Here is the link to the reading for Thursday:
An Identity Reduced to a Burka
Summarize this article. What is the purpose of this piece? What is the tone? How does this article compare with the article "Black Men and Public Space."
This article was first published in the opinion section of the LA Times while "Black Men and Public Space" was initially published in Ms. magazine. How does each author write specifically for his or her intended audience? How might the writing style change if the author were to write about the same topic for a different group?
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"An Identity Reduced to a Burka" was basically about inaccurate stereotypes and assumptions made about Muslim women in America. People seem to have an image in their minds of all Muslim women being horribly oppressed and forced into their customs and culture. In reality, this article states, this is not the case for many women and they practice their beliefs because they want to, not because they are forced. It's not made to trivialize the situations of women who actually are oppressed, but just showing that it's not always the case.
It's like "Black Men in Public Space" in that both articles speak against unfair stereotypes and how they affect the authors' lives. That one is directed towards women because it was in Ms. Magazine, and it shows because he speaks about how many women act on these assumptions about young black males by trying to avoid them at night. It was less aggressive than "An Identity..." though. Both articles address stereotypes about specific groups of people, and their inaccuracy.
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