Comments by Shareef Griffin Most recent public comments by Shareef Griffin https://nowcomment.com/users/133736 The black person was apprehended, bound, and led by the car before being taken into the woods to finish the job by killing him or her and taking mementos like their fingers or toes. https://nowcomment.com/documents/347720?scroll_to=3072628 https://nowcomment.com/documents/347720?scroll_to=3072628 Let's take a pause to consider what this text is suggesting from a "Gender/Feminist" Critical Lens. We might ask ourselves: how does this text reinforce, critique, or challenge definitions of masculinity or femininity? It could be argued that the text reinforces gender stereotypes about power and domination, with the hint of violence directed at a black person. A woman might be more likely to fight for the life of the suspected wrongdoer instead of tracking them down and enacting violence against them. Men on the other hand, are often expected to be more confrontational and to exercise power over others in this way. We might want to go back and reread this text, looking at it through gender stereotypes, to see how else these differences play out. Fri, 26 May 2023 21:09:15 -0400 If they didn’t like black people, why did they take a piece of a black person’s body and use it as a souvenir, like a rabbit foot or something similar? https://nowcomment.com/documents/347720?scroll_to=3072627 https://nowcomment.com/documents/347720?scroll_to=3072627 This text raises so many challenging questions about the gender and power dynamics at work in this story. Let's consider the gender of the author, the reader, and the characters/voices in the text. What kind of messages are being sent by the idea of taking a piece of a black person's body as a souvenir? Is this reinforcing or undermining gender stereotypes? How would it feel to be a person of the opposite gender reading this work? Let's reread this text and consider the following questions through the lens of a gender/feminist perspective: What does the text reveal about differences in power between men and women? How does the text reinforce or challenge definitions of masculinity or femininity? What implications can we draw about objectivity and objectification in this text? Let's go back and reread this text, and then write about our thoughts about these questions. Fri, 26 May 2023 21:08:00 -0400 Question https://nowcomment.com/documents/347720?scroll_to=3072626 https://nowcomment.com/documents/347720?scroll_to=3072626 If they didn't like black people, why did they take a piece of a black person's body and use it as a souvenir, like a rabbit foot or something similar? Fri, 26 May 2023 21:08:00 -0400 They don't refer to animals as having fingers and toes. https://nowcomment.com/documents/347720?scroll_to=3072624 https://nowcomment.com/documents/347720?scroll_to=3072624 The black person was apprehended, bound, and led by the car before being taken into the woods to finish the job by killing him or her and taking mementos like their fingers or toes. Fri, 26 May 2023 21:09:15 -0400 Disgusting https://nowcomment.com/documents/347720?scroll_to=3072622 https://nowcomment.com/documents/347720?scroll_to=3072622 I find it kind of disgusting that they are burning the body of the person they just killed while they sit there and watch it burn. Since they don't know what actually happened, they just attack any black person without feeling guilty. Fri, 26 May 2023 21:00:52 -0400 Scary https://nowcomment.com/documents/347720?scroll_to=3072620 https://nowcomment.com/documents/347720?scroll_to=3072620 It's crazy to think about, but since this is a true story, it makes sense that some of the things they were saying. At this point, they already knew what they were talking about, what they had tied up, what they were dragging, and what they were cutting pieces off of. Fri, 26 May 2023 20:58:03 -0400 Racism (2) https://nowcomment.com/documents/347720?scroll_to=3072617 https://nowcomment.com/documents/347720?scroll_to=3072617 The moment he says this, all the black people have flooded away from the way they were living and the things they were doing at the time, so you can immediately tell that something must have happened. Fri, 26 May 2023 20:55:15 -0400 Racism https://nowcomment.com/documents/347720?scroll_to=3072614 https://nowcomment.com/documents/347720?scroll_to=3072614 Just by listening to loan I can tell that there's a black man that is being persecuted by white folks just by the way he is saying that you have the wrong person because if he wasn't he wouldn't have said it in such a manner. Fri, 26 May 2023 20:48:57 -0400 Why did Shay make a remark after city said he was a "Playboy"? https://nowcomment.com/documents/346100?scroll_to=3068208 https://nowcomment.com/documents/346100?scroll_to=3068208 Is there something wrong with him being a "Playboy", or is Shay's comment meant to be an acknowledgement of gender roles? Does this exchange challenge the idea of one gender having an authority or power over another? Lastly, is the remark a reflection of the author's attitudes towards gender roles, or is it the characters'? We should take another look at this text to help us think through these questions. How could we reread this passage and gain a deeper understanding of how it challenges or reinforces our ideas about gender roles? Tue, 16 May 2023 22:43:29 -0400 Why does Shy think City's queer? https://nowcomment.com/documents/346100?scroll_to=3068207 https://nowcomment.com/documents/346100?scroll_to=3068207 From a gender/feminist perspective, does this reflect systemic social pressures for men to be a certain way and any divergence