Three Drawings

• These are drawings made by a peer of mine in high school. They depict me as a “traditional” African American, with dark skin, enlarged nose, and curly hair. The fact is that I don’t really look much like the drawing at all. However, the way in which I was perceived by the culprit becomes the stereotypical norm of how “African Americans” look.  Examining these with a harder criticality points to issues of ever present racism, perception, and class dynamics.

   

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