Summary Of Nicholas Kristof's Saudis In Bikinis

Brent Staples is an African American man. He has always been mistaken as a criminal countless times because of his race. The first time that this happened to him he was turning a corner at night and scared a young white women and she ran off. She was convinced that he was “a mugger, a rapist, or worse.” Brent shares that people would lock their car doors or cross to the other side of the street when he walked by them. Saudis In Bikinis by Nicholas Kristof is about a reporter doing a report on the current state of women’s rights in Saudi Arabia . Nicholas writes about how women in the middle east are happy with the rights they have. But, he thinks that they are still being treated like lesser human beings. Women in the middle east can’t do anything without their husband, they
I can relate to this like when we go to Colorado there are store clerks that follow black people to make Shure they are not going to steal anything. Even though most black people are foolish doesn’t mean all black people are that way. I think just because someone is a different color or looks like a criminal doesn’t mean that they are; or even if they were they want or they have changed, and we should give them a second chance. In this story it gives examples like when he is going back late at night to return a deadline story he was mistaken as a burglar. Why would they mistake him as a burglar the only reason, why is because he is black and people think that black people are out to steal and hurt people. I thought that Saudis In Bikinis was a well written news report. I think that Saudi women should be able to choose whether they must where insane things like full body curtains. But that is their way of life, we should not be able to mess with their core beliefs especially just because they are not moving as fast as we would like. I learned that sometimes people are fine doing what they do even if it is not ok with