Upon hearing the assignment for the final project, I drew a blank. I had no idea what topic or purpose I could make new website for. I was browsing around past student’s project sites trying to find some kind of inspiration to draw from. I thought maybe I could do something over the food trucks in San Marcos, but then I realized that there is already a well established website for that. Ruled that idea out. I asked my friend group for some help on inspiration. One of my best friends responded with the idea of travel and study abroad. As I have already done a PR project for Intro for PR over study abroad, I didn’t really want to do specifically that again. I thought maybe I could focus on foreign exchange and the experiences of living abroad for at least a year or more. International students then came to mind. I thought about all the ones I’ve met and the fact that I was one myself. Then a couple of minutes ago a better idea hit me.
Cultural Appropriation. Realizing how culturally diverse and culturally aware I’ve become, made me realize that there is a majority of Americans who aren’t. Cultural appropriation is a real problem everywhere. It starts with ignorance, turns into cultural appropriation, and then racism. This society and many others are deemed racist simply because one culture hasn’t took the time to understand the other. Texas State claims to excel in diversity. But do they really? I think this is something I can work with.
