福师《高级英语(一)》第八课
福师《高级英语(一)》第八课FAQI’d Rather Be Black than Female
Overview
The article discusses two major social problems in the U.S. – racial discrimination and women’s rights in a man’s world. Written in the 1970s, the text tells us what is happening in the U.S. today. As a black woman elected to Congress, Shirley Chisholm here presents a true picture of the two major social problems in the U.S. from her personal experience.
The article aims at raising the public’s awareness of sexual inequality for women. The author thinks it is harder to eliminate the prejudice against women, because women in the U.S. are much more brainwashed and content with their roles as second-class citizens than blacks ever were. She calls upon the American women to realize the qualities they naturally have or have had to develop because of their suppression by men. She holds that the country needs women’s idealism and determination, perhaps more in politics than anywhere else.
Organization of the article
1. On the basis of her being elected to Congress, the writer draws people’s attention to the facts of both racial and sexual discriminations, the latter of which, according to her, is harder to eliminate.
2. The writer uses her own political career as well as some other facts to show : There is prejudice against women.
3. The writer calls upon women to realize the qualities they own which are needed by the society.
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