First when reading the title "Getting Played" I thought of something that happens at school to some children all the time. When cracking jokes, people can sometimes be like " Oh, I feel played". Well in the story a main part that I really thought stood out to me was when they were taking a picture and girls would turn around showing their backs meanwhile guy would rep gangs. Also the type of disrespect that men showed to women, only because of the way women carry themselves. Having whore-like ways gives guys the opinion thinking they can do anything. In human life, people go through these types of problems all the time. We see it everyday, well it happens even if we don't knowtice it. On the first page of the story it says "This book should not read as a indictment of Young Black men and their treatment of their female peers". Well, reading this, it gives all thought in the world for this story to be exactly about that. Girls should have respect for themselves, and know better. Knowing better and doing better would give you a better reputation towards your peers.
Blossom- Brishawn Perkins
Brishawn, good post. One thing the author is trying to do is to show how this "gettin played" is a product of these girls' social environment. The violence (sexual related and not) among these girls, and the focus on gangs and men sexual prowess) are both adaptations to social environments. The author is going to try to explain why this is so, focusing specifically on female violence. She wants to be careful though and not emphasize the guys' violence and sexual aggression because that's been a stereotype that has been used to justify the punishment and policing of young African American men for centuries. She doesn't want to contribute to that.
ReplyDeleteNice job.
Mr. Ostertag