Language That Silences Black Men And Public Places

Language That Silences & Black Men And Public Places By: Manuel Zaragoza, Jay Maehara, Jovani Perez, James Tran, Connor Babcock

Brent Staples: Biography ● Born in 1951 in Chester, Pennsylvania. ● Earned his Ph. D. in psychology at University of Chicago. ● A former Teacher that later started his career as a reporter for the Chicago Sun-Times. ● Is currently on the New York Times newspaper’s editorial board and writes regularly for the Commentary section for the newspaper.

Jason Stanley : Biography ● Born in 1969 ● Earned his B. A. in philosophy and linguistics in 1990 at State University of New York ● Earned his Ph. D. at M. I. T. in 1995 ● Currently a Professor of Philosophy at Rutgers University.

Questions: Black men and Public Space -What is Brent Staples’s perspective on how African Americans are viewed in this essay? -What type of stereotypes and examples does Staples mention while writing this essay? -Do these types of stereotypes still exist today? Can these stereotypes be “inherited? ”

Question: Language that Silences What is Stanleys point of view when “Silences” is use in government ? Does silence in a way rob someone else right of speech ? Is the media engaging in silences? If so which is the most silences in your point of view?

Evidence : Black men and Public Space * “It was in the echo of that terrified woman’s footfalls that i first began to know the unwieldy, . . . , the ability to to alter public space in ugly ways. ”(347) * “Women are particularly vulnerable to street violence, and young black males are drastically overrepresented among the perpetrators of that violence. ”(347) * “I came to doubt the virtues of intimidation early on, . . . , to remain a shadow, . . . but a survivor. ”(348)

Evidence: Language Thats Silences “In silencing, one removes the ability of a target person or group to communicate. ”(262) “Silencing in the sense robs other of the ability to engage in speech acts, such as assertion. ”(260) “What may begin as a temporary method to circumvent reasoned discussion and debate for the sake of a prized political goal may very well end up permanently undermining the trust required for its existence. ”(262)

Key Words Language that Silences 1. a formal discussion on a particular topic in a public meeting or legislative assembly, in which opposing arguments are put forward. 1. Black Men and Public Space Debate Strategies 1. an unpleasant emotion caused by the belief that someone or something is dangerous, likely to cause pain, or a threat a plan of action or policy designed to achieve a major or overall aim: 1. 1. Silence Fear Danger the possibility of suffering harm or injury Mistake complete absence of sound: an action or judgment that is misguided or wrong 1. No used in notices or slogans forbidding or rejecting something specified 1. Propaganda chiefly information, esp. of a biased or misleading nature, used to promote or publicize a particular political cause or point of view Criminal a person who has committed a crime 5. Precautions a measure taken in advance to prevent something dangerous, unpleasant, or inconvenient from happening

Compare And Contrast • • • The two articles are about losing your voice The first one is about a certain type of people losing their voice The second is about a black man losing his voice

Summary Black Men and Public Places-- Black People are entwined with the image of robbery, rape, and muggery and thus are oppressed by this image. Language That Silences-- The manipulation of language is dangerous because it can cause the loss of trust, such as the Fox channel cannot say that they are “fair and balanced” because everyone knows they are not, thus causing the other news channel to lose trust with their viewers.

Works Cited Eschholz, Paul A. , Alfred F. Rosa, and Virginia P. Clark. Ed. Language Awareness. Boston: Bedford/St. Martin's, 2013. Print. Stanley, Jason. “Language That Silences. ” Eschholz, Rosa, and Clark 260 -262. Staples, Brent. “Black Men and Public Space. ” Eschholz, Rosa, and Clark 346 -349.