https://padlet.com/akarunakaran/70v8gyjwlroo Made with Akhil K. and Khushi S en-us 2018-12-04 12:17:13 UTC 2018-12-10 21:57:25 UTC hello@padlet.com akarunakaran https://padlet.com/akarunakaran/70v8gyjwlroo/wish/311656953 Rashad sees himself as a disfigured person and someone faceless. He sees Paul as the superior figure and the one with power, it shows his relationship with his own identity became poor after the accident and showed him more of who was superior in situations like his own. He also could think of white people differently after this. This is because of the trauma Rashad experienced when at the corner store. ]]> 2018-12-06 02:09:40 UTC https://padlet.com/akarunakaran/70v8gyjwlroo/wish/311656953 akarunakaran https://padlet.com/akarunakaran/70v8gyjwlroo/wish/312094451 We chose this question from our Flipgrid dialogues because it was a difficult one to answer and it made us think deeper into the book as a whole rather than just a specific event. The question made us think deeper on the some of the themes of the book like racism, honesty, and innocence, which were outlined in the quote said in the question. This dialogue represented the very clear racial difference between the two characters in the conflict. The two characters in the conflict are Paul and Rashad, Paul is a white cop and Rashad is a teenage black male. For some background information Rashad was trying to buy some snacks at a corner store and was accused of stealing, Paul then went and beat up Rashad. What we learned from this quote was the apparent racial prejudice used in the part where Rashad was beat up. We saw how when this incident took place Paul's family took his side and Rashad's family took his side, they both have people in their corner to fight for them and stand up for them. Another thing we learned from this dialogue is the dedication the people who held the protest had, and saw this as a real thing that needs to be stopped and not brushed off. ]]> 2018-12-07 01:59:34 UTC https://padlet.com/akarunakaran/70v8gyjwlroo/wish/312094451 k4khushi123 https://padlet.com/akarunakaran/70v8gyjwlroo/wish/312373185 "I knew I should've turned around, but I couldn't. I was frozen. But I could still see him through the glass, his mirrored image becoming clearer as he got closer and closer. The I adjusted my eyes to see my own reflection, my own face. But I couldn't. I mean, my face was there, but... it wasn't. There were no eyes. No nose or mouth. Just blank brown skin."
Question: What is Rashad's perception of himself compared to his perception of Paul? What relationship does this have to racism and identity.   Why is this so?]]> 2018-12-07 18:56:48 UTC https://padlet.com/akarunakaran/70v8gyjwlroo/wish/312373185 kmshah2 https://padlet.com/akarunakaran/70v8gyjwlroo/wish/312570253 Rashad may have experienced trauma from the event at the corner store, but remember he has been accustomed to events like these for his entire life and has been thoroughly been brainwashed that white Americans have an unspoken authority over black Americans. I believe that a mixture of the culture around him and his experience caused him to portray Paul distinctly and himself like a clear black canvas. This displays his perception of himself as weak and vulnerable. He portrays himself as a "something", rather than a unique "someone" with an identity. I also believe that this blank perception of himself goes to show that when he looks at himself in the mirror, he sees himself as unimportant and usable. He is being unintentionally racist to himself, which he recognizes in the middle of the book.]]> 2018-12-08 23:59:29 UTC https://padlet.com/akarunakaran/70v8gyjwlroo/wish/312570253 akarunakaran https://padlet.com/akarunakaran/70v8gyjwlroo/wish/312576843 Even though Rashad has been taught things like listening to the police officers and things like that to prevent any injuries and seen accidents happen around him he has never been in something like this. He has never been physically hurt like this before and gone through a type of trauma like this. This also is one of the few times Rashad could have been exposed to real racism and one that hurt him and it is very different from seeing someone get beat. But it nonetheless can distort his view of himself, aswell as his view of white people and Paul.  How do you think Rashad will recover mentally from this incident?]]> 2018-12-09 02:34:51 UTC https://padlet.com/akarunakaran/70v8gyjwlroo/wish/312576843 kmshah2 https://padlet.com/akarunakaran/70v8gyjwlroo/wish/312578671 Jill tells Quinn, “I don’t think most people think they’re racist. But every time something like this happens, you could, like you said, say, ‘not my problem.’ You could say, ‘it’s a one-time thing.’ Every time it happened.” Most likely over time, people will forget about what happened to Paul and Rashad until something else happens again. Even though people may forget about events like these, but as more cases repeat, people will start to learn and the culture will slowly evolve. In Rashad's case, he will always remember what had happened, as it is a permanent part of his life. The support of his friends and family will help him recover from this incident. ]]> 2018-12-09 03:03:56 UTC https://padlet.com/akarunakaran/70v8gyjwlroo/wish/312578671 akarunakaran https://padlet.com/akarunakaran/70v8gyjwlroo/wish/312582018 I believe Rashad's taking part in the protest also helped him get through what happened and I believe and that this event will be ingrained in his mind forever. There is also the fact of Rashad's close friends being affected. They will also remember this as something that sparked a change in their town. Rashad's friends used the hashtag "#RashadIsAbsentAgain" to express themselves and their anger towards Rashad getting beat.]]> 2018-12-09 03:54:08 UTC https://padlet.com/akarunakaran/70v8gyjwlroo/wish/312582018 akarunakaran https://padlet.com/akarunakaran/70v8gyjwlroo/wish/312586399 Lastly there is the effect of this incident on Paul, as said on page 209 "His eyes were bloodshot, his hair a mess. He was wearing flip-flops, and I'd never seen him in those stupid things". Paul is a mess and has clearly been mentally beat down by all the people fighting against him. ]]> 2018-12-09 05:12:14 UTC https://padlet.com/akarunakaran/70v8gyjwlroo/wish/312586399