Beliefs of Malcolm X

Beliefs of Malcolm XCheyanne Ratliff1. When Malcolm X intends when he receives an X is that it is an ex form of himself. He elaborated by saying that it is supposed to replace the color hard worker master name of little which some blue-eyed devil named Little had imposed on my paternal forebears, (MX, 229). His statement is correct because many a(prenominal) of the African Americans in America were brought over from Africa by Europeans. This means that it was not the identity of his oppressor, but of the scorch man himself. Although they used this excuse, on that point was a bit of a loving privilege to not being truly African. On scallywag 4, Malcolm X states that most Negro p bents in those days would almost instinctively treat any luminousness children better than they did the darker ones. It came directly from the slavery tradition that the mulatto, because he was visibly nearer to white, was therefore better, (MX, 4-5). What this suggests is the impact the white slave o wners extradite had on the ancestors of baleful-markets and how they have been brocaded to think like that. It means that those who are lighter tend to have a higher cordial privilege because of how slave owners implied that if you were lighter, you were whiter.2. Malcolm describes how the cutting plenty are tired of the treatment of colored men and women by the police, also known as police brutality. In MX, he states that it is a miracle that 22 million depressed people have not risen up against their oppressors-in which they would have been justified by all moral criteria, and yet by the democratic tradition, (MX, 251). This states that Malcolm is surprised almost how the minatory Americans have not risen up yet against their oppressors the police. Although it seems as if the police have been nothing but brutal towards inglorious Americans, that does not ever so seem to be the case. In the chapter Black Muslims, Malcolm states that law agencies once had scoffed at our nation as black crackpots now they took special pains to safeguard against some white crackpots causing any incidents or accidents, (MX, 252). This documentations the rebuttal because it shows how although the police endlessly seemed to a greater extent hostile and aggressive towards the black people of that time, they eventually managed to see that black people needed protection too, just as the white man needed.3. What Malcolm X is doing is he is finding the struggles between separationism and separation. On page 250 of MX, he describes segregation as when your life and liberty are controlled, regulated, by someone else, (MX, 251) and separation as that which is done voluntarily, by two equals- for the good of both, (MX, 251). The difference that Malcolm X is pointing forbidden is that with segregation, you are regulated by somebody else, compared to separation, which is when you are regulated by yourself. This conveys the wishes that many black Americans have because many of them wish to not be controlled by the white man. Although they were segregated, they still had control over their own alerts. Theoretically, they let the white man back them into a corner, which then calls for them to attack and lash back in order to protect themselves and/or their community. In the book Things Fall Apart, Okonkwo let the white Christian missionaries back him into a corner, which then caused him to lash out and devour himself in order to protect himself and his community. Theoretically, if they had refused the push of the white man towards that corner, they could have easily been on a faster track to equality.4. This statement is valid because it shows how the black Americans have never been free to actually act for themselves in the sense of controlling their own communities. Similar to the last question, they have been backed into a corner. He states that separation is when that which is done voluntarily, by two equals- for the good of both, (MX, 251). Because the blacks are not able to completely separate from the white people, they cannot reach their full potential and power. This relates to when a dog is abused by its owner, then they can never really function by their own means.5. Malcom X is describing how the black hustler in the ghetto jungles has to survive. By saying the ghetto hustler is the most insecure black man in America (MX, 318), he is talking from experience AND what he has observed. On page 173, Malcolm X describes his observations as scary because it had taught him in a very few minutes to have a whole lot of respect for the human combustion that is jammed among the hustlers and their young admirers who live in the ghettoes where the Northern white man has sealed-off the Negro-away from whites-for a hundred years, (MX, 318-319). What quotation suggests is that these young people who admire the hustlers, those who are considered the most dangerous black men in America (MX, 318) are considered that because they have th e most influence upon the youth, which is the next generation. This means that because the black hustlers depend on the youth, this is how they survive and keep that black hustler legacy going. Although this may suggest that this is where all of their power comes from in order to survive, it is not. Earlier in the book, Malcom X describes his own accord of how it works I was a true hustler-uneducated, unskilled