When the journalist asked me about my body, it was like she was asking me to awaken her from the most gorgeous dream. (Pg3)
This quote appeared in the first section of the article and it is Ta-Nehisis Coastes’ thought after a journalist from a popular news show asked him a question during an interview that was broadcasted from Washington D.C. I think that what’s being said in this quote is that when the journalist asked him about his body, what they actually wanted to ask was how the black community was doing. He explains how when she asked him that question she would be frightened for her life if he were answer and explain, to tell the sad truth about what is actually happening in the reality of black people is going to traumatize the journalist’ …show more content…
One day Ta-Nehisis Coastes took his son to watch a movie and his son was 5 years old, he was filled with excitement he couldnt help but run around. A white lady pushes him and starts a fit and those around her joins her and gangs up on Ta-Nehisis Coastes. He wants to defend his son and himself which he ended up doing so, however, he decides to stop because he was fully aware that even if he did he’d be the one who takes the blame for it all even though he hadn’t done anything wrong and therefore felt as if he was risking his sons life. Whats being said in this quote is that through his actions and words of defense no matter what he will lose this fight and can cause a ruckus which will affect his child. I chose this quote because it represents the fact that black people are just watching over themselves because they have no one to rely on and because no one is there to back them up. This is because they are stereotyped negatively and are depicted as bad people when they really aren’t. To me this is very important, because I wouldn’t be able to be in the shoes of someone who cannot defend themselves especially because they know that defending themselves may hurt them even more. This story as a whole relates back to our discussion from Thursday because it carries the message of racial inequality specifically towards the blacks, the unfair treatment towards black people will never disappear due to their history, stereotypes, and fear that have accumulated even more throughout the