Rankine's 'The Condition Of Black Life Is One Of Mourning'

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Violated Black Bodies: Society’s Ethics Society needs to learn the moral boundaries and the respect that should be given to those who have been murdered. Those who are mourning for losing their loved ones through a homicide needs respect also. In doing so, society needs to give privacy to those who have passed and also to the ones who have lost. In Rankine’s essay, “The Condition of Black Life Is One of Mourning” addresses the side affects of frequent homicides and how the community is damaged. Sharing the images of not only black but people of color homicide victims through the media demonstrates that black and other people of color’s lives are perceived as less valuable when their bodies are shown lying on the streets. The bodies of black …show more content…

It will give the people a sight on the cruelty that blacks have to fear and face daily. The awareness will spread because society can no longer ignore and will finally emphasize because it is thrown straight into their face. People who believe in showing harsh images of black dead bodies fail to realize that disrespect and the lack of privacy the family has if this is done so. The family who is already in mourning for their lost loved one has to continuous deal with the consequences of their precious family member’s dead body if it shown in the media. They would not have control over the situation because there will always be someone at their doorstep asking for more information on the death or how they feel. They will be able to properly mourn for their lost. It is unethical to parade around images of dead bodies to prove a point of the police brutality. The videos recorded of what happened should be enough proof and motivation for awareness to be spread rather than images of the result of what happened in the video. A cause is important but society should keep in mind the feelings of those involved or else it will continue on a cycle of violence. There are many ways to spread awareness of police brutality but showing images of dead bodies is not the

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