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honor 6X is now even MORE affordable from RM899

Bargain hunters you have to be crazy to pass this up! The honor 6X is now only RM899 for the 3GB+32GB version and RM999 for the 4GB+64GB version.

The prices were slashed much more from their original prices of RM1199 and RM1399 respectively. That’s a whole RM400 discount for the 4GB+64GB version and RM300 for the 3GB+32GB version. That’s almost enough for a new phone.

Released back in March,…

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MICRO-AGGRESSION

I enjoyed the talk about this topic. During the discussion someone was voicing what they felt was a micro aggression but while doing so I felt that same feeling of indignity and racial slight. The slight was from another black person which is even more insulting. Speaking on her annoyance with being lumped in with African Americans and other black ethnic groups of African descent. I felt extremely offended when she stated, "You can't really call yourself African American if you don't know what country in African you come from." That is extremely insensitive and dismissive of the history and legacy of "black" people in America. We have been called and called ourselves many things over the centuries during and following the colonial slave period. To be fair the countries that Africa have today did not exist when during the slave trade. It was not until "The Berlin Conference" of 1884-85 when European colonial powers divided up Africa for resources and governing purposes. When "black" people refer to themselves as African-American, they are showing respect and reverence to those people who were sold into slavery. They are our ancestors, we come from them and we are not separated from them. We are their direct descendants. Furthermore, we are showing respect to the black people were here before Columbus and respect for the struggles that black people have gone through in this country. I think it is great for black people to celebrate their various cultures and ethnicities, whether they are from Africa, the Caribbean, South/Central America or North America. I also believe that other ethnicities, like black people from America, should not be dismissed as "just" black as if they do not have an ethnic origin or culture. "Black" is not a race or an ethnicity, it is a political term referring to African-Americans that have gone through a similar experience in America. That experience being slavery, Jim Crow, and the civil rights era.

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Plenary 5: Politic Awarness

I learned a new word that describes passive aggressive behavior. Micro-aggression refers to brief and commonplace daily verbal, behavioral, or environmental indignities, whether intentional or unintentional, that communicate hostile, derogatory, or negative racial slights and insults toward people of color. This also reminds me of what many African Americans refer to as "code words", which are words that reiterate stereotypes and indicate a negative racial slight. Some micro-aggressions are when someone says, "Your pretty for a dark skinned girl/person" , "Your different than other Muslims", "In America we speak English and to assimilate you need to speak English", Some micro-aggressions are specifically aimed at women. Some of the hostile or mocking statements include: "Your gonna need to marry a rich man" "Women don't need to go to school if it's not for medicine or another high profession" These are statements that question a woman's ability and assume they can't do as much as a man can. During the presidential debates micro-aggression is a common occurrence. It is very telling about the country and who we want to support. Why is this passive aggressive hostile behavior accepted? Even when we know it's a form of racism and sexism.