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Fobs Vs Twinkies Analysis

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Discrimination Between Races “Prejudice is a chain, it can hold you. If you prejudice, you can't move, you keep prejudice for years. Never get nowhere with that.”- Bob Marley. There are two people who would agree with this quote, and those people would be Grace Hsiang and Brent Staples, who have both experienced prejudice firsthand. Hsiang, the author of “FOBs vs. Twinkies”, tells of her experiences with intraracial discrimination between the Asian race. Staples, the author of “Black Men and Public Spaces”, tells of the experiences he's had as a black man with prejudice from whites. In these articles, the authors show similarities of discrimination, however, these articles highlight differences using diction and tone. There are some similarities and differences with these two articles. First, the articles have several features corresponding to the topic of racism. According to Hsiang, there is an alarming amount of discrimination between the Asian race itself. “When Asian Americans hit puberty, they seem to …show more content…

The authors show this by their diction and tone, as well as sharing stories about the discrimination they've experienced. Throughout the articles it is easy to tell that the authors are upset with the situation. Finally, I think the authors are trying to get us to understand what life is from their perspective, because as white people, we may never know what it's like to be in their shoes.

Works Cited
Hsiang, Grace. ""FOBs" vs. "Twinkies": The New Discrimination." Language Awareness. By Paul A. Eschholz, Alfred F. Rosa, and Virginia P. Clark. 11th ed. New York: St. Martin's, 1974. 342-45. Print.
Staples, Brent. "Black Men and Public Space." Language Awareness. By Paul A. Eschholz, Alfred F. Rosa, and Virginia P. Clark. 11th ed. New York: St. Martin's, 1974. 346-49.

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