IDENTITY

I found that finding a video representing IDENTITY was difficult because it is such a broad topic. I feel that IDENTITY is self-defining. After watching several videos I remembered watching Russell Peters standup comedy one night. He incorporates many factors that define IDENTITY in his show. These include race, language, and family. In this clip he focuses on race and language. He’s not afraid to be himself, and express his feelings. In the video he identifies himself as BROWN and INDIAN. I think he persuades an important message in the clip, that people need to be accepting of who they are and where there from. Everyone should be accepting of other people’s IDENTITY.
Another factor that influences a person’s IDENTITY is there personality. Russell displays his humorous, outgoing personality throughout his acts. He’s not afraid to speak his mind which I feel is really important when discussing IDENTITY. You can tell a lot about a person by the way they act and present themselves. This movie relates to my IDENTITY, because like Russell, I too have a slight accent. I believe we can learn a lot from many stand up comedians. We can learn to loosen up and not take everything so literal.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vw6RgIf6epQ