A few days after last week's discussion of "Recitatic" I ran into a situation that seemed to connect to some of the points that were made during class. It seemed that Toni Morrison was trying to teach the lesson that a person's race should not be a significant factor in placing a judgment on others. The other day I was at a friends house with a group of people when one person began a story. It seemed that this person did not think the same way as Morrison because mid story he stopped to add in the race of the men he had been talking about. After his story I began to think if the race of those men had been relevant or information that was necessary to understand the story, and it was not. I think it's great that so many of us already understand that it is important to judge someone by what they are on the inside rather than the color of their skin. Hopefully other people, like the one I heard the story from, will one day understand this as well.
I thought this was also a good example of the idea talked about in chapter 1, that many feel the need to put everyone into categories. I think it is a subconscious habit that many people have. I'll admit I catch myself placing people into categories, but it is a habit I want to shake. I don't believe we should try and put people into categories because everyone we meet will not fall into one certain category.
Ashley Allen, Post 2
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