It’s hard for me to critic individuals on how representative they are to their culture because I don’t want to jump to conclusions about a person’s identification, especially when it comes to race and ethnicity. However, they were both white and middle-aged. I would say based off my observation that they are also both middle class, being able to afford maintaining a car’s repairs in this economy. One thing that stood out to me about this interaction is how different it may have been if they were different ethnicities. Would the woman be as open with this stranger if he was a black middle-aged man? Would she have even responded to the cheesy pickup line? It’s hard to say because of all the lack of information that I have on this women, but she could have just ignored his advance and continued to read her book. The same goes for the man approaching the woman. Would he have gone out of his way to talk to this woman if she was black or another ethnicity? Would they have had the same conversation if they were different races? Even if people don’t want to admit it, everyone has their own prejudices and biases towards other people. It’s a natural thing that happens whether we choose to acknowledge it or
It’s hard for me to critic individuals on how representative they are to their culture because I don’t want to jump to conclusions about a person’s identification, especially when it comes to race and ethnicity. However, they were both white and middle-aged. I would say based off my observation that they are also both middle class, being able to afford maintaining a car’s repairs in this economy. One thing that stood out to me about this interaction is how different it may have been if they were different ethnicities. Would the woman be as open with this stranger if he was a black middle-aged man? Would she have even responded to the cheesy pickup line? It’s hard to say because of all the lack of information that I have on this women, but she could have just ignored his advance and continued to read her book. The same goes for the man approaching the woman. Would he have gone out of his way to talk to this woman if she was black or another ethnicity? Would they have had the same conversation if they were different races? Even if people don’t want to admit it, everyone has their own prejudices and biases towards other people. It’s a natural thing that happens whether we choose to acknowledge it or