The piece: Who's the real thug in the killing of Jordan Davis?
Speaker: Leonard Pitts, African American who believes other African Americans are being discriminated against by the United States Judicial System.
Occasion: Jordan Davis, a 17 year old black male, was killed by Michael Dunn, a middle aged white male. Dunn claimed he killed Davis because he felt threatened by the loud "thug" music Davis and his friends were playing.
Audience: Anyone who stereotypes, especially those who stereotype all black people as "thugs".
Purpose: To criticize Michael Dunn for killing Davis, but more importantly, to criticize anyone who labels black people as thugs and to ask people to stop racially stereotyping.
Subject: Racial stereotyping in America, especially by white Republicans.
Tone: Critical, accusatory, indignant
In the article, "Who's the real thug in the killing of Jordan Davis?" Leonard Pitts highlights racial stereotyping by white Republicans, placing a focus on Michael Dunn's murder of Jordan Davis. While Leonard Pitts focuses his article on black stereotypes in America, the audience for the article is anyone who commits stereotyping on a daily basis. Pitts demonstrates the ease with which people in America stereotype today, asking his audience to picture a "California girl" and a "chess prodigy". Pitts suggests that the people his audience pictured were beautiful and blonde in the first one, and small, white, and nerdy in the second one. Pitts then gives examples of a black California girl and chess prodigy, juxtaposing the audience's original ideas and playing on emotion by making his audience feel guilty for their stereotyping. Through using a specific example, Pitts shows the detrimental ideology some Americans possess, and calls on his audience to look at American in shades of gray instead of black and white.
Speaker: Leonard Pitts, African American who believes other African Americans are being discriminated against by the United States Judicial System.
Occasion: Jordan Davis, a 17 year old black male, was killed by Michael Dunn, a middle aged white male. Dunn claimed he killed Davis because he felt threatened by the loud "thug" music Davis and his friends were playing.
Audience: Anyone who stereotypes, especially those who stereotype all black people as "thugs".
Purpose: To criticize Michael Dunn for killing Davis, but more importantly, to criticize anyone who labels black people as thugs and to ask people to stop racially stereotyping.
Subject: Racial stereotyping in America, especially by white Republicans.
Tone: Critical, accusatory, indignant
In the article, "Who's the real thug in the killing of Jordan Davis?" Leonard Pitts highlights racial stereotyping by white Republicans, placing a focus on Michael Dunn's murder of Jordan Davis. While Leonard Pitts focuses his article on black stereotypes in America, the audience for the article is anyone who commits stereotyping on a daily basis. Pitts demonstrates the ease with which people in America stereotype today, asking his audience to picture a "California girl" and a "chess prodigy". Pitts suggests that the people his audience pictured were beautiful and blonde in the first one, and small, white, and nerdy in the second one. Pitts then gives examples of a black California girl and chess prodigy, juxtaposing the audience's original ideas and playing on emotion by making his audience feel guilty for their stereotyping. Through using a specific example, Pitts shows the detrimental ideology some Americans possess, and calls on his audience to look at American in shades of gray instead of black and white.