Comments by Paul Diamond Most recent public comments by Paul Diamond https://nowcomment.com/users/93173 Summary https://nowcomment.com/documents/222070?scroll_to=2210800 https://nowcomment.com/documents/222070?scroll_to=2210800 It seems like the person conducting the interview wants her to say very specific things. Like the interviewer wants Starr to say that it was Kahlil's fault or something. Sat, 21 Nov 2020 03:21:19 -0500 Summary https://nowcomment.com/documents/222070?scroll_to=2210799 https://nowcomment.com/documents/222070?scroll_to=2210799 Her dad had had previous encounters with the police and knew what their tactics would be. Thankfully he warned Starr about them. Sat, 21 Nov 2020 03:20:15 -0500 Summary https://nowcomment.com/documents/222070?scroll_to=2210797 https://nowcomment.com/documents/222070?scroll_to=2210797 Starr is still very uncomfortable with the idea of Kahlil being dead. It is very traumatizing for her and hard to bear. Sat, 21 Nov 2020 01:43:11 -0500 Connect https://nowcomment.com/documents/222070?scroll_to=2210796 https://nowcomment.com/documents/222070?scroll_to=2210796 This is a real tradition that is unfortunately common in a lot of neighborhoods. Wearing a T-shirt with somebodies face on it is generally only done for young people who die due to violence, however. Wed, 10 Nov 2021 15:26:27 -0500 Summary https://nowcomment.com/documents/222070?scroll_to=2210795 https://nowcomment.com/documents/222070?scroll_to=2210795 Uncle Carlos is really like a second father to Starr. He really cares about her and is very angry that the officer pointed a gun at her. This also shows that he cares more about her than Kahlil's life. Sat, 21 Nov 2020 01:38:37 -0500 Summary https://nowcomment.com/documents/222070?scroll_to=2210794 https://nowcomment.com/documents/222070?scroll_to=2210794 Starr continuing to try to avoid the stereotypes as much as possible. She wants to define herself and build her own image, not rely on peoples assumptions about what type of person she is. Sat, 21 Nov 2020 01:35:36 -0500 Summary https://nowcomment.com/documents/222070?scroll_to=2210793 https://nowcomment.com/documents/222070?scroll_to=2210793 Starr struggles to keep her two separate lives apart. She has to "betray" Kahlil to do so though. Sat, 21 Nov 2020 01:34:39 -0500 Summary https://nowcomment.com/documents/222070?scroll_to=2210792 https://nowcomment.com/documents/222070?scroll_to=2210792 Sexist flirting = win? Sat, 21 Nov 2020 01:31:18 -0500 Summary https://nowcomment.com/documents/222070?scroll_to=2210791 https://nowcomment.com/documents/222070?scroll_to=2210791 Starr takes careful note of how Hailey is selectively politically correct when it comes to different types of issues. Fri, 12 Nov 2021 00:54:10 -0500 Purpose https://nowcomment.com/documents/222070?scroll_to=2210790 https://nowcomment.com/documents/222070?scroll_to=2210790 The author showing how normal life continues around the nightmare Starr is living in. Sat, 21 Nov 2020 01:29:06 -0500 Purpose https://nowcomment.com/documents/222070?scroll_to=2210789 https://nowcomment.com/documents/222070?scroll_to=2210789 Starr still calls him 115 because she doesn't consider him human. A human would not have done something like that. Sat, 23 Oct 2021 11:32:00 -0400 Purpose https://nowcomment.com/documents/222070?scroll_to=2210788 https://nowcomment.com/documents/222070?scroll_to=2210788 The purpose of this part is to show that Starr is very stressed and up tight about this whole thing. She is still very traumatized and reliving the incident might be hard for her. Sat, 21 Nov 2020 01:24:27 -0500 Summary https://nowcomment.com/documents/223153?scroll_to=2210787 https://nowcomment.com/documents/223153?scroll_to=2210787 Seven is a very protective person and he feels the need to go fight King after finding out that he laid hands on Kenya Sat, 21 Nov 2020 01:22:16 -0500 Inference https://nowcomment.com/documents/223153?scroll_to=2210786 https://nowcomment.com/documents/223153?scroll_to=2210786 Starr says the line before that she "needs normal" and then proceeds to text chris. Chris seems to be a constant in her life and somebody she considers to be very normal. Sat, 21 Nov 2020 01:20:45 -0500 This is saying that they don't believe in the "fight for your country" thing because it doesn't feel like their country. They are more similar to the people they would be fighting against. https://nowcomment.com/documents/242495?scroll_to=2205551 https://nowcomment.com/documents/242495?scroll_to=2205551 Tue, 17 Nov 2020 03:09:30 -0500 They want a proper education for their community that involves history programs that teach the real origin of America and all that is happened. The Black Panthers care about this because proper education leads to a better way of fighting for your rights. https://nowcomment.com/documents/242495?scroll_to=2203983 https://nowcomment.com/documents/242495?scroll_to=2203983 Mon, 16 Nov 2020 14:29:58 -0500 The idea behind this point is that they want good housing deals from white landlords. They believe this is necessary because housing is an essential part of life and they should have equal living situations as white people. https://nowcomment.com/documents/242495?scroll_to=2203970 https://nowcomment.com/documents/242495?scroll_to=2203970 Mon, 16 Nov 2020 14:27:13 -0500 Inference https://nowcomment.com/documents/220334?scroll_to=2115939 https://nowcomment.com/documents/220334?scroll_to=2115939 Based on the context leading up to this, one can assume that "busy" means selling drugs on the street. Starr is very opposed to this most likely because she cares about Khalil and thinks that this life he has taken up is dangerous. Mon, 05 Oct 2020 03:06:50 -0400 Purpose https://nowcomment.com/documents/220334?scroll_to=2115936 https://nowcomment.com/documents/220334?scroll_to=2115936 This is showing how Starr doesn't consider Chris to be a character of importance while Chris seems to care more about Starr. This implies a lack of interest in boys or a restlessness at the current time. Mon, 05 Oct 2020 03:04:41 -0400