Robert Clemente Speech Analysis

America does have an issue with race and inequality due to someone’s race. However, Clemente was more focused on herself and the fact that she was Puerto-Rican and why she identified as black. In my opinion the speaker was extremist in her views and sometimes came off as a hypocrite. She made some valid points, but it was quickly drowned out by her extreme stance on race. Overall, the speech was uncomfortable and hard to sit through. Clemente started off her speech by stating that Puerto –Ricans and Mexicans are not Hispanic but that they are actually black. This was very confusing to me because I am actually Mexican and always identified as Hispanic. Her reasoning for why we are not Hispanic was because the Spaniards that invaded our countries raped our people so she refuses to identify herself with them since Hispanic means that you are of a Spanish speaking country. It is fine if she refuses to identify as such, but factually that does not stop her from being Hispanic. Fact is, millions of Mexicans were killed when it was conquested by the Spanish and women were raped and many Spanish settled in Mexico. This …show more content…
Racism does not only exist towards blacks, but also can exist toward any other race including whites. If equality is to exist then all races need to be accepting of one another and not see each other as the enemy. Treating someone how you were treated is not going to solve anything but create further turmoil and raise tensions. We need for people to see each other as people and not their skin color and not carry prejudices with race. This goes for all sides; blacks should not be seen as a violent race; whites as bigots; natives as alcoholics; etc. Initially, Clemente had a positive message about people being treated equally despite race, but overall it transpired into a racist message that was aimed negatively towards