Speaker: Leonard Pitts, a democratic journalist for the Miami Herald. Pitts writes columns regarding social and political issues twice a week and has received a Pulitzer Prize for commentary. Pitts is infuriated with the treatment of fat people, specifically Gabourey Sibide.
Occasion: More and more people have been attacking people for their weight, especially since the rise of anonymity on the internet. Gabourey Sibide, the actress who played Precious in 2009 appeared at the Golden Globes and was immediately made fun of for her weight. This brought the issue back to center stage in the media world, giving Pitts an opportunity to talk about it.
Audience: The article is directed at Miami Herald readers and people who attack other people on the internet. It is also directed at people who have been criticized about something, whether it was over the internet or not.
Purpose: Pitts wants to give his opinion on a touchy subject matter. He thinks people are too rude to fat people and wants to persuade readers to be kinder to one another and to see that no matter what people look like or how they act, they are still just as human as everyone else.
Subject: Gabourey Sibide was recently antagonized due to her weight. Pitts argues that everyone has a deep inherent problem and that everyone is human no matter what. He thinks the internet has took away the humanity of some people, which allows them to be cruel in situations where they usually would not be.
Tone:Pitt's keeps a disgusted tone throughout the article. He is very sarcastic and disturbed with the people who have treated others as less than humans. He calls these people "sadistic" and is disgusted that it has become common for people to treat each other in a cruel way.
A few weeks ago at the Golden Globes, Gabourey Sibide was criticized for her weight. This reopened the floodgates of cruel internet jokes towards fat people, a trend that Pitts believes has got to stop. Pitts goes on to say that everyone has an inherent issue, and no one should be discriminated against due to their issue. Pitts believes that the internet has created an anonymity in people that has disconnected them from humanity. The author gives sufficient background on the topic, allowing the reader to fully understand the eventual analysis. The author gives direct quotes from a handful of the critics, including one who called Sibide a "globe". He also tells us what Sibide has done in her previous acting years and why she's significant. The author also discusses other scenarios of people being unnecessarily cruel, such as people cheering when someone dies and "Bill Maher call[ing] Sarah Palin a c---." The topic is a very touchy one, especially when published on the internet to the very people Pitts is criticizing. However, as it is becoming more and more applicable in today's society, it is a necessary topic to write about and should not be taken lightly.
Occasion: More and more people have been attacking people for their weight, especially since the rise of anonymity on the internet. Gabourey Sibide, the actress who played Precious in 2009 appeared at the Golden Globes and was immediately made fun of for her weight. This brought the issue back to center stage in the media world, giving Pitts an opportunity to talk about it.
Audience: The article is directed at Miami Herald readers and people who attack other people on the internet. It is also directed at people who have been criticized about something, whether it was over the internet or not.
Purpose: Pitts wants to give his opinion on a touchy subject matter. He thinks people are too rude to fat people and wants to persuade readers to be kinder to one another and to see that no matter what people look like or how they act, they are still just as human as everyone else.
Subject: Gabourey Sibide was recently antagonized due to her weight. Pitts argues that everyone has a deep inherent problem and that everyone is human no matter what. He thinks the internet has took away the humanity of some people, which allows them to be cruel in situations where they usually would not be.
Tone:Pitt's keeps a disgusted tone throughout the article. He is very sarcastic and disturbed with the people who have treated others as less than humans. He calls these people "sadistic" and is disgusted that it has become common for people to treat each other in a cruel way.
A few weeks ago at the Golden Globes, Gabourey Sibide was criticized for her weight. This reopened the floodgates of cruel internet jokes towards fat people, a trend that Pitts believes has got to stop. Pitts goes on to say that everyone has an inherent issue, and no one should be discriminated against due to their issue. Pitts believes that the internet has created an anonymity in people that has disconnected them from humanity. The author gives sufficient background on the topic, allowing the reader to fully understand the eventual analysis. The author gives direct quotes from a handful of the critics, including one who called Sibide a "globe". He also tells us what Sibide has done in her previous acting years and why she's significant. The author also discusses other scenarios of people being unnecessarily cruel, such as people cheering when someone dies and "Bill Maher call[ing] Sarah Palin a c---." The topic is a very touchy one, especially when published on the internet to the very people Pitts is criticizing. However, as it is becoming more and more applicable in today's society, it is a necessary topic to write about and should not be taken lightly.