Class Video: "This Is Who We Are"

 Video link: This Is Who We Are


First of all, I want to comment on the actual composition of the video itself. I think that the special affects with all the lightbulbs and lighting and background and everything were just absolutely beautiful and really helped to draw the viewer in. I was blown away by how powerful Prince Ea's voice was and I truly think I could listen to him all day. Additionally, the background music gave the video so much more emotion, I got literal shivers while watching it. I think that all of these things together really helped to bring everything together and to get the message across.

Comparing human beings to lightbulbs would not have been my first idea but the way that Prince Ea went about it in his video made perfect sense. I really love the way he used lightbulbs to represent people in the sense that we all look different and have obvious outward aspects (ex. race, gender expression, body type, etc.) but on the inside we all have a certain energy that gives us life and worth, something that we need to look past our outside characteristics to see.

That being said, there's a common argument called the "colorblind theory" in which people say we should completely disregard race or that we "shouldn't see color." While this at first sounds ideal, it can actually do more harm than good. This is because by completely ignoring someone's race, you're also choosing to remain ignorant toward the hardships they go through because of their race. I think that Prince Ea's lightbulb comparison can actually support the idea that we should embrace both our inside and outside qualities. It shows that we should acknowledge our differences in our lightbulbs' colors and shapes and how they affect us while also looking deep into the currents and energy within.

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