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Before taking this college writing course which entitled me to blog on tumblr, I always had the notion that blogging is only something that lonely women do in movies to pass time. But now, I have blogged and experienced Tumblr first hand. I can definitely say that Tumblr is truly the place where you can express yourself through writing and having discussions with people. As you can see, all of my blogs are topic based and that’s one of the things I love. It’s not like Facebook where people post random thoughts or Instagram where you see random pictures of what someone had for lunch.

Every post has a meaning. When I first started blogging I was mainly concerned about reaching a certain word limit instead of the actual content of what I am writing. Now I feel as though I tend to focus on getting my point across to the audience, like yourself. I would definitely call myself an amateur blogger. If you think otherwise, thanks lol, but for the most part… I’m still new to blogging. Without a doubt I feel as though if I continue on blogging and sharing what I have to say with everyday people on Tumblr, I can overall develop as a writer. When it comes to blogging, I am definitely great at talking ‘to’ the audience instead of 'at’ them. When talking 'at’ someone you are presenting something to them, while talking 'to’ someone is more of a conversation.

Have you ever felt that when you keep practicing something over and over you get better at it with each attempt? Practice makes perfect remember? That’s how I feel with blogging. The more I blog and get accustomed to it, the better I will eventually become. If you may not noticed, blogging gives you not only a voice, but a chance to connect with readers as well. I love it when I write a post about something and then later find comments or suggestions from readers who tell me that they’ve learned something or that I’ve helped them in some way.

Blogging lets the world see what you write. Today, there are many writers that are afraid of rejection or criticism from critics. Having a blog you still have to worry about the critics because haters gon’ hate but you are just like everyone else sharing what you feel and composing posts that captures certain readers. In general, blogging helps you master the craft of writing, and it helps you master the craft of connecting with readers similar to you.

#blogger

Advocacy

During last week, some of my classmates advocated for a topic that they felt needed to be addressed in the world. Out of the many protests, the one that was the strongest was by Yasir. His topic focused on putting an end to racial profiling. I was already against racial profiling before I heard his presentation, but I can say that I learned new facts that I did not know before. Such as, the fact that out of 10 white people stopped in the street for some matter, only 2 of them will actually be charged with committing a crime while out of 10 people of minority, 8 of them will be charged with committing a crime. What made his presentation strong was that he spoke in a manner that captured the audience just by making eye contact, interacting with the class, not reading directly off of a paper and by adding in a demonstration. His demonstration tied in with his own account of being racially profiled while wearing his cultural clothing. He stated that by him wearing a thobe he was seen differently than that if he was wearing a suit.

Eboni advocated for pro-life which changed the way I viewed abortions. I never knew that doctors who perform these surgical operations actually were told to lie to the patients just so they can receive the money for the procedure. I feel as though as a woman you have the right to decide whatever you want because it is your body but if I am given the wrong information about something as serious as an abortion I would definitely be against it.

Lastly, Marcus gave a presentation on how bullying is wrong. He persuaded me even more to be against bullying. I empathized with the story he told about a child being bullied. As he stated, bullying affects many people around us and you never know what someone is going through. This is why we all should join Marcus in the fight against bullying. He spoke clearly, and added in many statistics. Also, if you would have seen his symbol, you would have thought the same thing I did, that his symbol was very creative and artistic. He talked about how children of younger age need to be monitored when online. Many are being bullied as well as doing the bullying. Marcus brought up that just because someone posts something online they believe that they can get away with it. I definitely agree with him. Don’t you think that we should do something if we see any form of bullying? I do. Now I don’t mean make the problem worse, I mean that we should all report any signs of bullying. By doing this we are helping not only the person who is being bullied but we are helping the bully as well.

