For those of you who
are following TVO, you may know that they are having a short documentary contest with the theme "Shared Values";
which leave me with the question: What does shared values mean to me?
Well you can
break "Shared Values" down to its literal meaning, which would simply be: values shared by
all; but I think that the meaning behind it goes deeper than that. I think that
what TVO means by saying "Shared Values" is simply that, the general public should share the same values of those less fortunate. What I mean when I say "those less fortunate" is people who are discriminated against or oppressed in any way shape or form; which could be caused by any form of bigotry, from racism, to homophobia, to ableism.
Discrimination comes in may different form and can effect almost every type of person; but there is a root to it all, a root that can easily be fixed. This root that I speak of is called ignorance, it is only through ignorance that people can make themselves believe that they are better then an entire group of individuals. Ignorance can be a very dangerous tool, but luckily it can be easily avoided through knowledge.
Breaking the walls of ignorance is what I plan to do for the shared values documentary; I plan on finding a way to expose the facts about inequality, and show the public why it is still an issue today and how to help put it to an end. I understand that discrimination isn't something that can go away over night, but I do believe that every action we take helps bring it closer to ending.
