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reading Post 8 “Girl” by: Jamaica Kincaid

Reading Post 8: “Girl”

The title of this essay is called “Girl”. What comes to mind when you see a title like this? I could not really think of anything that might fit the title “Girl”, I had to read a little of the introduction to get a glimpse of what I was in line to read. I really like this story a lot. I didn’t really know what to expect when I read the title I thought it might be interesting because it was only one word and it was towards females. The story is interesting because it seems like the author is telling a daily routine that a young girl goes through.  The author does a good job explaining what to/not to do on a daily basis from Sunday to Monday. To me it seems like the author starts off mentioning chores for the young lady to do. The title says “Girl” but as I continued to read through it started to seem like the girl in the beginning was starting to evolve into a grown woman by the tasks she had to tend to on her daily routine. The author stated that on Sundays she was to “try and walk like a lady and not like the slut you are so bent on becoming to be.” I believe that every young lady should read this story because it gives a great perspective for young woman. I thought that the last sentence of the story was pretty funny in a good way. It seem like at the end of this young girls routine or maturity the author stated “this is how you make ends meet; always squeeze bread to make sure it’s fresh, but what if the baker won’t let me feel the bread?; you mean to say that after all you are going to be the kind of woman who the baker won’t let near the bread?”

Reading Post 7 “I’m Black, You’re White, Who’s Innocent” By: Shelby Steele

Reading Post #7 “I’m Black, You’re White, Who’s innocent?”

Racism is no joke; it is real. Even you are just playing and are not really serious some people may take it to offense. The title “I’m Black, You’re White, Who’s Innocent?” seems like a very interesting title on the topic about race and color. Many people must not remember Martin Luther King Jr. and how he stated that everyone is equal no matter what skin color they look. America doesn’t seem to look deep into the matter of racism. I’m Black, you’re white, what is the difference we all are equal. Steele claims that black Americans have failed to seize opportunities that would lead to social equality. Steele stated that “those who provoke the sort of awkwardness are operating out of a black identity that obliges them to badger white people about race almost on principle.” Steele believes that the racial struggle in America always been primarily a struggle for innocence. Reading this essay I can relate to all the points that the author is stating. In the fourth page the author mentions a great word; “Power”. The author talks about power meaning between the blacks and whites using innocence to fight back and forth. The race that loses innocence tends to lose the power while the power is what keeps the certain race on top of the game. The reason why I believe the two races use innocence is because they both truly fear each other; both sides have a fear that changes the whole game. The last paragraph of states the fear between the two races and claims that “no one is ever good enough, and the problems we run from only remain to haunt us.” Reading this post I learned that racism back then and now is pretty much the same. Americans fear each other still because of their innocence and the power.

Reading post 6 “from Fly-Girls to Bitches and Hos” By: Loan Morgan

reading post 6: “From Fly-Girls to Bitches and Hos”

Bitches and Hoes, what comes to mind when you hear these terms? The words have gotten greater with power over the years that they’ve been out. The problem is that neither one of these terms means a good thing; they have a lot of negative history behind them. Joan Morgan is feminist and formerly the executive editor of Essence, and has also written for The Village Voice, and Vibe. The author touches bases on the derogatory of woman in this world. The author claims that “Woman are the unsung victims of black-on-black crime.” The author is a big hip hop and is not too fond with the way most rappers portray these black beautiful intelligent woman in their videos.  She decided to expose herself to the sexism of many rappers such as Snoop Dogg, Ice Cube, and many more, to see who they really are. From my experience if you go walk through a high school you won’t believe how many times you hear girls call each other bitches, but the first time a guy comes out their mouth and say it to a woman it’s considered wrong. The author makes a good point by stating “sistas are hurt when we hear brothers calling us bitches and hoes. But the real crime isn’t the name calling, it’s their failure to love us-to be our brothers in the way that we commit ourselves to being their sistas.” I think that the author makes a good point because I learned from fist hand experience that calling a girl a bitch is not cool. These rappers today don’t know how an important asset woman is now these days. In most rap lyrics all you hear is how degrading they talk about towards woman. In the end the author sums it up to say that we all have to pull ourselves together and watch the way everyone treats eachother.