Both articles show historical instances where justice isn’t achieved, where overall equality fails to be a part of society. Both articles may have some links to racism in which the author of both articles may want the readers to feel remorse in a way, and reminds us all in a way that these situations are still occurring. Module 2 is all about the vast array of words that can be used to make any statement, therefore having the idea that “everything is in the language that we use”. This week however, the complete opposite, where both articles show individuals attempting to hold back their speech in a way, therefore, resembling that “Everything is in the language that is NOT used”.
Within the poem “The president has never said the word Black” shows an African American’s feelings towards the current leader of the country, and the ongoing situation. His wordings show concern of the leader and his intentions. He shows his concern by first stating what he currently feels of the president, (“we lost a young boy…… happiness is guaranteed….. He says brothers and sisters”), but in the last stanza, he ends it off with his mouth being like a hungry chameleon. A chameleon camouflages in its dwellings, unable to be seen from afar, and with it being hungry, the whole statement may show the mouth longs to unleash some sort of speech, but is unable to do so, linking it back to “everything is in the language that is NOT used”.
Similar situation in the other article, where 2 instances of a shooting have 2 different outcomes. The first in Los Angeles, where the report has every listener aware of exactly what occurred, while later in the week, the report has all of us wondering, what ACTUALLY happened. When a police officer shot a kid, they attempted a cover-up, which links it back to the main point, since the language is there to describe what exactly happened, but they chose not to to use it, whilst in the first occurrence, “everything is in the language that we use” allowed all to understand the situation fully.