In past societies, when it comes to relationships, some treat it as though it’s almost law for a man to be the main provider. He is seen as the one who works the hardest, with the highest paying job, as to where woman are set to where they are supposed to be suppressed to the role of a housewife. Meaning taking care of the kids, handling the finances as far as bills, and catering to the man’s masculine ego. It seemed nearly blasphemous for these roles to switch; thanks to the masculinity of a man he HAS to be the main provider. Nowadays, these roles have lessened and are not really followed as strictly as they were in previous generations, but they are still present. To me, no human being should be marginalized to act in a certain way. This patriarchal society we live in undoubtedly conveys the perception of male dominance through the images of women. For instance, In Bechdel’s comic strip The Rule (1985), one of the characters in the comic states that in order to go watch a movie it has to pass three basic requirements. It has to: 1) have at least two women in it, who talk to each other about, something besides a man. Genius right? Bechdel created this “test” to address the obvious under representation of woman in movies, as well as challenges the stereotype that women only ever talk about men. If you really think about it, it is sad that there is not nearly as half as many movies produced that can pass these three simple rules. What is even worse is that movies are still being made today without talking into consideration that women are underrepresented in them.

In class a while back, we discussed the short story Girl by Jamaica Kincaid. The mother, who was the main speaker, was teaching her Antiguan culture to her daughter. The problem with this was that she is teaching her daughter that the man is superior and that she has to be that “housewife with no voice”. Yeah, this might be ones culture but do you really want your daughter to grow up having to depend on a man for everything? Clearly, my thoughts on gender are pretty straightforward. Only the individual has the ability to decide on what gender they want to portray. Coming from a household with two moms, I was always taught to have an independent personality. I feel as though I don’t necessarily need the help of another person, let alone a man to do anything or get done what I need to get done. Identity is being who you are. Ever heard the expression that “college life can make or break you”? Many college students, including myself, are most likely unsure about what major to take up and even what to do after college. College is where you sometimes self-evaluate your identity and find that personality that makes you, you. With me, I changed the type of people I hang out with because I want to get out there more and I feel as though having a different set of friends will do just that. Sometimes with changing things about yourself you have to keep in mind stereotypes even though they shouldn’t matter. Stereotypes have always been judged for misrepresenting the world, with that being said, no matter what gender or how you identify yourself, prove them wrong.

http://www.newyorker.com/magazine/1978/06/26/girl

http://dykestowatchoutfor.com/the-rule

#prove them wrong

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what we should really discuss

Based on the 3 blogs I’ve read today, discussing about our countries issue and how we should act to those issues is important. The blog stated that North Korea has resiliently tried to send threats of missiles to America. Now that is something us Americans should take serious. Couple years ago when the Leader of North Korea decided to launch missiles, many people around me made jokes about and then there was a movie called “The Interview” in which was hilarious because in the movie the Korean leader was mocked. On the day, the movie was supposed to be released in theaters another threat was issued by North Korea that any theater which played the film would be bombed. Now that again isn’t something you want to play around with America. All I am saying is. If we America does not get serious about this threat of missiles and act upon it in whatever way necessary, then many people will suffer. Never underestimate the enemy. So, in class could discuss what actions we should be focusing on and discuss why we don’t act against some threats other countries have in store for us.

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Thinking about the movie “The Interview” made me laugh, even though this issue is not a laughing matter. Watching that movie definitely I seen a post on Facebook a week ago of a young girl from North Korea who had escaped their borders. She described their government as horrible and corrupt. Of course, going against your government is treason and is probably highly punishable in other countries. Nicely stated, that you should never underestimate the enemy. I feel as though America is taking this situation as a joke and given our president, you do not really see him doing much to address the issue.

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Blog 8

I feel like we should talk about the Gender Roles because it should be a topic where everyone can get a word or two in. The reason why I chose this is because we talked about it in class but I feel like we didn’t really talk about it fully we only talkies about it win in the old days on how bad it was for women. It’s just a great topic I feel like because we can talk about why society grew up to be like this was it out of fear or just the envy of power. We really have specific roles when you think about if you are a guy your expected to be strong and make money and for girls just be smart and have children etc which is not fair because both genders could do so much more than that it’s like we are stopping each other from moving forward. That just needs to change but change takes time and patience.

