That guy who’s where he is only because he’s black
Thu, 2008-04-24 04:36
#1
Scott Piatkowski
That guy who’s where he is only because he’s black
Thu, 2008-04-24 04:36
#2
Scott Piatkowski
[url=http://www.nytimes.com/2008/04/24/opinion/24whitehead.html?_r=1&th&emc=t... York Times: Visible Man[/url]
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It’s all hokum, and I should know. For it is I, The Guy Who’s Where He Is Only Because He’s Black.Most folks don’t know much about me, apart from the feeling of injustice that hits when I walk into the room with my easy charisma and air of entitlement. I understand. It’s weird when your government passes legislation, like equal opportunity laws, that benefits one single person in the country — me, The Guy Who Got Where He Is Only Because He’s Black.
People think I have it easy, but it’s surprisingly difficult being The Guy Who Got Where He Is Only Because He’s Black, what with the whole having to be everywhere in the country at once thing.
Sat, 2008-04-26 17:55
#3
this article is a really interesting take on Ralph Ellison's "Invisible Man". While the recent piece explores how race is being used as a pity tool to give people social exposure, Ellison's piece explores how race made him socially invisible.
I like the complete use of opposites.
Sat, 2008-04-26 18:01
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oh also this is a great picture I found of an artist interpreting Ellison's original novel:
[url=http://www.uoregon.edu/~mbuerkle/jeffwall/20040115-wall_Ellison_invisibl...
Sun, 2008-04-27 03:59
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I prefer to be clean and articulate in my interviews, put my best foot forward. I think it’s working. People are responding to how I present myself.
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Thanks for posting this!