As the last reading struck a nerve with my subjective opinion towards police officers. This next reading sent a hearty challenge to the objectivity I have tried to possess while reading literature such as this. There was one particular line where I read it over and over again attempting to understand the logical reasonability of the statement that was made. This particular scene was of a man who had known that he and his family would be evicted from their current home. Yet, he had not told his family. Coates analysis of the situation led him to a statement that implied that this eviction was not due to any fault of the man himself but rather was just an instance of the fateful plunder that would eventually befall him. As an admirer of Coates writing style and display of intelligence, it was in this small gesture that a large amount of respect for this author was lost. I sensed a logical fallacy within this bias and it was hard to stay focused on the positive message of the writing. As I continued to read this passage, I found traces of generalization littering the paper.
The hardest thing for me to struggle through was Coates incessant implications that at the heart of every white man and white woman, there is a call to break the bodies of black men and women. I know this to be untrue. Even though I do have a Hispanic heritage, I have been a part of what some would call the white culture. Even so, I have never in my life had the urge to break the bodies of those who had a different color skin than I. Those that do are truly the unintelligent in this world. Race is one of the most unintelligent, nonsensical constructs in the history of human beings. We are going to celebrate or degrade different groups of people simply due to the amount of melanin in their skin, due to the proximity of their ancestral habitats to the equator? Those that do have no place to call themselves intelligent nor educated. We are all human beings, born with dreams and ideas. Born with blood and brains, grit and brawn. Our bones are made of the same molecules, our hearts made of the same tissues, our noses and ears composed by the same cartilage. Stop judging people based off of groups. Evaluate people individually, separate from their "race," and based off of their true character and actions. Don't be a biological knucklehead. Wake up.
The hardest thing for me to struggle through was Coates incessant implications that at the heart of every white man and white woman, there is a call to break the bodies of black men and women. I know this to be untrue. Even though I do have a Hispanic heritage, I have been a part of what some would call the white culture. Even so, I have never in my life had the urge to break the bodies of those who had a different color skin than I. Those that do are truly the unintelligent in this world. Race is one of the most unintelligent, nonsensical constructs in the history of human beings. We are going to celebrate or degrade different groups of people simply due to the amount of melanin in their skin, due to the proximity of their ancestral habitats to the equator? Those that do have no place to call themselves intelligent nor educated. We are all human beings, born with dreams and ideas. Born with blood and brains, grit and brawn. Our bones are made of the same molecules, our hearts made of the same tissues, our noses and ears composed by the same cartilage. Stop judging people based off of groups. Evaluate people individually, separate from their "race," and based off of their true character and actions. Don't be a biological knucklehead. Wake up.
Yes in some ways he's as guilty of categorizing people in the same way that he feels people have done towards his race. This seems to be a very emotional response, which although has some value, does not promote change and critical thinking.
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