Dichotomy Between Blacks And Whites.

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Dichotomy Between Blacks and Whites. People are always judge by the way they look, speak, move, and the color of their skin. No matter whom you are; rich, middle class or poor or are being judge. According to Elijah Anderson essay “Street Etiquette and street Wisdom” and bell hook’s essay “A Place Where the Soul Can Rest”, class, race, and sexism creates a division in the dichotomy between blacks and whites. Race plays part in the “we”/they’ dichotomy based on Anderson essay “Street Etiquette and Street Wisdom” and how each race is viewed. Blacks are viewed as criminal, lacking civility and untrustworthy. A good example is in page 332 Anderson stated “the Central strategy in maintain safety on the street is to avoid strange black males”, this idea basically portray that when a black male is seen, he is right way judge as the mugger or simply the bad guy. Whites on the other hand are viewed as being law abiding, trustworthy and civil. For example, in the essay Anderson stated when a black male is seen in the street, white person will move to the opposite side of the street, and walks slowly behind him or avoids eye contact. This shows that whites are also inclines as the ingenious or the safe people. Nevertheless, Anderson essay underlies the issue of class, which creates a “we”/they’ dichotomy between blacks and whites. For example, a white person is considered as invaders when moving into a black neighborhood, while and black person is considered distrustful, when moving into a white neighborhood. Furthermore, when a crime is committed by a black middle class guy, the white middle class looks at him as being inclined to criminality, On the other hand white middle class are viewed by the black middle class as the superior. This judgment creates a social distance and racial stereotyping and makes both classes vulnerable. Furthermore, Anderson portrays
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