DTC 475 Blog Number Ten

 In the book Bootstraps: From an American Academic of Color Victor Villanueva, he uses the term racelessness. This term, I find very important because I think the significance of in which the term is used. This term to me refers more in the sense of a biological stand point not from a cultural stand point; or at least it should be used in that way. Racelessness should reflect more on the merging of the multi ethnicity of biological features in a person where they should not be obligated by any society to act upon their expectations; to have no choice in what we want as individuals for ourselves is frankly 19th century. People’s thoughts and opinions and rhetorical choices in how one acts, or the choice in what outfit they are wearing is nothing but a product of what the individual chooses to accept as part of who they are. For example, Yes, society is the first to look down on someone who chooses to “Act” too white if you are black and “Act”  too black if you are white. What exactly does this mean? To “Act”… aren’t they nothing but stereotypes to begin with?  depending of your biological traits you  are expected to “Act” a certain way on someone else’s expectations, no matter what; so I say to those who get criticized for speaking, acting, or dressing a “different way”, go on and be who you want to be with no limitations! . So I challenge the use of this term!