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I agree with your views on gender roles. The male and female should be allowed to take on any role they please. We are in the 21st century yet many old customs have not changed much. I feel that in class some topics only apply to certain people and the topic of gender roles definitely applies to everyone in class so great suggestion. Also, I have always thought about that too, why were we taught certain ways to act as a male or female? The individual should have the right to choose their own path upon growing up. Like why is it that before a child is born it is already decided that they should wear blue or pink, or how a male should be head of a house hold and provide for the family. The money that a woman makes isn't good enough to provide? Hopefully we can talk about this in class more.

#equality

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Traveling The World

Traveling throughout the world is something that I look forward to doing throughout my 20′s and feel that is the best time to do it. I have a hard time wrapping my head around the fact that the world is so big and full of exotic places, yet I have only covered a small portion of those places. Going on vacations with my family and friends has allowed me to go to places that are not familiar to me. Living in Buffalo my entire life I have been accustomed to the lifestyle and routine that takes place here every year. Although I love Buffalo ,which is also home to all of my friends and family, a change of scenery really can help expand your perspectives.

The only other country I have visited was Canada, which is more different then the states than most people expect. But that makes me think even more. If I think Canada is different then I could only imagine how I would interpret a European, African, etc. lifestyle. What we see on the internet and T.V only covers a portion of what life really is like in other places throughout the world. Once you’re physically in an environment you can feel the full affect of the kinds of activity in your new environment.

You don’t always have to travel to beautiful and exotic places to feel a positive affect from a traveling experience. Even going to places that you would not particularly want to live in can hep shape your perspective and make you more grateful for the life that you have. That being said, everyone has a reason to be grateful for something, because there is always at least someone who is not as fortunate as you are.

Going to exciting places is obviously more fun and allows you to relax, but every traveling experience I have been had, no matter where or how fun I had, I always miss home. I consider going away to college a traveling experience, being on your own at first, experiencing a new environment that allows you to find yourself. For me, when I went away to school last year, I realized all I took for granted, even though I was still having the time of my life. So, even if you are traveling away from home to go to college, little things you experience here along the way will make you realize how much you miss home, wherever that may be.

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You’re definitely right. Seeing a country on TV can be different that actually being there. You can without a doubt gain a new perspective on the place you are. With me, I am far from home but I have to admit that I don’t really miss it. Yeah my family is not here but I feel as though they are doing fine without me lol. And you say that you want to visit new places and explore; what made you stay in buffalo for college? I was going to go all the way to Louisiana for college (I still plan to for grad school) to but the cost was way too high for an undergraduate. And it’s cool that you went to Canada. I hear their bacon is just ham. Funny thing is I actually never been outside of the US. I watch a lot of movies and every time an American goes to another country something catastrophic happens. But you’ve definitely inspired me to give it a chance someday and gain a new perspective.

#travel

Rode to soft lips 👄

Living in Buffalo, the air is dry 💨 and your lips suffer tremendously. They become chapped, sometimes covered in crusty and flaky dead 💀 skin. Admit it, you’ve tried to peel it or biting it off, which only made it worse. Now your lips are bleeding, sore and raw and soon they will be crusty again🤷🏽‍♀️. I once was plagued with the same problem until I found a super easy chemical free solution…a DIY Lip Scrub🙂.

Here's the list of simple ingredients you will need to complete this exfoliating scrub

· Brown Sugar (or white sugar works fine)

· Extra virgin olive oil (or coconut oil)

· Pure Honey 🍯

· A small drop of vanilla extract or peppermint extract… or any extract you desire (because it smells yummy😋)

· Small container to store scrub

Here's what you do….

Add 1 cup of sugar and 1 tablespoon olive oil in a small bowl. Mix until the two ingredients has come together. (Be careful when adding the oil, your mixture should not be watery. If it is, you have added too much oil, so you have to add more sugar to even it out until it has the consistency of wet sand. Just beware that by adding more sugar means you have to add more of all of the other ingredients.) Add in 1 tablespoon of pure honey, and your drop of essential oil. Mix your mixture until the wet sand texture is present. Finally, add the mixture to your small container. (This scrub can last up to 2-3 weeks refrigerated)

No more than a quarter size amount should be needed. For extra smoothness, top with your favorite lip balm.

