Zora Neale Hurston Stereotypes

As black people we tend to get stereotyped before we can even get a chance to articulate ourselves. For decades, the black community has struggled to overcome this phenomenon in society because the average black individual it is not clear that the customs that we have, may set off an alarm to others. When in fact, it does to a certain extinct. To know that people in the society of the so called great America cannot go out with loved ones and friends is ridiculous primarily because this is a common act in society because it is said that “you only live once”, and should be able to live in autonomy in each day we live. However, identification is not depicted by the pig mentation of someone’s skin but is recognized thru an individual’s actions, …show more content…
Saying this, the majority does not understand the way minorities feel whatsoever. As stated by Hurston “the front porch may seem a daring place for the rest of the town, but it was a gallery seat for me... not only did I enjoy the show I didn’t mind the actors knowing that I liked it... I usually spoke to them in passing” (1031). This quote shows the inequality amongst the two races that one African American sitting on a front porch is said to be risky or brave is ridiculous because she has not committed any crime or cause any harm to anyone to alarm them to cause her sitting on the porch to be risky. The majority cannot completely understand the feeling whatsoever without being in an African Americans position because in society it is perfectly fine for a white individual to casually sit on a porch and talks amongst others. This shows how one of the basic fundamental principles that our country was founded on liberty is not taking into account for those of black individuals. African Americans are viewed in a different light than those of white