Devil’s Advocate
Letter to My Song https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2015/07/tanehisi-coates-between-the-world-and-me/397619/
1. Although Coates has mentioned numerous times about how he feels racism is present back then and still found today, he fails to address the other side of racism, that is reverse racism on the majority group of Caucasian people. Alghoutht is is not mentioned or talked about much, possibly due to the fact that it is not as extreme level of severity, it can be found in today’s society. It should be discussed in conjunction with black racists to provide adequate and throughout comparison of the two racism that affect the races in general. Many people overlook this concept and denote it as a myth, but there …show more content…
In the White Like Me Documentary by Tim Wise, he states that white people do not need to worry about their actions being ascribed to their race, and that only people of color do have to worry about it because it might trigger negative stereotype of their race. I do not entirely agree with that statement because I believe both groups have to worry about their actions being ascribed to their race, not just people of color like Tim Wise implies. For instance, there is a sterotype prevailing white teenages boys in high school or college that they will often ended up being serial shooters due to the fact of bullying or mental illness. For instance if a white boy started acting up many strange ways, not common to whe is normally perceived as, he could be worried because people might think he’s being bullied and plans to shoot up the school in response to all the anger and backlash he might have received. However, in reality, he might just be a normal teenger going through ups and downs. It is because he is a white teenage boy in high school that he has to be cautious of how he present himself in fear of falsely being stereotyped as the bullied or mentally ill student who may shoot up the entire school to compensate for the pain he has endured from …show more content…
Tim Wise also states that when racism occurs, it only affects the underprivileged, which is often the minority group. But he also states that for every act of racism that affects the underprivileged, the advantage is given to the “overprivileged” instead of going towards the “underprivileged”. I do not agree with this statement because for the most part when the underprivileged has been affected or harmed in anyway, the government often tries to help out the minority group, giving them the advantage, as opposed to the dominant group likeWise implies. An example would be with Affirmative Action, a program the government implemented to help accommodate and compensate the minority group that may have faced discrimination, prejudice, and unlawful stereotyping. Examples of affirmative action would trying to make the workforce a free and equal palace of opportunity for people of any color, that is making sure the employers receive diversity and equity with their
Letter to My Song https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2015/07/tanehisi-coates-between-the-world-and-me/397619/
1. Although Coates has mentioned numerous times about how he feels racism is present back then and still found today, he fails to address the other side of racism, that is reverse racism on the majority group of Caucasian people. Alghoutht is is not mentioned or talked about much, possibly due to the fact that it is not as extreme level of severity, it can be found in today’s society. It should be discussed in conjunction with black racists to provide adequate and throughout comparison of the two racism that affect the races in general. Many people overlook this concept and denote it as a myth, but there …show more content…
In the White Like Me Documentary by Tim Wise, he states that white people do not need to worry about their actions being ascribed to their race, and that only people of color do have to worry about it because it might trigger negative stereotype of their race. I do not entirely agree with that statement because I believe both groups have to worry about their actions being ascribed to their race, not just people of color like Tim Wise implies. For instance, there is a sterotype prevailing white teenages boys in high school or college that they will often ended up being serial shooters due to the fact of bullying or mental illness. For instance if a white boy started acting up many strange ways, not common to whe is normally perceived as, he could be worried because people might think he’s being bullied and plans to shoot up the school in response to all the anger and backlash he might have received. However, in reality, he might just be a normal teenger going through ups and downs. It is because he is a white teenage boy in high school that he has to be cautious of how he present himself in fear of falsely being stereotyped as the bullied or mentally ill student who may shoot up the entire school to compensate for the pain he has endured from …show more content…
Tim Wise also states that when racism occurs, it only affects the underprivileged, which is often the minority group. But he also states that for every act of racism that affects the underprivileged, the advantage is given to the “overprivileged” instead of going towards the “underprivileged”. I do not agree with this statement because for the most part when the underprivileged has been affected or harmed in anyway, the government often tries to help out the minority group, giving them the advantage, as opposed to the dominant group likeWise implies. An example would be with Affirmative Action, a program the government implemented to help accommodate and compensate the minority group that may have faced discrimination, prejudice, and unlawful stereotyping. Examples of affirmative action would trying to make the workforce a free and equal palace of opportunity for people of any color, that is making sure the employers receive diversity and equity with their