My Comments to Others

To Ashley:

At the mosque, I was surprised to see myself nodding in agreement with what he had said about how women pays more attention to their children and how males should be stronger in strength. I always thought that Muslims are extremely radical and scary because of the terrorist actions done by them, but I realized that I was wrong. They are just like any other religious people.

To Allison J.:

I was shocked that he used those strong words to describe whites, but I was glad to see that African Americans these days do not feel the same hatred Malcolm felt towards whites. But then again, back in Malcolm's days, generally speaking, whites were not the way they are now. They are more liberal and treat colored people equally in the Northeast region. However, back in those days, whites were extremely racist toward blacks. Because whites nowadays are not racist, they will be insulted to read how Malcolm called them devils. However, maybe if whites in that period read this book, they might have felt less insulted because they know that blacks were less accepted in the society. So the comparison between Malcolm and his followers today proves how the world has changed over time.

To Isabel:

I understand your point-of-view. Although I didn't feel strong insult when Malcolm called whites devils, I did observe that he was being radical and overly generalizing. But then again, back in his times, whites probably were extremely racist unlike today. Also, I was very amazed at how influential he became as a Muslim leader when he used to live a life where getting watched by police was normal. The fact people still accepted Islam even after Malcolm's extreme teachings just proves that this man was very persuasive and passionate. So, in that way, I really do respect him no matter how he viewed this world.

To Gabby:

I like the new definition of hypocrisy. There are so many people, including me, who say things that they don't necessarily believe in but are forced to say. But I feel like people grouping together because of color is not completely right. I mean, I get what you are trying to say is that these people are grouping with one another because they share the common culture, but your wording seemed a little vague since color is not what bonds these people. It is more of ethnicity, culture, language, tradition, customs, etc. In my case, I like and value both my Korean and white friends, but I guess I do feel more comfortable among Korean friends because we share the same interests in music and TV shows. Also, we can go on and on about our memories in Korea. But with American friends, I'm a lost child when they start to talk about "24," "LOST," or "the secret life of an american teenage girl." I guess when you say "color," all the things that I said are included. But I just wanted to point that out as a non-white perspective :3