P.S. If anyone was offended by this i am truly sorry, but i found him to be to critical when talking about the white race in general.
Wednesday, March 11, 2009
Malcolm Post # 4
When I first began reading this book, I really knew close to nothing about Malcolm X. I thought he was some sort of role model, at least, perhaps, for the black race. As i continued through the book, i realized how much i disliked this man and basically everything he stood for. He made white people out to be truly evil, just because of their race and a certain few individuals he had the displeasure of meeting, a discrimination he himself would be fighting against if he were white. The only connections I made with Malcolm X was in Chapter 11, he began his quest to expand his vocabulary by writing words out of the dictionary, This increased his hunger for reading. I, too, am a voracious reader and according to an article published on Seattlepi.com, presently teens are in the "most fertile periods in the history of young adult literature" (http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/books/306531_teenlit08.html). Apart from this connection to better himself through reading, i can truly say Malcolm X wouldn't see eye-to-eye on most every topic of discussion we'd encounter if i ever had the displeasure of meeting him.
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connor this post is just plain ignant. If you were a black in this time you cannot tell me that you would not hate whites. I know I would despise whites just as much as Malcolm does. Also, even if you disagree with his ideas, you do have to have respect for what he's done, and how many people he's helped. Think of all the people he's taken off the street, and made a huge difference in their lives. Think of all the people he's inspired through his speeches. Think of all the white people who he made realize how bad they were actually acting, and how angry they made the blacks. I know none of this would pertain to you, but you do have to see all the good he's done for others. Keep up the interesting blogs buddy!!!!!!
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