The fourth article deals the most with what I want to argue. Finally! This article is called, “Family bond obsession: A form of racism.” I was looking into the article to see why family ties are strong. However, I did not find much information on that besides the fact that it’s genetic.
The author’s argument is that it’s racist to want your child to succeed and for other children to fail. We see that in everyday life. Everyone is competing. Most parents want their children to succeed. There is actually a term for it!
“Genism: favouring your own child over everyone else.”
Now, even though wanting a child to succeed is not the argument I want to make, I can still use this. You see Jayne portrayed throughout Firefly as a backstabbing, selfish, always-thinking-about-himself man. That’s what I thought of him. But looking closer, I realize he is doing those things not only for himself but for his family. A lot of people in today’s society feel very protective and loyal with their family. I know I do. In my case, my family comes before anyone else.
In this article, the author explained that our genetic loyalties are the causes of all the fighting and all of the wars. He is mainly saying that we should not only wish the best for the ones we care for, but wish everyone the best.
I can see that in Jayne as well. In “The Message” you see that he is giving money to his family, but in other episodes, you can see that he cares for the crew as well. Even though his loyalty and bonds might not be as tight with the crew as with his family, he is still capable of caring.
Fleming, Peter. "Family bond obsession a form of racism." 23-25. Eureka Street Magazine Pty Ltd, 2007. Academic Search Complete. EBSCO. Web. 11 Oct. 2010.
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