I agree with Vanessa Lopez’s post. All over the world male and females from other nations get treated differently based on their race and color, society doesn’t get to know the real them, people just make assumptions based on the color of their skin and where they come from. I read this article by  Anna Deavere Smith “We will all be caught up in this cycle of genocidal, violence that, um, is at the origins of our culture.”  I agree with this quotation that not everyone is born racist, however, the ones who are taught racism, make it difficult for people of different races and backgrounds to feel safe anywhere we go, whether it’s at home, at school, at work, or just in public. In “White Privilege: Unpacking the Invisible Knapsack” Peggy McIntosh stated, “ I can be pretty sure that my neighbors in such a location will be neutral or pleasant to me”. Most black people live on the darker side of a neighborhood because the higher neighborhood is too expensive and the mortgages are too high, which makes it hard for some black to afford, even living on the darker side rent is still expensive, some people have to get 2 jobs or a side job to pay for living. Being black in this society is honestly so scary, we live in fear and that shouldn’t be happening, we never know if we’re gonna die or not when we get pulled over by cops, we can’t even walk around with hoodies on our heads or hands in our pockets without someone thinking we’re up to no good. Society tends to label black people, as criminals, drug dealers,  being a different color means not having the same rights as a white person, and that most people live on edge based on the fact that they don’t know if they will leave another because of the colored And they always have to pretend to be something they are not to be able to survive. Society has labeled black men, women should be scared of being alone with them. This also is since women are taught to not go out at night because of their gender and are subject to violent actions since they are considered the weaker sex. All in all, it is since society negatively perceives and labels black men as dangerous, they tend to face these kinds of challenges. Stereotypes have led to unwanted, detrimental, and harmful emotions against the communities that help build this country. Black people have to prove themselves and act tough because of their fear to show their true selves to the world, and some because of how the world treats them differently because of their differences from others, which can lead to death or prison. When a black person tries to show that they are like everyone else, they are labeled as “whitewash”. They are not acting stereotypical as people who live in poverty, “the ghetto”, a black person can’t have money or a nice purchase, they are called thieves, drug dealers.