The Bias Against Black Bodies - NYTimes.com
The
Michael Dunn case has caused us to look once again at the American
culture and criminal justice system, and many don’t like what they see.
Michael Dunn case has caused us to look once again at the American
culture and criminal justice system, and many don’t like what they see.
But
we shouldn’t look at this case narrowly and see its particular
circumstances as the epitome of the problem. They are not. The scope of
the problem is far more expansive, ingrained and elusive.
we shouldn’t look at this case narrowly and see its particular
circumstances as the epitome of the problem. They are not. The scope of
the problem is far more expansive, ingrained and elusive.
This
is simply one more example of the bias against — and in fact violence,
both psychological and physical, against — the black body, particularly
black men, that extends across society and across their lifetimes. And
this violence is both interracial and intra-racial.
is simply one more example of the bias against — and in fact violence,
both psychological and physical, against — the black body, particularly
black men, that extends across society and across their lifetimes. And
this violence is both interracial and intra-racial.
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