In the article “Trump Is a Racist. Period. ,” Charles M. Blow asserts that Trump and his administration are so corrupt and racist that it feels like trying to“ [fight] against water until you drown” (Blow). Blow elaborates on how Trump has degraded the value of people of color just with his racist words that can only bring hatred and malice. Blow criticizes Trump’s administration or anyone that supports him to keep making his racist remarks by stating “ if you defend racism you are part of the racism" (Blow).
Blow insists that “Racism is a fundamental component if the Trump’s presidency” and that because he is racist, the populace of the United States must not re-elect Trump (Blow). Blow uses parallel structure and diction to create his averse tone towards Trump, which reinforces his claim. To start of his claim, Blow uses parallel structure to emphasize his disdain for Trump and to show his true qualities when he states “It is not a stretch to say that Trump is a racist. It is not a stretch to say that he is a white
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It is not a stretch to say that Trump is a bigot” (Blow). His use of parallel structure combined with quick-fire shots against Trump, highlights Blow’s averse tone which bolsters his argument. Moreover, Blow describes the fraudulent politicians and citizens who support Trump’s actions by showing them “it doesn’t matter how much you say that you’re an egalitarian, how much you say that you are race blind, how much you say that you are only interested in people’s policies and not their racist polemics (Blow). Blow’s use of parallel structure was effective in pointing out how Trump’s supporters are delusional if they believe that Trump isn’t racist. Blow’s averse tone is being clearly presented as he describes the supporters of Trump which makes the readers lean more toward his claim. In addition to, Blow also uses diction to describe the “venom coursing through [Trump] convictions” (Blow). This powerful statement created by
diction clearly shows his abhorrence toward Trump, which reestablishes his averse tone. Blow also strengthens his argument by directly reaching out to the reader when he states “ What are we going to do about it” (Blow). By addressing this question to the reader, Blow inspires and motivates the reader to follow him in his journey to take down Trump. Overall, Blow’s argument proved to worthy enough to get the readers to side with his claim by his use of parallel structures and diction that created the averse tone. His article is filled with passion that actually helps sell his claim because Blow’s emotion creates an image of how he views Trump, which motivates the readers to side with his claim.
Leading into the topic of the current political and racial status of the United States today. This opening statement allows the article to open in a neutral standpoint before expressing negative views against Trump and his beliefs. In response, the audience feels prompted to bring more attention to the damage and impact that Trump and his racially biased views have caused the United States and people of color to endure.
In David Brook’s, “One Nation Slightly Divisible” and Jonathan Rauch’s, “In Defense Of Prejudice, both writers make valid points. Both authors also have a common technique; Brook’s and Rauch seem to have biased viewpoints towards the subject matter. But although these two authors share this similarity, one author stands out in how he uses the bias to his advantage or even to the advantage of the audience to better understand and be convinced by his ideology. Although both authors seem to have biased viewpoints, their bias fuels their arguments in efforts to successfully fulfill their purpose. David Brook’s appears to structure his biased viewpoint in a way that exhibits a more pervasive bias than Jonathan Rauch in how he uses the bias to incorporate
“vulnerable to manipulate” and that it is “more often than not a willful ignorance and acceptance of stereotypes.” Bissoondath’s article discusses through examples of two men who are very friendly, who make unconscious insensitive remarks that are based on stereotypes. He also goes on to describe
This completely contrasts to the ideas expressed either by Rankine or Blow. Fortgang may believe that systemic racism is just one big conspiracy because he does not have to live with it the way Rankine and Blow do everyday. He does not have to live with the fear that he may be gunned down in his own neighborhood, his body just becoming something that Americans ignore as they move on through life. A white man will never be able to understand what it is like to live as a black man. The best the white man can do is to try and understand what it is like, but Tal Fortgang doesn’t even want to try. He wants to remain in this thought that his life is the way it is because his family worked hard to get there. He ignores that fact that people in the black community work hard but still must live with this inequality. The articles written by Rankine and Blow express the thoughts and feelings that the black community shares. Tal Fortgang’s article dismisses both and writes them off as something that just does not
Race-thinking: what is it? Isn’t the world past the issue of race? Do races even exist and if so, what does it mean to have a racial identity? Is colorblindness possible and how important is it? These are the questions Paul Taylor addresses in the book “Race: A Philosophical Introduction”. Paul Taylor is a self-proclaimed “radical constructionist” who will maintain that race is very real in our world and in the United States as a whole (p. 80). Taylor takes care to ensure he addresses the real needs concerning racial dynamics in the U.S., referencing historical events, prevailing policy affairs, and even pop culture to explain that everyone capable of forming opinions ought to have some sort of grasp of the concept of race-thinking. As Taylor will analyze, race and race-thinking “has shaped and continues to shape private interactions as well as the largest political choices” (p. 8). In other words, race-thinking encompasses everything we do and every interaction we have. In this paper I will attempt to interpret and expound Taylor’s views and definitions of race, concepts associated with race, and input my own interpretations as they are appropriate.