Why should you make this scrub? Heres why…

Store brought scrubs are not only overpriced, but may be packed with harmful 😵ingredients including some that you have probably never heard of. Sugar is a natural sweetener that can also be used as a natural beauty treatment. Its fine texture gently exfoliates the skin without leaving a harmful residue. Extra virgin olive oil, along with coconut 🌴 oil, adds in the moisture needed to have your lips feeling smooth after the scrub. Honey 🍯 is a natural humectant. It means, that honey seals moisture from the air trapping it to our skin. Do you have dark lips? Honey is loaded with bleaching agents that generally remove the darkness of the lip skin. Use this lip scrub at least twice a day and I guarantee you that you will have soft and smooth lips 👄 in no time🤗🤗🤗🤗.

#diy #lip scrub

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New Beginnings

A day I will never forget was the last hockey game I ever played in competitively. Playing hockey my entire life, it was always a part of my plan to continue playing after high school, and take time off of school. To play hockey in college you have to play juniors and mature before playing college hockey with much older competition. Up until my last hockey game during my senior year at St. Francis Prep High school, I had set to continue playing hockey in Philadelphia and take a few years of school off to hopefully play college hockey. After college I then planned on becoming a high school teacher, something that I had always aspired to be. Rewinding back to playoffs in my senior year of high school, my last game was the semi final against St. Andrews College, resulting in a loss that changed my perspective on hockey greatly. Stepping off the ice with a loss was upsetting at the first glance, but after time passed I realized that hockey lost all of its importance to me. The millions of lessons that I take away from the game are still valued but the greatest lesson I learned was to be able to let go of even the greatest things that I had in my life, hockey being one of them. Not everything is easy to let go of but I realized that continuing to play hockey would still direct me to becoming a teacher, but if I gave up on hockey then I can do so sooner. Growing up and changing perspectives allowed me to realize that being a teacher was more important to me than playing hockey and potentially wasting time at reaching my ultimate goal. I commend the many friends that I made playing hockey, many continuing to play today, and some on their way to bigger and better competition at higher levels, but I have sorrow for those who took the chance I was unwilling to take and fail. Not a day goes by where I don’t miss playing hockey, but I thought it was best for me to I take all of the lessons that playing hockey taught me and run with them while I was still able to. I am happy with the choice I have made and learned how to let go of something difficult, a situation I will inevitably face in the future and will be ready for.

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I like this post because something similar happened to me. I used to play field hockey in high school, but not on the team. I was told that I was good, but I was always afraid of trying out because I used to see some people try out and not make the team. I always wonder to this day if I would have made the time if I had taken that leap of faith. I still play with my friends in this field in the park to remind myself to take chances in life. I don’t think you should of gave up hockey completely, I mean you could have been a teacher by day and a hockey player by night (that would’ve been cool) lol. But overall, I admire how your ultimate goal to become a teacher never changed despite what happened. And btw, field hockey is more fun anyways.

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From Tee to You :)

Call me Tee. I am 18 years old and I am a freshman at Buffalo State College. I major in Hospitality Management and minor in Criminal Justice. Things I like to do for fun is cook, dance, listen to music, and sleep. My career goal is to one day open up a diner with my older sister. The reason I minor in Criminal Justice is because i’m very interested in the topic and I want to be a correction officer. So yeah, my goals are clear but indecisive. I was born on June 24, 1998. #CANCERGANGG. I’m very moody at times but I am a really fun person to be around. I don’t like to have a lot of friends because friends bring drama and I don’t have the time of patience for it, especially since we are now college students. My favorite color is pink. I have 4 other siblings. My older sister, Malica who is 20 years old. My 11 year old bother, Jeffrey. And my brother and sister who are fraternal twins named Carlos and Carla. I was born in Brooklyn NY. However, my family and I live in the Bronx. I love to try new things and go to new places. Three places I want to visit is France, Italy, and most of all Dubai. My goal in life is really to not be miserable and enjoy life to the fullest with my family and few friends (actually I call them my sisters), and be happy.

