Black Men And Public Space Rhetorical Analysis
True Equality
We live in a judgmental world; believe it or not that’s just how it is. People are going to judge you before even knowing you and what your intentions are. Brent Staples, who is an African American, experiences the moment of feeling like a threat to women and people based on his color of skin and the way he is dressed. Almost all black men in today’s generation are likely to be suspects or looked at as a criminals or dangers to people. This is due to the fact that colored people are usually the race that’s being placed under arrest. It is correct that colored men have the highest criminal rate, but not all colored men should be distinguished as criminals for the actions of their race. In the essay “Black Men and Public Space,” by author Brent Staples, he uses ethos, pathos, and logos to persuade his of the prejudiced nature of our society.
Brent Staples wanted to be equal to everyone else but was still judged by his color, color that makes people have fewer opportunities in their life than others. …show more content…
Colored men can be discriminated by people because of their color of their skin. Staples talks about the time he was twenty-one years old and had just graduated going on to a university. Since he is a colored man that was walking around town he noticed a white woman not so far away from him. She looked at him as a dangerous man like if she was feared and very unsafe around him. Staples stated “It was clear that she thought to herself the quarry of a mugger, a rapist, or worse” (179). When a person is being discriminated in some cases they began having suicidal thoughts. Several also defend themselves against racism and someone could end up being hurt or cause death. Racism also affects the feelings of a person which could cause them to make crucial choices. We as a society should not allow the color of a man, woman or people make us feel unsafe or
We live in a judgmental world; believe it or not that’s just how it is. People are going to judge you before even knowing you and what your intentions are. Brent Staples, who is an African American, experiences the moment of feeling like a threat to women and people based on his color of skin and the way he is dressed. Almost all black men in today’s generation are likely to be suspects or looked at as a criminals or dangers to people. This is due to the fact that colored people are usually the race that’s being placed under arrest. It is correct that colored men have the highest criminal rate, but not all colored men should be distinguished as criminals for the actions of their race. In the essay “Black Men and Public Space,” by author Brent Staples, he uses ethos, pathos, and logos to persuade his of the prejudiced nature of our society.
Brent Staples wanted to be equal to everyone else but was still judged by his color, color that makes people have fewer opportunities in their life than others. …show more content…
Colored men can be discriminated by people because of their color of their skin. Staples talks about the time he was twenty-one years old and had just graduated going on to a university. Since he is a colored man that was walking around town he noticed a white woman not so far away from him. She looked at him as a dangerous man like if she was feared and very unsafe around him. Staples stated “It was clear that she thought to herself the quarry of a mugger, a rapist, or worse” (179). When a person is being discriminated in some cases they began having suicidal thoughts. Several also defend themselves against racism and someone could end up being hurt or cause death. Racism also affects the feelings of a person which could cause them to make crucial choices. We as a society should not allow the color of a man, woman or people make us feel unsafe or