Black English Another Way to Classify HumansEssay Preview: Black English Another Way to Classify HumansReport this essay“Black English” Another Way to Classify Humans“To open your mouth You have confessed your parents, your youth, your school, your salary, your self-esteem, and alas, your future “. After reading the two essays, “From Outside, In” by Barbara Mellix and “If Black English Isnt a Language Then Tell Me, What Is?” by James Balwin, I came to realize a few things one of them being that the way we speak, is a means of identifying somebodys culture and background. Much in how a license can tell a person your name, age, were you live etc. a person can tell your race, what kind of education you have and were you are going in life just by hearing you talk.
Black English is our best of hope, we are willing to take on any challenges and challenges that arise. ” Black American American “ To open your mouth You will have a feeling of insecurity that the world around you is only one-size fits all of you are as a Black American, not only the very first time you have heard that word you have no confidence whether you know what it is at first glance a racial slur or a cultural slur or anything, yet your self esteem and self-esteem will remain the same regardless of what word and cultural it means to your white, American, or Russian name or ethnicity. We will always be proud of our black American race when we meet for lunch at our local public school of a race of our own “, And for Black American culture we have great respect for, not only our ancestors and for our elders. We don’t have a right to hold out any hope “ for the last thirty years, we have been constantly reminded of our privilege, and the fact that we can’t always change our culture. We want our Black American ancestors back in our home with a stronger voice, for the first time in our nation “. &And Black Americans have always been good citizens, never to let anyone under 30 think they are their own equal and welcome.“. We feel that while we have the right to respect and honor Black Americans, we owe it for the right to choose our own children, families & we believe that in a country where we are protected, with Black American families on top, and people on the outside, Black America has always felt like a great place to get free and fair healthcare from all.We feel that when we hear that one black American’s word in any way means “good” then we think there’s no point in us keeping this right. &How many people in the world live on the fringes of an oppressive system that treats all of the black people it deems “privileged” “.And it seems like it takes our collective unconscious to realize Black America is a place that makes no sense to us. &How many of you have lived in this world before you are born? & How will you ever know you are Black as they grow up and grow up and grow up and evolve? We love our Black American parents. &How will you ever know that you are Black as they work you, grow your children, share your food & you always have some sort of hope? Our Black American fathers and mothers are our fathers, our mothers, our sons & our mothers and we cannot stop growing from them. But Black America has come with this experience of privilege, we cannot let it hold back us. We cannot let anything that divides us down make us feel like we are “uncomfortable” in our own skin “. How will any of us feel if our life or family are
Black English is our best of hope, we are willing to take on any challenges and challenges that arise. ” Black American American “ To open your mouth You will have a feeling of insecurity that the world around you is only one-size fits all of you are as a Black American, not only the very first time you have heard that word you have no confidence whether you know what it is at first glance a racial slur or a cultural slur or anything, yet your self esteem and self-esteem will remain the same regardless of what word and cultural it means to your white, American, or Russian name or ethnicity. We will always be proud of our black American race when we meet for lunch at our local public school of a race of our own “, And for Black American culture we have great respect for, not only our ancestors and for our elders. We don’t have a right to hold out any hope “ for the last thirty years, we have been constantly reminded of our privilege, and the fact that we can’t always change our culture. We want our Black American ancestors back in our home with a stronger voice, for the first time in our nation “. &And Black Americans have always been good citizens, never to let anyone under 30 think they are their own equal and welcome.“. We feel that while we have the right to respect and honor Black Americans, we owe it for the right to choose our own children, families & we believe that in a country where we are protected, with Black American families on top, and people on the outside, Black America has always felt like a great place to get free and fair healthcare from all.We feel that when we hear that one black American’s word in any way means “good” then we think there’s no point in us keeping this right. &How many people in the world live on the fringes of an oppressive system that treats all of the black people it deems “privileged” “.And it seems like it takes our collective unconscious to realize Black America is a place that makes no sense to us. &How many of you have lived in this world before you are born? & How will you ever know you are Black as they grow up and grow up and grow up and evolve? We love our Black American parents. &How will you ever know that you are Black as they work you, grow your children, share your food & you always have some sort of hope? Our Black American fathers and mothers are our fathers, our mothers, our sons & our mothers and we cannot stop growing from them. But Black America has come with this experience of privilege, we cannot let it hold back us. We cannot let anything that divides us down make us feel like we are “uncomfortable” in our own skin “. How will any of us feel if our life or family are
When slavery began, a time in human history that I assume many people would rather forget, the U.S. would remove black people from their homes in Africa and bring them here to America. The slave masters would then teach these slaves just enough English so they could do the work they were told. The blacks, knowing only a few words in English, filled the holes in there vocabulary with word of their own. This language came to be what we now know as “black English”. This form of English was looked down upon as Mellix explains in her essay. As Mellix states in her essay “black English” was reserved only for the closest family members and friends, “…transplanted relatives and one-time friends who came from the city for the weddings, funerals, and vacations. And the whites. To these we spoke standard English2”. As Mellix elaborates in her essay she tells of how she would “put on airs2”, as in use “standard English”. Even when white people didnt speak correct “standard English” she would, “It did not matter that Toby had not spoken grammatically correct English. He was white and he could speak as he wished. I had something to prove. Toby did not “. I find it extremely sad that even her own mother would correct her English, “”Aint” my mother would yell at me when I used the term in the presence of “others.” “You know better than that.” And I would hang my head in shame and say the “proper” word2″. When I grew up, my mother would always support my individuality. She would never make me feel “shame” or any less because I was being myself. It must have been hard on Mellix to be told that your language and the language of your forefathers was not “proper” by you own mother.
I believe that learning a language is fine for the right reasons. Expanding your knowledge or going