at anything honorable, and I considered myself nervy and cunning enough to live by my own wits, exploiting any prey that presented itself, (MX, 111). This quote from himself suggests that he lived by his own wits because he thought he was all that, and he became very popular among the ranks. What this quote makes people light up is that power comes from within, and that when you constitute an image of yourself, that power inside of you is what causes that image to come true.6. What Malcolm X is differentiating between is the stereotype of how a white man acts like, and wha t a black man acts like. What this suggests is that black people, in order to be accepted, they depend upon the stereotype of the white man and decide to try and follow that to be accepted. An example of this is when Malcolm X states that the only difference was that the ones in Boston had been brainwashed even more thoroughly. They prided themselves on being incomparably more cultured, cultivated, dignified, and better off than their black brethren down in the ghetto, which was no further away than you could throw a rock. Under pitiful misapprehension that it would make then better, these Hill Negroes were breaking their backs trying to imitate white people, (MX, 42). This suggests that black people leave try to imitate white people in order to seem more appealing to them. The quotation describes how societal pressures were even more severe than they are today. Before coming to a conclusion though, we must consider how the white man did not always intentionally discriminate. On pa ge 174 of MX, he describes the cause of the black mans condition was because of the white mans society being responsible for the black mans condition in this wilderness of North America. This quotation says that although there is social pressures from the white man, his society implements even more social pressures than the white man does himself. It suggests that the black community itself is more socially pressuring than the white mans community is at times. A connection to this is from the book The Pearl by John Steinbeck, when the richer society who lived inside the gate had societal pressures pushed upon those who live outside the wall, those who lived outside of the wall developed even stronger, negative societal pressure that basically said if you dont live inside the wall youre unsuccessful. This eventually pushed Kino to go crazy, just because he wanted property to get into the inside of the wall. Those snooty black brethren who stuck their noses up at their brothers and s isters in the ghettoes were like Kino, and they drove themselves crazy trying to fit into an ideal placed in their heads by themselves and those around them.7. To begin with, Hajj means pilgrimage. In order for Malcolm X and all separationists (in MXs eyes) to achieve their goal, they must remain united. In the book, Malcolm X says that for the black man in America the only solution is complete separation from the white man, (MX, 250) and that Islam is the hope for justice and equality in the world we must shape tomorrow, (MX, 241). Malcolm X here basically says that we must separate from the white men and all join Islam in order to complete their destined pilgrimage. Although this seems like the unblemished solution, this is far from it. This was similar to when Hitler believed that there was only one pure race and that they should all be separated to be perfect, just as Malcolm X believed that there was only one way that black people could be perfect, and that was separated unde r the state of Islam. This is a one right way mindset that could potentially be dangerous if it is not handled properly.8. America is seem as a major place full of discrimination in all parts of the world. To support this, Malcolm X states that they called them hate teachers violence seekersblack racists black fascists anti-Christian possibly communist inspired, (MX, 243). This all started because of a few racist whites had collected footage and lied closely the intentions of Malcolm X and Mr. Muhammad. This is a primary example of how the Americans perceived them beause they were not only black, but also Muslim. Although this produced hate and more discrimination, it made black Muslims stronger and more powerful. This is similar to how people saw the verge Rouge bus boycott of 1953 as a bad thing, but really it made those boycotting even stronger and more powerful. It did that because it eventually made people realize hey maybe this is wrong. Although this is not the case in MX, the amount of attention is similar to the amount pf attention that the bus boycott got in 1953.9. When Malcolm X suggests when he says thought internally is that the American power structure does not want them to realize how powerful they could be. Malcolm X describes this behavior as selfish when he says he loves himself so much that he is startled if he discovers that his victims dont share his vainglorious self-opinion, (MX 243). What this means is that if the white man pressures black people into believing one thing about themselves, and the black people do not agree, then the white man would lash out, almost like an angry toddler. A connection to this is similar to when Donald surpass tries to change over people of one thing, and when they dont believe it, he turns into a crybaby. But, this