"When white women are in my path, they almost always continue straight, forcing me to one side without changing their course," he complains. "This happens several times a day; and a couple of times a week, white women force me off the sidewalk completely. In these instances, when I'm standing in the street or in the dirt as a white woman strides past, broad-shouldered and blissful, I turn furious."
Howard boils down the reason for such alleged encounters to white women's racism, suggesting the women are stereotyping black men as "dangerous" and thus refusing to move as to not show "fear" and welcome harm. He also suggests white women are incapable of seeing black men at all.
"After these encounters, I’m always left with questions. Why only and specifically white women? Do they refuse to acknowledge me because they’ve been taught that they should fear black men, and that any acknowledgment of black men can invite danger? Do they refuse to acknowledge me because to alter their route would be to show their fear? Do they not see me? Can they not see me?"
New York Times Reporter Says White Women On Sidewalks Are Racist
go through life looking for offenses ..... I am sure you can find them daily
Howard boils down the reason for such alleged encounters to white women's racism, suggesting the women are stereotyping black men as "dangerous" and thus refusing to move as to not show "fear" and welcome harm. He also suggests white women are incapable of seeing black men at all.
"After these encounters, I’m always left with questions. Why only and specifically white women? Do they refuse to acknowledge me because they’ve been taught that they should fear black men, and that any acknowledgment of black men can invite danger? Do they refuse to acknowledge me because to alter their route would be to show their fear? Do they not see me? Can they not see me?"
New York Times Reporter Says White Women On Sidewalks Are Racist
go through life looking for offenses ..... I am sure you can find them daily