Summary Of Fobs Vs Twinkies

Discrimination Around Every Corner

When most people think about racism they conjure up pictures of caucasians suppressing another ethnicity but, what most people do not know is that there is racism between the same culture. While some differences between interracial and intraracial are noticeable, the similarities are striking.

The idea that intraracial discrimination is as discernible as interracial discrimination is an interesting concept, and one that I believe in. All discrimination whether it is intraracial or interracial is based on the belief that one group is superior to another. In "FOBs" vs. "Twinkies" by Grace Hsiang we see intraracial discrimination. Asian adolescents seem to divide themselves into two groups, each one extremely

The author an African American male writing about different times he has been discriminated against before the person even murmured a syllable to him. He starts out about talking about his first "victim" a well dressed, caucasian woman, around her late twenties, walking alone down the sidewalk along at after dark. He tells us about when swinging on the avenue behind her there seems to be a tense distance between them. She turns around seeing all six foot two of the young African American man behind her and becomes frightened. She begins to walk more quickly to the point that she is all out sprinting away from the man and then she runs across the street out of sight(P.346). Staples was taking a walk because he simply could not sleep. Having just recently moved to Chicago from a small town this was the first time Staples discovered his ability to change public spaces in negative ways. The woman's fear and flight made it clear to Staples that to the outside world he was indistinguishable from the muggers, and rapist that roamed the streets occasionally from the nearby ghetto. For someone who could hardly cut up raw chicken this surprised, dismayed and embarrassed him(P.347). This was his first "victim" by victim he means someone who discriminated against him for being a young African American without knowing him. Ironically, by discriminating against him they are making

"Twinkies" and "Black Men and Public Spaces". The first, and most obvious dissimilarity is that one is between members of the same race and the other is between people of different races. Another difference between the two articles is the tone. "FOBs" vs. "Twinkies" has a more upbeat tone, saying that if you accepting both the society in which you live and your heritage you can overcome intraracial discrimination. In "Black Men and Public Spaces" the tone is more solemn is telling us there is no real way to overcome racial discrimination and stereotyping but, you have to defuse a situation before it gets too ugly. Another variation is that Hsiang uses various experiences from multiple people of different racial backgrounds for a diverse number of examples of intraracial discrimination. Comparatively, Staples uses his own along with another man's experienced both of the same race and gender, even though he uses many instances there is less of a variety. Also, as seen in "FOBs" vs. "Twinkies" intraracial discrimination is due to one group feeling that their way is superior to