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The Hate U Give Rhetorical Analysis

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The damage of weaponizing stereotypes and racism Throughout the novel The Hate U Give, Starr and her family experience weaponizing stereotypes and racism. T. H. U. G. L.I.F.E. stands for "The Hate U Give Little Infants F***s Everybody." a phrase started by Tupac Shakur, the belief that the cycle of violence and oppression by society affects everyone, especially the young and vulnerable. Weaponizing stereotypes against black people is an acronym that shows T.H.U.G. L.I.F.E. Hailey's ignorant and racist remarks and 115's judgment of Starr and Khalil are all examples of weaponizing stereotypes. A rich, white kid named Hailey frequently yells racist statements without any remorse or understanding of the consequences of her words towards the main character, Starr. Starr is one of the only black kids …show more content…

Bet you will stay on it then" (111). Hailey says this to the only black girl on the court. Fried chicken is part of African culture and is associated with black people. Hailey weaponizes it when she assumes that Starr is black, which means she likes fried chicken and would run faster if the ball was a piece of fried chicken. After a back-and-forth argument about Hailey's racist remark toward Starr, Hailey admits to making a racist remark by saying. "You can say something racist and not be a racist" (112). Hailey maintained that she did not say anything racist. She argued that just because she said something racist, she was not racist. Hailey does not think that her words hurt people, and when she says racist things frequently, most people will consider her racist. The cop that pulls Starr and her friend, Khalil, over judges them based on their skin colour and stereotypes surrounding black people. The cop pulls over Khalil, and Starr aggressively takes Khalil out, pinning him against the car while also yelling at Starr to put her hands on the dashboard. The cop then pats Khalil down, assuming he will find something on

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