Response To Ifemelu
In comparison, Ifemelu is a foreign protagonist who is introduced to racism in America which impacts her negatively because she learns that being black is seen as a curse. Ladson-Billings an author whose main focus is on critical race theory she describes race as “a way of referring to and disguising forces, events, classes, and expressions of social decay and economic division far more threatening to the body politic than biological ` ` race ’ ’ ever was” (Ladson-Billings 8). Every race falls into a category because of division among different races. However, whites are always place on top of all races and look up to. Ifemelu helps describes this statement, her boyfriend Curt is speaking to Ifemelu how she is beautiful with her natural hair and should do the job interview with her hair the way it is. Ifemelu answers, “My full and
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She is unable to be her true self because the American society teaches her that she should not be comfortable in her own skin because it is not seen as beautiful. Lighter skin and long straight hair is what is appreciated by society and what is considered beautiful. Those of darker skin and kinky hair are put down and they are teach that they are “too dark” to be beautiful. From this Ifemelu is able to see how there is a superior race which causes her and others within the society to think badly of the less superior race. This cause the less superior to face inequality. As negative it may sound that is what society have built for people like Ifemelu and causes her to believe. People of color are taught their skin color is seen as unfortunate which is very sadden. This will lead Ifemelu to believe that she is truly less than those who are white and will try to copy those who are superior which are white people. The protagonist is a character who perfectly demonstrates how colored people are affected by racism within American
She is unable to be her true self because the American society teaches her that she should not be comfortable in her own skin because it is not seen as beautiful. Lighter skin and long straight hair is what is appreciated by society and what is considered beautiful. Those of darker skin and kinky hair are put down and they are teach that they are “too dark” to be beautiful. From this Ifemelu is able to see how there is a superior race which causes her and others within the society to think badly of the less superior race. This cause the less superior to face inequality. As negative it may sound that is what society have built for people like Ifemelu and causes her to believe. People of color are taught their skin color is seen as unfortunate which is very sadden. This will lead Ifemelu to believe that she is truly less than those who are white and will try to copy those who are superior which are white people. The protagonist is a character who perfectly demonstrates how colored people are affected by racism within American