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I like when you said “I don’t like to have a lot of friends because friends bring drama and I don’t have the time of patience for it, especially since we are now college students.” I fully agree with this. I also like to keep my circle small so that I could avoid unnecessary drama. The part when you said your goals are clear, but indecisive is a bit contradictory. But I sort of think I know what you mean, correct me if I am wrong. Like with me, I want to become a doctor, but I’m not really sure what type. It’s my ultimate goal in life, yet there are still some pieces of the puzzle I need to figure out. But nice to meet you tee :)

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Love Yourself

Growing up I wasn’t the prettiest. I was bullied every single day from the third all the way to the eighth grade. Being so overwhelmed with the emotions from being called everything in the book put me into a deep depression. I had no self-esteem. I stopped believing in who I was. Overtime, I created a new image of myself. A “false” image of myself that I created to please everybody else. No longer thinking of myself and my well-being. But, I loved the attention I was getting from everyone. All my new “friends” with me skipping class, skipping school and Fighting all day everyday with any and everybody. I was the talk of the school. That’s when I realized I had developed a very bad temper and had zero patience for everything. Throwing tantrums with the authorities, other students and teachers. Everyone who tried to help me I got angry at. I completely lost who I was trying to be like everybody else because I was bullied out of who I used to be. Quiet, happy, smart and to myself. Who was I ? Where did the child my mother raised go? I questioned myself in the eleventh grade after being told I was on the edge of being kicked out of school. That’s when I decided to talk to my mom. Let her know how my school life was going. I wasn’t confident, I wasn’t happy with myself anymore. That’s when she told me the story about how I was named “Aereiana”. My mother met a little girl named Aereiana who had a twin sister. Aereiana was dark and her twin sister was light. The twin sister got the majority of her family’s attention because they thought she was so pretty because she was light skinned. Aereiana didn’t get any attention because she was dark. The family and their friends looked over Aereiana because she was dark and they didn’t think she was as pretty as her lighter twin sister. My mother told Aereiana that she was beautiful and that she will remain beautiful even when other people don’t think so. My mom told Aereiana that when she had a daughter she would name her “Aereiana”. When I was born, My mom saw Aereiana in the hospital and told her that she had me and that my name was Aereiana. The girl cried. After, hearing that I lived up to my name and learned to love the skin that I’m in. I built my self-esteem again and turned my whole life around. Now I am a early graduate and I graduated top of my class with a 4.0 GPA and an advanced regents diploma. To this day I live by the quote, “Love yourself. Don’t change who you are because others think negative of you. Live your life to the fullest. And keep away from setbacks.”

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I got goosebumps from reading the last few lines of your post. I never experienced bullying yet I have many friends who were in your shoes. Most people would have continued on, escalating things even further. I admire you for going to your mom about the problem. Sometimes it is hard to overcome negative remarks, but as time passes you gained more insight on the situation. I know for a fact that you felt proud of yourself for your accomplishment when you graduated. Hopefully by you posting this someone dealing with the same issue can follow in your footsteps and live their life to the fullest. Also, I love the quote at the end.

#perseverance #yasss

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Claudette Colvin : Black History Month

At the age of fifteen, Claudette Colvin refused to move to the back of the bus. She started studying black, independent leaders during grade school and Claudette felt inspired to join the movement and stand up for herself. On March 2, 1955 Claudette sat in the front of the bus. Once the bus driver noticed a white passenger asking her to move, he ordered her to get up and her response was “It’s my constitutional right to sit here as much as that lady. I paid my fare, it’s my constitutional right.” She described the situation as if it felt like “Sojourner Truth was pushing down on one shoulder and Harriet Tubman was pushing down on the other—saying, ‘Sit down girl!’.” Claudette stood her grounds. This situation did not discourage Miss. Colvin, actually encouraged her to stand up more for herself and African Americans. Shortly after she challenged the law multiple times, she was arrested and thrown into jail. During her jail sentence she explained how scared she was to be in prison, mostly because she was always unaware of what white people would do to her. The NAACP was considering using this case in court but they ruled against it because of her age and her troubled behavior. She was pregnant at the time and they decided an unwed mother would attract too much negative attention to the case. Claudette was one of the four women involved in protesting the segregation laws in court, Browder vs Gayle. Browder vs Gayle ruled that the bus system in Montgomery, Alabama was unconstitutional. Two years after the ruling, Claudette moved to New York City where she became a nurses aid in an Manhattan nursing home. Although she is not known worldwide, she helped advance civil rights movements in Montgomery, Alabama. Her attorney from court explains how she gave the city hope and moral courage. He also explains how she helped to shape the support Rosa Parks received in the future.

