The election is like a birthday or major holiday with the amount of excitement that I feel while waiting today. The buzz is exhilarating and the amount of stir in the community gives me faith in the future.
I was also doing minimal homework and was watching CNN today. I saw the hologram. Interesting. However, I am writing about the way that media portrays statistics. I think that they place everyone in a box. Labeling. As I once read, "labeling is for jars." I understand that they are generalizations but I think that people take these stats to heart and will judge others based on statistics. I am a white undergraduate born-again female. Does that mean I am supposed to vote for McCain? According to the majority of statistics it does. If I am part of the percentage that votes for McCain whom is white what does that say about me? I understand that race is an issue in this election, but I think that these stats put so many people in a box it feels suffocating. I understand that they are "filling in time" and just trying to be helpful and give information, but still I personally feel boxed in.
I am a female. I am a Christian. I am white. I am a college student. I am in the 18-24 bracket. I a live in a "blue state." I respect Obama. I respect McCain. Can you place me?
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