Essay Comparing Wilderson And Hartman

During his semester we’ve read books that talked about a multitude of problems including internal hatred, systematic racism, oppression, discrimination, problems with parents, and plethora of other subjects. While I related most to the author Coates, the themes Wilderson and Hartman are also very relatable. Attending a school with less than ten other colored students like myself had a huge impact on my self-esteem and the way I viewed myself growing up. Like Coates, fitting in was always a problem I had. I always felt like the odd one out, mostly because of the color of my skin but also because financially I couldn’t keep up with my “friends.” I remember constantly degrading myself and my culture to appeal as funny to them and now that I look back at it, I’m disgusted at how desperate I was to fit in with people that didn’t care about my mental health. With this being said, I want to bring attention to the way I grew up back home and how it has affected me being at a school this large. Socially, emotionally, and mentally I’ve gone through a lot and being at a school this challenging is not always easy but I’m slowly finding what works for me. I want this paper to be about the feelings …show more content…
I wouldn’t want my children waiting until their teen years to find out that the country they live in has a tolerance for unintentional racism by children. After all, kids only know what their parents teach them so I don’t blame other third graders for their ignorance, I blame their parents for not teaching them that in this country there are millions of people that don’t have the same features as them; and that’s what diversity is. Coming together as a country to learn from and uplift one another for being different and beautiful in the eyes of hundreds of different cultures. I think this same realization had a huge impact on Wilderson and his outlook on