INSTITUTIONAL DISCRIMINATION
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Institutional Discrimination
The war against racism cannot be won using by using the same tools that support it. In an American system that is broken and faulty it is important for those with a voice not to keep quiet but to defend what is right in their opinions. The role of artist and poets is not to shield the truth but to make it vocal. As Richard Pryor chose to establish himself in the interview by not expressing himself as someone different and by voicing his concerns about how African-Americans were treated in America. Even though slavery was abolished a long time ago, the African-Americans are still marginalized and treated differently as their white …show more content…
President Reagan’s war on drugs helped marginalized the blacks as it targeted the poor. About 13% of African Americans have lost their rights to vote and this further diminishes their political voice. As Pryor commented he sort to speak for his grandmother whose voice could not be heard by the White supremacy. Blacks are discriminated against in terms of education, housing, and employment (Blank, et al., 1970). Pryor says that even though he is educated, he is still stupid as that is how the society views him. He does not see himself as an exception but a person bidding his time before he is incarcerated like other Blacks. Most Blacks live in poor overcrowded neighborhoods and are neglected by the government. Statistics show that while whites have access to good health care facilities, foods, and lifestyles, the blacks on the other hand lead in terms of child mortality, and HIV infections. The racial biased housing policies has contributed to a large racial wealth gap between the Whites and African Americans shows how the system is unfair. Hispanics and Blacks receive subprime loans in comparison to Whites of the same credit score. Richard exclaims that he never had a comedian to look up to as there was none as the industry was White dominated (Matuk, 2000, pp. 144-145). He uses his situation to lay out his frustration on the system and in doing so marks his duty as a poet who did not shelve the truth but chose to speak
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Institutional Discrimination
The war against racism cannot be won using by using the same tools that support it. In an American system that is broken and faulty it is important for those with a voice not to keep quiet but to defend what is right in their opinions. The role of artist and poets is not to shield the truth but to make it vocal. As Richard Pryor chose to establish himself in the interview by not expressing himself as someone different and by voicing his concerns about how African-Americans were treated in America. Even though slavery was abolished a long time ago, the African-Americans are still marginalized and treated differently as their white …show more content…
President Reagan’s war on drugs helped marginalized the blacks as it targeted the poor. About 13% of African Americans have lost their rights to vote and this further diminishes their political voice. As Pryor commented he sort to speak for his grandmother whose voice could not be heard by the White supremacy. Blacks are discriminated against in terms of education, housing, and employment (Blank, et al., 1970). Pryor says that even though he is educated, he is still stupid as that is how the society views him. He does not see himself as an exception but a person bidding his time before he is incarcerated like other Blacks. Most Blacks live in poor overcrowded neighborhoods and are neglected by the government. Statistics show that while whites have access to good health care facilities, foods, and lifestyles, the blacks on the other hand lead in terms of child mortality, and HIV infections. The racial biased housing policies has contributed to a large racial wealth gap between the Whites and African Americans shows how the system is unfair. Hispanics and Blacks receive subprime loans in comparison to Whites of the same credit score. Richard exclaims that he never had a comedian to look up to as there was none as the industry was White dominated (Matuk, 2000, pp. 144-145). He uses his situation to lay out his frustration on the system and in doing so marks his duty as a poet who did not shelve the truth but chose to speak