is very important issue, especially when talking about it in class. When we talk about race, there is always this apologetic and cautious tone all white people have to have. Though in our very recent past, white people have treated other races very poorly, through many constructions like slavery, society is trying to improve. Though we could try harder and have a much farther way to go, we can can find ways to improve through our history. So there is a problem that not everyone can talk about our past. Because, event hough history is ruff, we can find ways to learn from our previous mistakes.