Prompt 1: "The floor of the white man's failures is the ceiling of the black/brown man's expectations."
M. Mendiolaza
In the past it was evident that white men felt superior to blacks because of their skin color and high level of education. The white men would usually degrade the blacks in hopes that the suppression would discourage the blacks from rising up against them. In today's society, whites and blacks are equal, however, the superior complex of the typical white man still very much exists. It is typical to see a white president, CEO of a company, and wealthy entrepreneur, however, to see a black man bring himself up to become of those high-ranked occupations is definitely a milestone. The quote above makes sense because if a white man fails to meet his goals or does not get the position he wants at his job, the black man has the opportunity to prove that he can do so by working diligently and just as hard. Again, since we are so used to seeing white men hold the top-ranking position in the workforce and on an academic level, it would seem somewhat out of the ordinary if he would fail to be the best at either, allowing another man to surpass him. When a white man does not accomplish what he wants this may enlighten the black man and prove to the brown man that whites are not superior beings (as they may have been recognized in the past). A black/brown man can overcome the white man when he is given the opportunity, or when the white man falls.
M. Mendiolaza
In the past it was evident that white men felt superior to blacks because of their skin color and high level of education. The white men would usually degrade the blacks in hopes that the suppression would discourage the blacks from rising up against them. In today's society, whites and blacks are equal, however, the superior complex of the typical white man still very much exists. It is typical to see a white president, CEO of a company, and wealthy entrepreneur, however, to see a black man bring himself up to become of those high-ranked occupations is definitely a milestone. The quote above makes sense because if a white man fails to meet his goals or does not get the position he wants at his job, the black man has the opportunity to prove that he can do so by working diligently and just as hard. Again, since we are so used to seeing white men hold the top-ranking position in the workforce and on an academic level, it would seem somewhat out of the ordinary if he would fail to be the best at either, allowing another man to surpass him. When a white man does not accomplish what he wants this may enlighten the black man and prove to the brown man that whites are not superior beings (as they may have been recognized in the past). A black/brown man can overcome the white man when he is given the opportunity, or when the white man falls.
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