Racism has been an issue within society for many years. Many different races have had to deal with discrimination because of the color of their skin. However, racism is not always the same. When people think about the topic of racism, many people only think about interracial discrimination and do not think about intraracial discrimination. Both types of racism, interracial and intraracial, are discussed within “”FOBs vs. “Twinkies” : The New Discrimination is Intraracial” by Grace Hsiang, and “Black Men and Public Space” by Brent Staples. While the differences between , ““FOBs” vs. “Twinkies”: The New Discrimination Is Intraracial”, and “Black Men and Public Space” are evident, the similarities are pronounced. The
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Brent Staples expresses his experience with racial profiling and how it has had an impact on his life. He believes that too often, African-Americans are stereotyped and put onto a category defined by poverty, crime. and violence. Staples has had personal experiences dealing with racial profiling. He has frightened many people for no reason other than him being a young, African-American, man, and he has been accused for multiple crimes that he did not commit, for the same reasoning. Staples writes, “It was the echo of that terrified woman’s footfalls that I first began to know the unwieldy inheritance I’d come into- the ability to alter public space in ugly ways (Staples 347)." This shows how much of a negative impact racial profiling can have on people’s lives. Some people have to get used to a certain lifestyle because people treat and look at them differently according to the color of their skin. People should not be put into and defined by different stereotypes because of their race, and Staples is trying to correct the stereotyping. “Black people’s lives in this country are too varied to be reduced to a single term (Staples 347)." Moreover, both of these articles are dealing with topic of racism, but in different ways. Like previously stated, “”FOBs” vs. “Twinkies”: The New Discrimination Is Intraracial” discusses intraracial …show more content…
The articles are written a bit differently. For example, “Black Men and Public Space” is written as a personal narrative, while, “”FOBs” vs. “Twinkies”: The New Discrimination Is Intraracial”, is not. With this being true, however, both authors talk about their personal connection to the topic of racism, and how it has had some effect in their own life. Though, both may not be a personal narrative, they still express their experience with racism. In “”FOBs” vs. “Twinkies”: The New Discrimination Is Intraracial”, Grace Hsiang explains how she feels about the discrimination and stereotyping, and how she has had experience with this issue. She does not identify with one side of the stereotypes, instead, she accepts both sides of her culture. Hsiang writes, “Many, like me, understand the term “Asian American” in all its complexity, and embrace all sides of our identity (343)." In, “Black Men and Public Space”, Brent Staples gives his personal experience and observation of racism and racial profiling. He has had many incidences with racism towards himself that have led to his feelings and awareness towards this particular issue. He has had to adjust his way of living because of the problems he has had with racism. Staples writes, “Over the years, I learned to smother the rage I felt at so often being taken for a criminal...I now take
Brent Staples expresses his experience with racial profiling and how it has had an impact on his life. He believes that too often, African-Americans are stereotyped and put onto a category defined by poverty, crime. and violence. Staples has had personal experiences dealing with racial profiling. He has frightened many people for no reason other than him being a young, African-American, man, and he has been accused for multiple crimes that he did not commit, for the same reasoning. Staples writes, “It was the echo of that terrified woman’s footfalls that I first began to know the unwieldy inheritance I’d come into- the ability to alter public space in ugly ways (Staples 347)." This shows how much of a negative impact racial profiling can have on people’s lives. Some people have to get used to a certain lifestyle because people treat and look at them differently according to the color of their skin. People should not be put into and defined by different stereotypes because of their race, and Staples is trying to correct the stereotyping. “Black people’s lives in this country are too varied to be reduced to a single term (Staples 347)." Moreover, both of these articles are dealing with topic of racism, but in different ways. Like previously stated, “”FOBs” vs. “Twinkies”: The New Discrimination Is Intraracial” discusses intraracial …show more content…
The articles are written a bit differently. For example, “Black Men and Public Space” is written as a personal narrative, while, “”FOBs” vs. “Twinkies”: The New Discrimination Is Intraracial”, is not. With this being true, however, both authors talk about their personal connection to the topic of racism, and how it has had some effect in their own life. Though, both may not be a personal narrative, they still express their experience with racism. In “”FOBs” vs. “Twinkies”: The New Discrimination Is Intraracial”, Grace Hsiang explains how she feels about the discrimination and stereotyping, and how she has had experience with this issue. She does not identify with one side of the stereotypes, instead, she accepts both sides of her culture. Hsiang writes, “Many, like me, understand the term “Asian American” in all its complexity, and embrace all sides of our identity (343)." In, “Black Men and Public Space”, Brent Staples gives his personal experience and observation of racism and racial profiling. He has had many incidences with racism towards himself that have led to his feelings and awareness towards this particular issue. He has had to adjust his way of living because of the problems he has had with racism. Staples writes, “Over the years, I learned to smother the rage I felt at so often being taken for a criminal...I now take