Roy S. & Kelly Loves Tony

In the video, Kelly Loves Tony there are a lot of examples of resistance. The video also relates to South Asian deportation laws. Kelly became pregnant after dating Tony for three months. Kelly is passionate about school and making something out of her life, however Tony didn’t grow up in a school setting. Even the way he speaks is uneducated. Its’s obvious Tony cares about Kelly, but he doesn’t understand her need to go to school and continue her education. I believe that’s because for one Tony wasn’t in school at all and when he was he probably didn’t get the support he needed leading him to join a gang. Kelly is stuck in a position where she wants to please her family and follow tradition, but still embrace American traditions. She resisted drinking a ginger tea which in Mien culture one drinks after giving birth. She did drink the tea, but not as much as was advised by her mother. So she tries to keep up with tradition, but also staying true to her own beliefs. From the portion of the video I saw in class, there’s no mention of Tony talking about the wedding. There’s no conclusion on whether he will marry Kelly or if he even wants to. He doesn’t speak about probably because he’s more concerned with staying in the country. Tony is subjected to South Asian and immigrant laws because he was convicted in the past which was discussed in a previous article we read in class. Although Tony was able to find support and a job to help himself and stay abiding laws, he still faces being deported. It’s sad because although he’s in the U.S. he wasn’t in the same position as others in better location to receive a proper education and more support. Kelly is in the same location, but even she lacked support or else she might not have ended up pregnant while in high school.

The Roy article was very eye opening for how the LGBT community got started and the internal issues within it. The gender issue in which females don’t have as much support as males because they have more access to computers and because males have better jobs. There’s another problem where not everyone’s voice can be heard through the websites because of demographics which aren’t included. People who are in rural areas aren’t getting the support they need and married women who aren’t aware of the site don’t receive the support they could have. There’s also online bullying within the own community which is sad. One solution could be to find another way to reach out to those in rural areas, try to go to them or provide a service or start a program where they too can receive support. That program can then branch off and have it’s own services for women so everyone can be heard. 

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