Month: May 2016

The negro walks on eggshells

May 8, 2016 / / 0 Comments

During this very short essay i will be comparing shirlry j.scott’s the negro walks on ice to life today.

Shirley j.scott’s “the negro walks on egg shells” speaks about the day to day struggle of a ‘colored person’.
In the beggining of her text she says “You don’t feel different, yet you are treated differently.”
This can easily be confirmed by a negro of today, i myself can say that this still occurs in todays society. I have been removed from shops such as john lewis because of my appearance.
“You are stuck at the bottom of the ladder — not because of what you do but because you are a Negro.”
Personally as a black male i feel like praise isnt common, i find that you are often told you can to better which would correspond with the saying “you’ll have to work twice as hard as the white male”.

“Your children present a special problem. In addition to washing, mending, cooking and healing little hurts, sometimes early in their lives, you must explain the taunts of Johnny Whiteboy.”

From a young age my mum made me aware of the “white privilage” i was always told that the white boy sitting next to me in class will always have more options than me no matter what grades they get. However i was also made aware that no all people are of that mindset i was told to give people a chance and be opened minded.

Overall i think that shirley j.scotts ‘the negro walks on eggshells’ is very revlivant to life in todays society to a certain extent.
I dont think that the struggle of a negro today is as harsh to one from in the past however i still feel that the similarities are there and its sad and although movements such as black lives matter are about, police brutality and racism against blacks still exist.