from that perceived norm labeled deviant? Does this portrayal of City challenge or reinforce stereotypes of masculinity and/or femininity? Perhaps this text is a way to remind us that the stigma of being different can be damaging, and that it is all too easy to believe in something because it is easier than facing our real vulnerabilities? Do we all have "Cities" in our lives, and is it possible to break through the lies we tell ourselves and seek our real power? Tue, 16 May 2023 22:24:45 -0400 16 https://nowcomment.com/documents/346100?scroll_to=3066984 https://nowcomment.com/documents/346100?scroll_to=3066984 How has he come to City from where he was it doesn't make since. Fri, 12 May 2023 10:30:21 -0400 City lies about who he is and where hes from now hes faced with a dilemma. https://nowcomment.com/documents/346100?scroll_to=3066971 https://nowcomment.com/documents/346100?scroll_to=3066971 City is now worried because someone has figured him out and now he as rethink his safety. Fri, 12 May 2023 10:03:27 -0400 Why does he think city's queer? https://nowcomment.com/documents/346100?scroll_to=3061712 https://nowcomment.com/documents/346100?scroll_to=3061712 City gets called gay so much its crazy. I feel like he is so caught in the lies he tells everybody its starting to seem true. Tue, 16 May 2023 22:24:45 -0400 Why is his shirt blooded up? https://nowcomment.com/documents/346100?scroll_to=3061711 https://nowcomment.com/documents/346100?scroll_to=3061711 I want to know why he looks so bad with all of his dirty clothing. Thu, 11 May 2023 08:48:05 -0400 This is a interesting way to your having dark dreams. https://nowcomment.com/documents/346100?scroll_to=3061708 https://nowcomment.com/documents/346100?scroll_to=3061708 Thu, 04 May 2023 08:37:14 -0400 Are they foreshadowing the book? https://nowcomment.com/documents/346100?scroll_to=3061705 https://nowcomment.com/documents/346100?scroll_to=3061705 Tue, 02 May 2023 15:20:25 -0400 They made it seem like he quit for just some random reasons? https://nowcomment.com/documents/346100?scroll_to=3061701 https://nowcomment.com/documents/346100?scroll_to=3061701 Tue, 02 May 2023 15:18:36 -0400 He is a fighter and he has something to prove to the other people? https://nowcomment.com/documents/346100?scroll_to=3061700 https://nowcomment.com/documents/346100?scroll_to=3061700 Tue, 02 May 2023 15:16:46 -0400 Who took Baize and where is she now? https://nowcomment.com/documents/346100?scroll_to=3061697 https://nowcomment.com/documents/346100?scroll_to=3061697 Tue, 02 May 2023 15:12:55 -0400 Why is the weed man highlighted in the text? https://nowcomment.com/documents/346100?scroll_to=3061695 https://nowcomment.com/documents/346100?scroll_to=3061695 The weed man might be a key player in my opinion. Tue, 16 May 2023 22:08:51 -0400 Why did Shay record herself whipping City's testicles? https://nowcomment.com/documents/346100?scroll_to=3061693 https://nowcomment.com/documents/346100?scroll_to=3061693 Tue, 02 May 2023 15:06:46 -0400 Shay is wild she took a pic of my man junk. https://nowcomment.com/documents/346100?scroll_to=3061688 https://nowcomment.com/documents/346100?scroll_to=3061688 Tue, 02 May 2023 14:58:28 -0400 Why is City so self conscious about his weight when the people around him don't really mind at all? https://nowcomment.com/documents/346100?scroll_to=3061686 https://nowcomment.com/documents/346100?scroll_to=3061686 Tue, 02 May 2023 14:56:34 -0400 Why did Shay make a remark after city said he was a "Playboy"? https://nowcomment.com/documents/346100?scroll_to=3061683 https://nowcomment.com/documents/346100?scroll_to=3061683 Tue, 16 May 2023 22:43:29 -0400 City denies that he's gay when Shay says it about him. https://nowcomment.com/documents/346100?scroll_to=3061681 https://nowcomment.com/documents/346100?scroll_to=3061681 Tue, 02 May 2023 14:52:46 -0400 What is has happened for him to be scared? https://nowcomment.com/documents/346100?scroll_to=3061675 https://nowcomment.com/documents/346100?scroll_to=3061675 Why is he scared of Shay and why is he scared of what she might do if she is mad or aggravated. Fri, 12 May 2023 09:56:50 -0400 Irony https://nowcomment.com/documents/346100?scroll_to=3061672 https://nowcomment.com/documents/346100?scroll_to=3061672 This is showing that something must have happened for to be seeing Shay. In a different way like he was seeing someone from long ago. Fri, 12 May 2023 09:45:37 -0400 Long Divison https://nowcomment.com/documents/343951?scroll_to=3051794 https://nowcomment.com/documents/343951?scroll_to=3051794 In this picture I'm trying to depict City and some type of way because they don't give any real characteristics to City besides a little bit of them. I put different imaginary words and to make this picture and it shows that city is looking back at himself. In this picture I'm trying to depict the city is looking at his better self and his best self. Fri, 14 Apr 2023 17:54:08 -0400 I like how in this paragraph the author is very descriptive in what he says? https://nowcomment.com/documents/343951?scroll_to=3042715 https://nowcomment.com/documents/343951?scroll_to=3042715 Fri, 31 Mar 2023 09:20:00 -0400 Why does LaVander have such a grudge against City that he has to say such degrading things? https://nowcomment.com/documents/343951?scroll_to=3042712 https://nowcomment.com/documents/343951?scroll_to=3042712 Fri, 31 Mar 2023 09:17:56 -0400 What are the reasons Lavender dislikes City if they barely cross paths in a bad way. https://nowcomment.com/documents/343951?scroll_to=3042680 https://nowcomment.com/documents/343951?scroll_to=3042680 Fri, 31 Mar 2023 09:08:20 -0400