I just wanted to write a little about the poem that we read in class the other day. This really got me thinking about how people act and can be so judgemental. It kind of goes along with what I was saying about people stereotyping others into gangs. Well, the same thing goes to people stereotyping others as being dangerous or not belonging. Who says what "normal" is? Is right for one person to call someone else weird or not normal? Or beat someone up just because of their race or ethnicity or even where they live?
The poem is about two boys who went grocery shopping and decided to go into a different neighborhood them they live in. It is stated in the poem that it is "all white. All American". It is sad, if I am taking the right, that two boys only six and nine already have in their mind that you have to be white to be American. And they also think that just because they are Mexican, it is alright for people to hate them. This poem really struck a chord with me and did get me a little upset because when I think about, there are people who still think and act that way. And a lot of the time it is the children who get punished for it.
I know it is not a long exert but I wanted to comment on how I felt about the poem.
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