is not always the case. On page 318, MX describes the ghettoes, and how the people within them are set to think that they must fight to survive. What this suggests is that the white mans tactics had been successful and basically cornered them into believing this is where they belong. This is a similar example to when you keep telling a dog that it is a bad dog. It is eventually going to believe that and not try to change that mindset.10. When Malcolm X writes that the seeds of racism are so deeply root many whites are even unaware of their own racism( MX, 369-370) , he is basically saying that the hate of blacks has been passed on for so long, it has practically become tradition. And with tradition, there is always a wish for change, so blacks were always pushed to become lighter or to act more white. In The Autobiography of Malcolm X, Malcolm X says I remember that I thought that it looked as if my fathers strong black face had been dusted with flour, and I wished they hadnt put on such a lot of it (MX, 11). What MX is saying by this is that he wished that they wouldnt have tried to have his father look lighter because it strayed the thought of his strong, deep eb ony father he had etched into his mind. This could be related to how when current family members die, their kids do not want certain things done to those family members because it learns away from the thought of them they already have in their heads. But, sometimes the families will go against embracing their love ones wishes. For example, on page 8 of The Autobiography of Malcolm X, MX talks about how his ) mom would make him go outside to let the sun shine on him so he can get some color. (MX, 8). What this suggests is that even though MX was okay with his skin color and the lightness/darkness of it, his mother still pressured him to get to a greater extent color because that was her tradition, or hoe she was raised. This is similar to how President Obama had to think about his traditions and values before he made any decisions, like all presidents have done/ will do.11. MX is basically suggesting that this mass genocide had welcomed them into the system, and now they needed to be accepted. The best way to be accepted though, in MXs eyes, was to revolt. On page 375 he praises the revolt saying that the negroes so-called revolt is merely an asking to be accepted into the existing system (MX, 375). This suggests that the black people believe that they have to fight their way to earn recognition and respect within the system, like they grew up believing. This is similar to how many of the young hustlers grew up seeing pimps and hustlers scrap in the streets to survive, learning from them how they need to fight to survive like that too. But, even though they needed to fight to get into the system, there were many placed passim the U.S that had accepted the black people into their systems. This proved good, but few people saw it.12. MX is basically calling to arms for the black people to take no shit. He believes, through the massive rallies that were an astounding success he had helped raise knowingness, and now they needed to do whatever possible to keep th at awareness up and continue with pursuing equal rights. Even though there isnt really a rebuttal for this, I feel as if MX had to convince himself of that too, considering when the press came at him after the film The Hate That Hate Produced aired, he had to consult Mr. Muhammad on what to do because he hadnt stayed confident enough in himself OR his followers to believe that they were strong enough to keep earning those rights. This is similar to when he believed that things would not get better for him in jail, so he had to depend on his God for help and guidance.13. What Malcom X is saying is that the white man has preconditioned the black man for a life of crime and discrimination To support this, he states on page 248 that many black men were converted to the white mans way of thinking because of money or promises of a better life, so they became black bodies with white heads (MX 248). This means that they would give up anything for a better life, because they knew that the on e that they were living at that moment wouldntve gotten them anywhere in life, so they became one with the enemy. Although this was the case, many black people had switched sides due to all of the negativity towards MX and Elijah Muhammad and their teachings due to The Hate That Hate Produced. This is similar to when you are in a car pound and hurt your neck, so if you try to move it or anything, you will just hurt it more because of the problems that are already there.Reflection1. The most novel seize was that traditions could be pressured onto other people who werent associated with those people to begin with. It was novel because it was true, otherwise racism and discrimination would not have occurred.2. page 243 and 251 (Questions 9+2)3. Danyas explaination of how the blacks were preconditioned to live and think a certain way, and Lizs which piggybacked upon that.4. This is similar to when you are in a car crash and hurt your neck, so if you try to move it or anything, you wil l just hurt it more because of the problems that are already there.5. Question two because it provided a lot of discussion.6. Question twelve because I went so in foresight with it because it interested me.