Candid Dialogue
Key to Curbing Race Generalization
Clarence Page
Chorong Clair Yoon
about the AUTHOR
Clarence Page
A columnist, an editorial staff of the Chicago Tribune
Writes for
the Chicago Reader, the Washington Monthly, The New Republic,
The Wall Street Journal, New York Newsday, and Emerge
Won
The Pulitzer Prize for Commentary,
The Edward Scott Beck Award for overseas reporting,
The American Liberties Union James P. McGuire Award
Vocabulary
Dustup :
a quarrel that often involves some fighting
Put somebody on :
to laugh at somebody,
especially by pretending that something is true that is not
Complexion :
the natural color or condition of the skin on their face
Gaffe :
a stupid or careless mistake
Blacks have higher heat tolerance than whites.
We were brought over here FOR THE HEAT.
It is history!
Dusty Baker,
(used as an example of race generalization)
Campanis
“
Blacks lack
the ‘necessities’ to be base ball managers or general managers.
Snyder
“
Blacks are better athletes than whites
because they were bred that way during slavery.
The Danger of generalizing too much about people
It takes away chances to prove themselves as individuals
IGNORANCE
How little the races still know about each other
CANDID DIALOGUE
The best remedy for such ignorance
about the Writing Style
Light and entertaining style
Uses humor and funny sentences
To make his thesis clear
and to make delivery of it more effective
-Candid dialogue is possible when people feel comfortable
-Candid dialogue is needed instead of PUNISHMENT
-Humorous style of this essay helps readers open their minds to the topic