I was reading an article in the Washington Post that was looking at a recent trend occurring in the D.C. area; this new trend is the rise of extended families living under one roof. An extended family is one that is made up of members outside of the normal father, mother, and child scenario; it can consist of a family with grandparents living in the home or aunts or uncles. In the article the author focused mainly on three males (presumably white) all these men had returned to their family homes to live. In describing them the author was sure to point out their completion of higher learning, their work ethic, and their resilience in the recession.
This made me wonder how this article would have been shaped if it had been written focusing on the rise in Black extended families, and had focused on three Black men. Would the author have been as understanding of the situation the young men had fallen into as a result of the recession? Would she have attempted to point out the educational accomplishments of the young men, and mentioned the numerous resumes that they had sent in attempting to get a job? I can sadly say that most likely this wouldn’t have occurred. Instead of portraying the men as resilient despite their circumstance I feel as though, despite the author’s attempts, these men would be dancing to the tune of victimhood.
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