The author and racism

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I thought that it was pretty interesting when his initial reaction to racism was almost naivete. He had experienced a degree of racism from his own family at that point (since his sister was lighter skinned then he, thus she never had work as hard) but when could not believe that one's academic achievements or employment could be affected by the color of his skin.
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Racism based discrimination is mostly gone away from the world, keeping it as a memory of a defect in the history. The author has faced a vast challenge, facing to racism based discrimination in the past
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Obviously Dr. Douglas is very brave and courageous. This is proven by what he does in confronting racial descrimination and facing it head on.
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Nisha Ward wrote: 06 Jul 2019, 09:42 This is obviously still a problem the world over, but the author makes it a point to confront these because he has a different experience of it.
I agree with it, racism is still a problem in our world today. And Frank is indeed brave, especially having to face a professors and his 'superior'. I think we all just need to take our stand concerning this, like Frank did.
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I think the best way to defeat racism is to excel above them then they will have no choice but to acknowledge you. Recently in Kenya, my home. A great Guyanese with similar background struggles became the CEO of the biggest company in this region of. Africa. When he passed on, a white colleague on his memorial hailed him as a "white man in a black man's skin"
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America is not as racist as it used to be. There are a lot of distinguishable African Americans in many areas. Ben Carlson and Thomas Sowell are two brilliant individuals. I didn't read this book. What happens exactly? A teacher says to an African American student that he will never be a scientist?
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I think that the way that Frank handled being oppressed was the inspirational part - holding his head high and working hard. This is the best way to overcome any obstacle - racism, sexism, religious bias, etc.
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I hope things have gotten better as far as people being discriminated against because of race. I had to feel for him because of the way he was treated.
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For me he is a strong-willed man and he is very brave . I can only imagine all the experience that he went through but nevertheless I've been enlightened and so I thank you dear author of this book for this is a worthwhile read. I do hope someday that I can be as brave. as frank. in facing this kind of discrimination
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kristine29 wrote: 28 Jul 2019, 03:43 For me he is a strong-willed man and he is very brave . I can only imagine all the experience that he went through but nevertheless I've been enlightened and so I thank you dear author of this book for this is a worthwhile read. I do hope someday that I can be as brave. as frank. in facing this kind of discrimination
I agree that the author was brave and had a strong Will to face discrimination and racism since his childhood and enough resilience to never let it affct his goals.
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kristine29 wrote: 28 Jul 2019, 03:43 For me he is a strong-willed man and he is very brave . I can only imagine all the experience that he went through but nevertheless I've been enlightened and so I thank you dear author of this book for this is a worthwhile read. I do hope someday that I can be as brave. as frank. in facing this kind of discrimination
I agree that the author was brave and had a strong Will to face discrimination and racism since his childhood and enough resilience to never let it affct his goals.
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Browlyns wrote: 27 Jul 2019, 02:35 I think the best way to defeat racism is to excel above them then they will have no choice but to acknowledge you. Recently in Kenya, my home. A great Guyanese with similar background struggles became the CEO of the biggest company in this region of. Africa. When he passed on, a white colleague on his memorial hailed him as a "white man in a black man's skin"
Agreed! If someone has poor assumptions of you, prove them wrong! They won't be able to say anything then because you've earned their respect, begrudging or not.
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Browlyns wrote: 27 Jul 2019, 02:35 I think the best way to defeat racism is to excel above them then they will have no choice but to acknowledge you. Recently in Kenya, my home. A great Guyanese with similar background struggles became the CEO of the biggest company in this region of. Africa. When he passed on, a white colleague on his memorial hailed him as a "white man in a black man's skin"
That is horrible. How degrading! This CEO was obviously intelligent and productive. And, you know, this other man thought he was giving him a compliment. I was very surprised to see that this type of racism goes on even in Africa. I just thought that people who experienced it would not want to participate in it. I guess it's like a bad attitude -- it spreads easily.
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I'm surprised to hear that he didn't encounter racism in Guyana. It's just a happy feeling to know that there is some part of the world that has freed itself from this disgusting and ridiculous discrimination.
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Aditi Sapate wrote: 29 Jul 2019, 11:27 I'm surprised to hear that he didn't encounter racism in Guyana. It's just a happy feeling to know that there is some part of the world that has freed itself from this disgusting and ridiculous discrimination.
Yes, it was a positive aspect to the author's journey thay he had not encountered racism in Guyana.
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