“Being Judged By Society”
In the excerpt “ How To Tame A Wild Tongue”, Gloria Anzaldua provides a description of her struggle being a Mexican in the United States. Specifically, Anzauldua argues how people in society can categorized people and be judgmental because off little information known about them. In this paper, I write about different aspects of myself that I feel are misunderstood and how I feel prejudged based off my circumstances. I will describe parts of me that others are not familiar with. In doing so I will show how my biography in my particular contact zone is similar to counters Anzaldua’s presentation of herself. “Hey how do your cousin, Kim act?” She acts like she is white and stuck up!” My cousin and her friend was …show more content…
I didn’t think I was all that just because my hair was long. Some people just automatically determined that is what I think of myself because my hair was long. I think it is absolutely ridiculous that my humbleness is questioned due to the length of my hair. Most people do judge people on what they know about them on the outside. People don’t take the time to get to know them for who they truly are. This is why people feel misunderstood because they feel like they never get a chance to show who they are. Instead, they are prejudged and defined base on their background or outside characteristics. Anzaldua was also judged on her outside characteristic- being a Mexican. Anzaldua’s teacher told her that “If you want to be American, speak ‘American.’ If you don’t like it, go back to Mexico where you belong.” The assumption of “wanting to be American” was made because of the fact of Anzaldua being a minority in America. This assumption pushed Anzaulda to something that she felt comfortable with- “Tex-Mex”. Why I am judged based off my outside characteristics rather than my inside characteristics? This is the question that I always ask myself. I have even made a defense mechanism for my circumstances. When people tell me, “you think you are all that”, I reply with- “I KNOW I know I am all
In the excerpt “ How To Tame A Wild Tongue”, Gloria Anzaldua provides a description of her struggle being a Mexican in the United States. Specifically, Anzauldua argues how people in society can categorized people and be judgmental because off little information known about them. In this paper, I write about different aspects of myself that I feel are misunderstood and how I feel prejudged based off my circumstances. I will describe parts of me that others are not familiar with. In doing so I will show how my biography in my particular contact zone is similar to counters Anzaldua’s presentation of herself. “Hey how do your cousin, Kim act?” She acts like she is white and stuck up!” My cousin and her friend was …show more content…
I didn’t think I was all that just because my hair was long. Some people just automatically determined that is what I think of myself because my hair was long. I think it is absolutely ridiculous that my humbleness is questioned due to the length of my hair. Most people do judge people on what they know about them on the outside. People don’t take the time to get to know them for who they truly are. This is why people feel misunderstood because they feel like they never get a chance to show who they are. Instead, they are prejudged and defined base on their background or outside characteristics. Anzaldua was also judged on her outside characteristic- being a Mexican. Anzaldua’s teacher told her that “If you want to be American, speak ‘American.’ If you don’t like it, go back to Mexico where you belong.” The assumption of “wanting to be American” was made because of the fact of Anzaldua being a minority in America. This assumption pushed Anzaulda to something that she felt comfortable with- “Tex-Mex”. Why I am judged based off my outside characteristics rather than my inside characteristics? This is the question that I always ask myself. I have even made a defense mechanism for my circumstances. When people tell me, “you think you are all that”, I reply with- “I KNOW I know I am all