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How is Staples “talking back” to single stories and stereotypes? Why did he write this essay?
Responses:

Accepts reality that it’s happening, but wants to push back by warning/explaining, interrupting
Take away the fact that due to his physical app. for others Who he is vs. who he is perceived as by public Explain alienation Essay--can switch POV, talk about more examples, move evidence, Relevance

Period 5:

 * ===Talking back to stereotype that black people are dangerous or have ill intent--showing the other side===
 * === Talking back to stereotypes of what kind of person he is: peaceful, methods for diffusing problems, etc. Writing about this is key. Is it fair that he has to alter himself to make others feel safe? ===
 * === Writing essay to get message across--it would be hard for him to communicate in any other way because people might have fear of him, or might not approach him. ===
 * === Writer can be somewhat anonymous ===
 * === Show how he’s educated vs. having someone assume he’s not. ===
 * === Showing his side of the story--giving evidence to combat people’s prejudice, playing the devil’s advocate ===

Period 6:

 * ===By giving us the idea that he’s a criminal early on, he wants to think about our perception of him and how others often see him. Assumptions.===
 * === The diction about being a criminal is there to make us think about how people perceive black men in public space. He wants us to confront our own stereotypes (even if some have truth). ===
 * === Evidence--multiple example ===
 * === Appeal to elements of truth in stereotypes, but also wants to add layers to the story. ===
 * === Telling his side of the story to help us build empathy. ===
 * === Comparing his experience at night, and showing that the prejudice and stereotypes carry over into the daytime. ===
 * === Not to discredit people who fear him, but to give another viewpoint. Childhood anecdote, chicken, fear. He feels the same type of fear that those that fear him feel. Not wanting violence and fearing others is for all people. ===
 * === Essay: clearly communicate his points without leaving room for doubt. Less subjective. Builds in room for other point of view. Format--more complete, less ambiguity. Literary devices is there to paint a clear picture. Informing vs. entertaining. Intellectual. ===

Walk faster or away so they don’t think he’s following, waiting in lobby
Shadow Accomplice in tyranny

Language of fear--adapted to be around him
Imagery: knife to raw chicken/throat, babies really/bravado on streets, black men trade tales, backdrop of gang warfare...shyness of combat had clear sources, timid/shadow, eyes bulging/dog

Period 5:
=== Cowbell metaphor--he is the hiker, the surrounding people are the bears. Bears that are startled are dangerous/react, but a bear that knows you’re coming is less likely to be violent. By whistling he’s trying to communicate that he’s not who they think he is, and that he’s not “dangerous”. They think he’s the dangerous one, ironically, he paints the white people around him as ultimately more dangerous. Single story for a single story. If you don’t have the “cowbell,” the bear assumes you’re trying to sneak up on it--intent vs. impact. ===

Accomplice in tyranny
Imagery: “Where fear and weapons meet...always the possibility of death”--he’s now scared, though people would assume he’s the one with a weapon or is scary.

Period 6:
=== Cowbell metaphor: he feels an obligation to protect himself from the “bears” aka white people/others around him, warning them that he’s coming, soothing them, making himself seem less threatening, diminish their fear/their potential violence/actions against him. (Relevance) === Shadow

Imagery: smothering rage, warrenlike/labyrinth--dangerous, lost, maze, confusing, unwelcome, left to navigate this environment alone and unwanted.
=== Giving space, changing from work clothes to jeans (class=dangerous or not), being a criminal (first paragraph), images of white privilege where he’s adapting to accommodate others, pattern of diction around being a “criminal”, language of fear, images of people of all races/genders being close minded ===

Watch and discuss:
"Blue Eyes/Brown Eyes" Experiment: **There is one use of the n-word in this video. Think about why the speaker uses it and what the impact is. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5NHeFgaVWs8 Kids React: Cheerios Commercial: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VifdBFp5pnw

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