Made Me Cross The Street The Other Way Analysis

The sixth verse from the lyrics states that “Made me cross the street the other day” and “Made you turn your head the other way” (22, 24). These two lines is a result of racism’s presence in public, and they can be interpreted as interaction between person of color and a white person walking on the street. The first line is from the perspective of the white person, and he cross the street to avoid walking behind or encountering the person of color. On the contrary, the latter line is from the point of view of the person of color, and it describes that he or she has made the white person turn away his head as the white person wants to avoid eye contact with the person of color. This interpretation makes sense as each comes after “Chocolate