Contrasts with the statement Obama makes two sentences after, “This time we want to reject the cynicism that tells us that these kids can’t learn; that those kids who don’t look like us are somebody else’s problem.” The juxtaposition signifies how he wants the country to move forward. Together, the people can help fix problems like the health care, the war, and the education system. Furthering his ethos, Obama makes allusions to the O.J. Simpson trial, “We can tackle race as a spectacle as we did in the O.J. trial - or in the wake of tragedy, as we did in the aftermath of Katrina, or as a fodder for the nightly news. or we can come together and say "not this time" “ providing an example of how horribly previous presidents had handled the country’s racial problems.
Dinesh D’Souza‘s assertion that racial discrimination against African Americans has diminish due to culture rather than racism is contradicted by Derrick Bell argument that “black people will never gain full equality in this country”. Derrick firmly feels that a meticulous examination of African American and Caucasian associations supports that racism is a permanent feature of American society. Both Derrick and Dinesh made valid points and used examples throughout history to get their point across. Although both made valid points, I agree, and maintain that racism still exist in modern society. Growing up I have witnessed racism with my own eyes and have personally went through it. With everything taking into account, I personally feel that racism still exist in today’s society because, white people see African Americans as an inferior race. Their actions show it as they continue to patrol our communities like we are uncivilized animals. Furthermore, African Americans that are making progress such as being successful in the corporate business still have to deal with “the plight of our less fortunate brethren who struggle for existence in what some social scientist call the underclass”. The African American culture in this case study is perceived as being the reason why blacks have not progress from racial discrimination, according to Dinesh D’Souza. There’s a
In this year 's presidential election there have been controversy given by one of the candidates, Mr. D. Trump describing my ethnic background as “me” being a rapist, drug dealer, and a person whose convicting criminal crimes. No ethnic group should be categories in these slots because it isn 't true no ethnic race is perfect we shouldn 't blame a whole community for something a small portion is responsible for. Christine Marin the author of Spanish lessons, wrote her life story growing up as a mexican- american and expressing the obstacles she went through, to get where she is right now. A voice. Garten Cook the author of Life with dyslexia, ashamed of having a disorder, having that fixed mindset of avoid making
“The beauty of me is that I am very rich” according to Donald Trump. His ignorance has lead him to do things that he shouldn’t being doing or has done. In the past few months he has been racist man that would insult people that are from a different race. When Trump started running for president he would insult and bully everybody in general not knowing the people’s stories. He made people seem like they are poor and have nothing to live for, Trump’s inability to see past his greed. He wants to separate the United States and wants people to think he is the best of the best; Trump should not be President.
In The Racial Contract, it is argued that contemporary structures of white domination in the United States operate by means of an epistemology of ignorance for white people. White people inadvertently suffer from cognitive dysfunctions such that they cannot understand the racially (and racistly) structured world in which they live and, indeed, helped create. For Mills, while no person of any race is self-transparent, becoming a white person entails a particularly extreme form of self-opacity regarding issues of race that corresponds with a conspicuously bad or offensive misunderstanding of the world. Recently with the invasion of Iraq, the president has proven that white people believe that they are correct when that in any given conflict it must quell the conflict through force rather than understanding of the predicament. It must be astonishing to a lot of white Bush supporters to learn that the horrible conditions in Iraq would only be made worse when a foreign country whose leader represents Christian ideals (which aren’t the prevailing consensus in Iraq), believes that Iraqis people need another conflicting force in a country ravaged by extreme racism.
In the midst of one of the most controversial presidential elections in history, both political parties are struggling to prove that their candidate is the best choice. Clinton and Trump’s disapproval ratings are very low, but one has to ask, is there really a lesser evil to choose from? While Clinton has had her own fair share of past discrepancies, Trump’s track record proves much more troublesome. Donald Trump has proven to be an untrustworthy presidential candidate because of his misogynistic actions, his racial bias, and his corrupt business history. During the Republican debate on August 6, 2016, Trump had a falling out with Fox correspondent Megyn Kelly after she questioned him about some of his comments on women, where he referred to them as “’fat pigs’, ‘dogs’, ’slobs’, and ‘disgusting animals’,” (Bahadur).
...tain people who think of themselves as the “perfect” race and even if there are still incidents that involve racial discrimination, we have still accomplished a lot as a society as we are now closer to having full racial equality and ethnic acceptance. The pain and suffering of our ancestors through the hands of racism weren’t in vain as we now enjoy our position in a world where prejudice ceases to exist. The never ending battle between the suppressed and the oppressor finally ended—leaving the suppressed victorious. The chains of racism were finally broken and as Martin Luther King Jr. said, “We must learn to live together as brothers or perish together as fools.”
Racism continues to remain "our American Obsession" (Loewen 139). Works Cited Blum, Lawrence. The. I'm Not A Racist
"Republican," begins the headline of an Atlantic op-ed to appear in the storied magazine's December issue, "Is Not a Synonym for Racist." That emphasis is theirs. The essay, by contributing editor and liberal commentator Peter Beinart, is mostly predicated on the idea that, in order to engage with conservatives, we must "make Sean Hannity’s work harder by resisting the temptation to deploy the label bigoted, or one of its synonyms, when describing an idea they consider stupid or immoral."
The main argument of this article is over the controversy over Donald Trump not having/ not finding the time to speak about the serious and ever growing issue of civil rights. Now if he can't find the time to go to a NAACP convention how can he find time to be president or the other arguments being can he be our president or does he just not care. This article goes over Donald Trump's bold strategy to not attend/refuse to go to the the convention and how the NAACP and America took this.