I happen to agree with many of the critics James and Davis have on Anderson’s theory. I think without trying to be ignorant, Anderson places certain “social expectations ” on black culture and what she believes causes separation in our society. As Davis does point out, she puts an emphasis on the way people dress and gang related activity as what society depicts as the “norm”. However, I believe these things don’t have ties to any particular culture. In fact, I think Anderson is uninformed due to some of the concussions she comes up with. Addressing the issue of segregation, I do think Anderson has a point in stating our country needs to become more integrated. People often fear the unknown, which although doesn 't excuse the actions of others,
However, “what Peele’s film forces viewers to consider is whether such underlying power relations and warped desires remain wholly intact in our modern society.” (Sims) Offering examples of how American society comprehends black people. However, there is no real hostility seen from the whites such as hatred, however, the white characters are fond of black people. Well metaphorically speaking society analyze and resembles the black body, so do the characters of “Get Out”.
Anderson claims that white people have more power in society and because of this, minorities are forced to take it upon the streets. Anderson wants the reader to understand that white people, especially white males, have more power than other races because in our society the reader sees powerful men everyday such as lawyers, policemen, judges, CEO's ,and etc. The reader doesn't see many minority's as high power people. When the author states that “...white rage carries an aura of respectability and has access to the courts, police, legislatures and governors,...” the reader can infers that white people are perceived as higher roles in our society and that the minority's rage carries a aura of disrespect and leads to violence. This allows white people to to be heard easily because of how they are seen in society by other white people, but for minority's they struggle to be heard because nobody pays attention to them because society feels that this is an ongoing issue.
In the book, Black Rednecks and White Liberals Thomas Sowell argues that the Black Ghetto culture is not an authentic black culture as many people believe. It is in fact a culture that has be passed on by white southern rednecks. This culture originated centuries ago from the parts of the British Isles that white southern people came from. A culture known as cracker culture. this subculture was shared between black Americans and white southern rednecks but has died out in the white population today and still alive and well in the poor urban black ghettos.
The section of “White Woman, Black Man” further delves into his views of white women and the role that society has in shaping gender relations between black men and white women and also in influencing masculinity and femininity.
Where do we draw the lines between adoration and mockery, influence and appropriation, and individuality and stereotyping? Accordingly, the racial subject has always been a touchy topic to discuss, but with the lasting effects that the black minstrelsy has left in the society, we most definitely need to deal with the racial subject. Only this way can the American society move forward both as a nation and as a species, and through such efforts, only then can we ensure that such history can never repeat
Throughout Tatums piece she does speak of other minorities but, the basis of her arguments surrounds African Americans. Contradicting Tatum’s article, Lee states that “racial subordination of blacks have lead most Americans to equate blackness with minority status”(Lee, 2009, p. 4). She also argues that “people speak of ‘American’ as if it means ‘white’ and ‘minority’ as if it means ‘black’" (Lee, 2009, p. 6). Because of this “black-white racial paradigm” other minorities like Asian Americans are left out of discussions of race.
It is something that she should have said to address the fact on why this problem is here. Also she didn’t address the fact that blacks being incarcerated pose problems for women since they are underpaid to men in the workforce, childcare costs must be considered, and many women don’t have a skill to obtain a decent job which pays a good living wage, to support her and the children. Also black males being incarcerated makes females the head of the household and now most likely in
Jennifer, you put a great post together this week. I have to agree with you about that we should not be ignorant about race issues in our society, but has it gotten better? If so, better than when? Better than 40 years ago or 15 years ago when Rodney King was beaten badly on the streets of Los Angeles? So can we say that we have not had any racial improvement at least in the past 15 years?
One of Dr. Anderson’s key argument from the video and his book is integrating wasn’t a good thing for the black community. The intentions behind it were good but the results were not, in the video around the 12:00 minute mark he began to discuss how integration caused us to move backwards instead of forward because the black community was now using white business instead of continuing to support the black businesses already established. Another argument presented in his book is the lack of government support and resources is also hindering the black community. On page 22, Dr. Anderson wrote anti – black conservatism severed the relationship beginning to build between blacks and the government.
This change might seem small to some people, but they showcase the passive aggressive nature of white rage. Anderson says, “White rage is not about visible violence, but rather works its way through the courts, the legislatures, and a range of government bureaucracies. It wreaks havoc subtly, almost imperceptibly.” Anderson does a fantastic job of showcasing the systematic oppression of African Americans throughout history. America has come a long way when it comes to racism, but there is still a long way to come.
Stasis Interrogation Essay Parents talk about having ‘‘the talk’’ with their children as they grow from childhood to adolescence. This ‘‘talk’’ is associated with teaching youth about sex or drugs; but Dana Canedy, an editor for the New York Times, had a different type of ‘‘talk’’ with her son. Her conversation was on proper conduct in the presence of the police.
In Chapter 12 of Readings for Sociology, Garth Massey included and piece titled “The Code of the Streets,” written by Elijah Anderson. Anderson describes both a subculture and a counterculture found in inner-city neighborhoods in America. Anderson discusses “decent families,” and “street families,” he differentiates the two in in doing so he describes the so called “Code of the Streets.” This code is an exemplifies, norms, deviance, socialization, and the ideas of subcultures and countercultures.
In addition, the society is blinded by their prejudice views of African Americans. Regardless if blacks are free or not, people still view them as violent and dangerous individuals of the society. But, to have a policy that can solve the situation would be difficult as the public may feel that it is best to keep the current system as it is due to the fear of African Americans. At the same time, Angela Davis does claim that reforms may not solve the issue, but, lead to more complicated issues in the
She strongly believed that aspects of racism can make a person feel down, or depressed. This leads to struggling in school performance. I cannot exactly contribute an opinion to this matter because I have never felt discriminated against in the school setting that made myself feel down or upset. I have gone to school upset and understand how hard it can be to focus when your mind is focused on other things.
Wright’s critique of racism in America includes a critique of the black community itself—specifically the black folk community that is unable or unwilling to educate him properly or accept his individual personality and