Public space

Staples’s memoir, “Black Men and Public Space” unmasks the racism embedded in American society even to this day. Staples’s experiences during his life, more specifically in 1968, show the oppression fixed upon the minority of Africans in America. The first line of the article ‘My first victim was a white woman’ (Staples) starts off forcing the believer to think he a rapist or a murderer. He puts you in this assumption to give the reader the point of view that the general public had of him and…

problem that impacts our country and ultimately, our world greatly. Although, we are in a much better place than we were at the time of the Jim Crow laws, the United States still has many obstacles to overcome. The first article “Black Men and Public Space,” written by Brent Staples, shows different cultures discriminating against others. Staples explains how people stereotype him as the typical black male, even though he has chosen “to remain a shadow--timid, but a survivor” (348).…

Division in Societies In the short stories, Black Men in Public Space by Brent Staples, Us and Them by David Campton, and Mending Wall by Robert Frost, there is a separation between different societies. People usually make walls because they are not comfortable with people they are not aware of and do not want to mingle with the outside of their society. Also, people blame the barrier because they do not want to work out their differences or take responsibility for their actions. And…

Some people have the ability to alter public space through racial, gender and environmental stereotypes . The ability to have a person go across the street just to get away from you. The ability to have people speed walk by you. The ability to change another persons movement. What is this ability? In Brent staples, "Black men and public spaces he discusses how stereotypes affected him and his skin color. Staples explain his experiences throughout the story through of incidents in his life.…

this day in age and it’s still a major issue. The author Brent staples wrote a story called “black men in public space” and in the story Brent tells you stories of his past experience with how white people saw black people. Racism is all over social media and the biggest social outburst is none other than police enforcement, our protectors, and our security. In the essay “black men in public space” Brent staples explains how blacks appear to white people. In Brent staples story he gives…

The article “Pin-ups in public space” by Lauren Rosewarne sheds light on how society gets deeply uncomfortable when faced with professional work place harassment, however allows such action to take place in an area where children would be exposed. Another great point the article brings up is that how we as a society should have a law that prevents such advertising to not be exposed to the community. In this text, Rosewarne examines the glaring similarity between pin-ups that are purposely…

who simply cannot accept other people because of the color of their skin. In Brent Staples essay “Black men and Public Space” the author describes something that young black men experience on more than one occasion in their lives. Being black seem as a criminal simply based on the color of their skin. Brent Staples explains in his essay that the presence of black people in public spaces frightened white people because white people could not see the differences between a black person from a…

of individuals are not being acknowledged for who they want to be. As people in the public eye, we are…

He also discusses how people are fearful of him when he is in public spaces. The first time this happened to him is when he scared a young white woman when he was walking at night, as she ran off Staples was convinced that the White women thought of him as a “a mugger, rapist, or worse”. Despite Staples being an intelligent…

In Brent Staples “Black Men and Public Space” a firsthand insight is offered on life as an average, educated black man, and the common misconception that he is dangerous. Staples realizes his power to alter public space and subsequently adjusts his behavior to relieve anticipated tension; in the face situations reflecting societal expectations and discrimination based on physical appearance. Though he rationalizes attempts to ease tension is for others benefit and his physical safety, with each…