Interview Essay: Racism In America

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When I interviewed Joey, he gave me some very interesting insight on US culture. He mentioned how racism was a big problem in America. People like Rita were not able to stay at the “lujoso” hotels they worked for. He also mentioned how women were treated with little respect compared to men. Finally, he mentioned the drug activity and how immigrants were more readily profiled as drug dealers.

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A then interviewed Joey about how he saw Chico, and Joey saw him in a mostly negative way. He was often “borracho” and had made poor decisions when he was. Also, he ruined his relationship with Rita several times. He mentioned, specifically, the time before and after the concurso when his ex-girlfriend barged in after he pasa la noche con Rita and after he was drink and slept with her. The only good thing he could think of for Chico was that he was a good pianist and a good componer when he was touring with Rita.
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I agreed with nearly all of his opinions from the first and second interview. When I was interview, I said the mentioned racism and sexism for the first question also. However, I did even think about the drug dealers and profiling. I also agreed with him that Chico was not really a good person. We both agreed that he didn’t deserve to be framed by his representante at el club, lose his job, and become a limpiabotas, though. He agreed that his two worst features were his drinking problem and treatment of Rita.

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