Why is it most people know about Rosa Parks but not Claudette Colvin? Miss. Colvin’s bus situation happened before Rosa Parks and she was not the first to refuse but typically you do not hear about these women. Due to the fact that Rosa Parks inspired herself to become a better icon during this movement. Rosa was also the secretary of the National Association of the Advancement of Colored People. Miss. Parks was already well known and extremely respected by her peers. Miss. Colvin’s experience happened nine months prior to Miss. Parks situation. Claudette story received little publicity unlike Rosa Parks.

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While reading the beginning of this article all I thought about was Rosa Parks. I had the impression that she was the only African American female to refuse to give up her seat on the bus. I was going to comment asking what about Rosa parks, but you answered the question I was thinking before I could ask it. Nice way of taking the audience into consideration. It’s weird that in history classes we do not typically learn about Colvin due to her story getting little notice. It’s a shame what society thought of a pregnant single teenager at the time. I mean she did what Rosa Parks did before Rosa Parks did it 9 MONTHS LATER. I’ve done a little research on: Does Colvin deserve as much recognition as Parks. I think you should look up Mary Louise Smith, and Irene Morgan.

Revolutionary.

In homage to a powerful revolutionary diva here is a poem commemorating the prestigious work and intellect of Phillis Wheatley: the first published African-American female poet. The white misty cloud roughly fights the girl Clouds endure The rough sail roughly desires the shore The small breeze leads the girl Swiftly with each stroke Courage commands the girl -S.W. Born in West Africa at the age of just 7 or 8, she was kidnapped and brought to Boston on a slave ship. Upon her arrival, she was sold to a man by the name John Wheatley, who wanted her to be a servant to his wife Susanna. With this family's care, Wheatley (who adopted her master's last name) was taken under Susanna's wing. At a time when African Americans were discouraged and intimidated from learning how to read and write, Wheatley's life was an anomaly. Her quick intellect was hard to overlook, and as a result, Susanna and her two children taught Phillis to read and was actively encouraged in her literary pursuits by the household. I respect the work of Phillis Wheatley. Her poetry illustrates the humbleness, dedication, and perseverance that is characteristic of many African American women. Phillis Wheatley made a name for herself despite being African American at a time when one's skin color usually meant slavery. She gained her fame throughout her poetry, which became well known throughout the 13 Colonies. She published her first poem in 1767 at the age of 13. Six years later, she became the first African American and the third woman to publish a book in the United States. She did not find fortune with her fame, however. She married John Peters in 1778, but even this did not allow her financial independence. In fact, she found much to despise in her freedom, especially the fact that she was living in poverty, far different from her life with the Wheatley family. Her last few years were filled with working as a servant, something she never had to do when she was younger. She was planning to publish a second book of poems and letters, but she died in 1784, before she could complete the book. When I look at myself on this very day and at this very point in my life, I see a little of Phillis Wheatley’s strength and desire for knowledge in me. Her importance to black history lies in this: the nature of her words, being able to encourage African Americans as well as woman generations later and from the fact that her publishing a book contradicted stereotypes of African Americans held at the time. Her talent plainly outweighed her complexion.

