SOC323H5 Lecture Notes - Lecture 7: Patricia J. Williams, Class Conflict, Jargon
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Shopping around, introduced to a bunch a stores and you have to buzz in to enter store, and owners get to profile you if they want you in the store. The store clerk didn"t let her in, saying it was closed, however ppl were still shopping inside. She told her story, and they changed it around in the newspaper, not letting her fully articulate herself. The buzzer is a neutral everyday device that is used in this case negative. In the article, she explains how black ppl can"t find jobs, but its not deemed racism bc its done with a handshake and a smile. The person who writes the article will have greater influence than patricia williams herself. If you read this later on, you may believe what the article says. Don"t make this personal, as if somehow this being less personal is better scholarship.