whether we realize it or not we currently segregate ourselves. The signs are gone but the ideologies remain. A black man is no longer a black man, but a man who must alter himself to achieve what we believe an acceptable man should be.
- You must wear the appropriate attire
- You must be college educated with degree
- You can not wear baggy clothing
- You must be entitled to wealth or a completed family
- The way you speak, increases your ability to be judged
- If you are not what they want you to be then you are going to be isolated in this society. Then you intend to cover your identity
"Everyone covers. To cover is to tone down a disfavored identity to fit into the main stream. In our diverse society, all of us are outside the mainstream in some way […]
In the new generation, discrimination directs itself not against the entire group, but against the subset of the group. It hurts not only our most vulnerable citizens but our most valuable commitments. For if we believe a commitment against racism is about equal respect for all races, we are not fulfilling that commitment if we protect only racial minorities who conform to historically white norms. after all, who knows what its like to be a black man other than a black man himself.
Gregory Jones,
12th grade, Cristo Rey
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