"Ain't got nothing more to say"

In this speech, sojourner truth uses an optimistic yet agitated tone to appeal to the supporters at the Woman’s Right Convention. Through the use of rhetorical questions emotion, credibility and reason, Sojourner Truth tries to appeal to woman and men to convince them that women can in fact do as much as a man can and deserve equal rights in America. During this time, men had the impression that women should be “helped into carriages”, when they don’t actually believe that. Truth explains how she has never been helped, as a woman. Logos- She says, “Look at me! Look at my arm! I have ploughed and planted, and gathered into barns, and no man could head me! And ain't I a woman?” This part of her speech appeals to the men in the audience. It compares what the average white American man can do and what the average African American woman does. The similarities between these two individuals implement the idea that women in America are just as worthy of respect and deserve to have the same rights as men. Pathos- As a slave, Truth had many children with another slave. “I have borne thirteen children, and seen most all sold off to slavery, and when I cried out with my mother's grief, none but Jesus heard me!”This part of the speech connects with all the mothers in the audience. Ultimately, this allows for the white mothers and black mothers to put their differences aside and to understand Sojourner Truth’s pain. Ethos- Truth says, “If my cup won’t hold but a pint, and yours hold a quart, wouldn’t you be mean not to let me have my little half measure full?” By saying this, truth means that if the men have so much power already, could they not let women have this one little thing. This helps Truth to express her opinion that it is morally right for men to allow women within America to have the same rights as men. In the same manner, these words force men to think of the fact that it is unethical for men and women to be unequal, which is exactly what Truth wanted to accomplish by giving her speech. Finally, Truth concludes her poem by acknowledging the words of a little man in black stating that “a woman can’t have as much rights as a man cause Christ wasn’t a woman” She shows that we as women have the power and strength to achieve and prosper as men do. This allows for both genders to seethat hey are in fact equal to each other.

I just peeped a post on Facebook asking "if black people can be racist?" and it was shared saying "Nope. Not possible" then someone puts this article I put above in the comments which was like putting rubbing alcohol on an open wound… So Racism is defined as "feels discrimination or prejudice against people of other races, or who believes that a particular race is superior to another." and so any individual of a race can have these beliefs. I have met people who perpetuated the same hate that they didn't want their culture to receive. Like we are all insensitive to other people and where they come from. And by calling a black person a racist doesn't discredit the years of systemic racism in America that has singled out black people, it just calls out hatred that the individual is breeding. In the article the author uses the rhetorical device, ethos, to get the reader to feel sorry for the guy who was harassed. You see the author pointing out that he was “a veteran of Iraq and recipient of the Bronze Star for valor”. It definitely got me. In no way did that guy deserve what was done to him. Also, Instead of attacking the race,the reporter remained objective to getting the story out there. By reading that “they approached the man based on his race, presuming he was white, though he’s actually Hispanic and then proceeded to verbally harass him and then physically assaulted him” then if the reader ties that to the definition of racism, that group smells a bit racist to me. Now I'm all about black lives matter, cause no one ethnicities struggle is the same as another. But next time y’all see my mother wearing her hijab, or an Asian person yelling mad loud in their dialect, try to show some humility as a human. Also, I want to add, I'm all about calling out people in their places of privilege, but sometimes our insensitivity to their place of ignorance can just lead to more hate rather than building understanding. USA Today reported the incident and never revealed the race of the group. They added in the victim statements which appeals to our emotions and values, and from this we can infer that the group were blacks. This article above never came off as a report of a hate crime when I first read the header, but by the end of the article you can see that it was one. Just from adding in his stories of the times in Iraq shows us that Marquez is basically saying “why me ”. On the contrary, the police reported no description of the individuals. There’s a video of the incident, witnesses and Marquez have seen them as clear as day so why not release more information to find the attackers? The reporter discreetly points these things out through the article which appeals to logos. Sure does get me thinking. Overall, the attack being linked to black lives matter is just instilling more negativity and idk like personally speaking, I ain’t about that… And y'all that be saying oh I don’t like this race, but I'm not racist.. I want you to specifically think why you feel that way. Like, you don’t like a WHOLE RACE? Sounds like someone evil in history fam.

#late night #racism #seriously though