Interpretation Of The Hoodie By Roxane Gay
In the way that a tutu can make someone seem young, innocent and delicate, a hoodie can make you seem tough, hoodlum or violent. This however is open to debate and the interpretation of your clothing is not definite. I love the way that Roxane Gay says that “the hoodie is the same as discussing what a woman was wearing if she was raped.” I do not think the hoodie is the issue, I think the problem is what people think of when they see that hoodie. It is insensitive to assume that a woman wearing a hijab is automatically a dangerous terrorist. This makes no sense! Zimmerman thinking he has the right to shot someone because they were wearing a hoodie carries the same logic as arresting every person who wears a hijab. It does not matter if Martin
was a “preppy good kid,” even if Martin was fresh out of jail for stealing diamonds, Zimmerman did NOT have the right to shoot.
Although the reading was quite repetitive, I did enjoy the multiple opinions that came from this case. Others I saw as completely irrational, my most disliked comment came from Rivera, who said black and brown parents shouldn’t allow their children to wear the hoodie. This to me is so stupid, how about we change peoples minds instead of feeding into their worries. For example, how crazy would it be to tell all people of Muslim religion that they should stop expressing their faith in fear of being accused of terrorism. NO! How about we teach people that terrorism does not equal Muslim. The same thing goes for rape survivors, do not tell a survivor that if they would of done *insert unimportant action or item here* that the outcome would've been different. Instead let's teach our kids to not rape.
My two questions out of the reading would be
1. Would the hoodie be considered a culture production? If so is the ideology behind it screwed or does it have value?
2. If Martin would of been wearing a my little pony t-shirt then would of the shooting been justified? Probably not… As a country can we change this standard?
was a “preppy good kid,” even if Martin was fresh out of jail for stealing diamonds, Zimmerman did NOT have the right to shoot.
Although the reading was quite repetitive, I did enjoy the multiple opinions that came from this case. Others I saw as completely irrational, my most disliked comment came from Rivera, who said black and brown parents shouldn’t allow their children to wear the hoodie. This to me is so stupid, how about we change peoples minds instead of feeding into their worries. For example, how crazy would it be to tell all people of Muslim religion that they should stop expressing their faith in fear of being accused of terrorism. NO! How about we teach people that terrorism does not equal Muslim. The same thing goes for rape survivors, do not tell a survivor that if they would of done *insert unimportant action or item here* that the outcome would've been different. Instead let's teach our kids to not rape.
My two questions out of the reading would be
1. Would the hoodie be considered a culture production? If so is the ideology behind it screwed or does it have value?
2. If Martin would of been wearing a my little pony t-shirt then would of the shooting been justified? Probably not… As a country can we change this standard?