Blog 5

David Wojnarowicz’s “Unititled” utilized multiple rhetorical properties within his text to deliver a message to the readers that society went against him just because he was homosexual. In the text, he mentions that his sexuality caused him to lose his “home, civil rights, jobs, and all conceivable freedoms.” He utilized a photo of him as a kid with the text to appeal to the reader’s emotions by showing how an innocent kid will eventually have to face all these sufferings and injustice due to his sexuality. The use of repetition in his text such as “One day” and “this kid” helped the readers understand how much suffering he will have to face when he becomes an adult. One issue David Wojnarowicz’s text resonates within modern society is racism; people are treated differently based on the color of their skin. For example, Asian Americans, especially women and elders are being attacked for no reason. Some individuals made Asian Americans the scapegoat of the pandemic and used that as an excuse to brutally attack innocent civilians. Although the two topics are different, both subjects could be related to inequality since David Wojnarowicz and Asian Americans are blamed for something they don’t have control over. Art has a major impact on social and political concerns because it is an effective way to send messages. Throughout history, art was used to bring a change socially and politically. For instance,  we can use posters to expose the issues in society, we can use propaganda to convince people of certain ideas, and we can even use art to protest against something.