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Emotion Tino Lopez
Emotions play a massive role when talking about internalization. People tend to overlook the emotional connection and don't really understand what it is like to be in that person’s spot. Many times when learning about internalization people overlook the true meaning about what is being told to them. For example, many people that internalize their problems such as slavery. People tend to be afraid to speak up for themselves and just want to be able to survive the day. This statement will just be read over and not be fully understood. This is because many people do not know what it is like to live a life like that. Imagine if it were you, you were being dehumanized and there wasn't anyone that truly cared about you. My experience of seeing the slave ship with people living in boxes was terrifying. I could not get past the fact that people were willing to dehumanize others because of their differences. This is important for the comparison of slavery and hazing because it provokes similar emotions for me. It provokes the feeling of fear. Imagine if you were put onto a ship for weeks, maybe months, and had to stay in a box and not move. Imagine watching people next to you die. Imagine watching your family die. Imagine always having the thought that you would be next to die. Now, I am hoping to open your eyes a little so that you understand how terrible your life could be. Morrison refers to rendering slavery as a “personal experience.” This is because not many people understand what slavery was like unless you were enslaved. A personal experience is when I went to a new team and older people on the team seemed to be trapped in a box. I tried talking to our team captain but seemed to be bothered by the fact that I was trying to get to know him. Early in the year, the underclassmen beat the upperclassmen in a scrimmage which seems to be the prime reason why he is in this box. It seems to me that my captain was more intimidated by the fact that I come from a professional environment that he had not experienced before. He had created this alpha male personality that dominates everyone around him. Especially younger people. Since I was able to beat him in a game it threatens his entire sense of his masculinity. This made me feel intimidated because he said he wanted to hurt some of the younger kids because we “need to be put in our place.” His words hurt a little because I
