
Left to Right: Anita Lynn, John aka Stank, Tony, Jala Lynn
Determined world changers having a good time at the Taste of Chicago 2009.
CONVERSATION WITH SONI
Blog Name: Soni
Topic: Black People Stop Killing Each Other T-shirt
Conversation:
Small Talk:Do you like the t-shirt?
SONI:No. I’m a person of comfort. It makes me uncomfortable.
Small Talk: Why don’t you like it?
SONI:I’m not black and I don’t know how to respond to. What is the Correct Response?
I would never wear a shirt that says White People Stop Killing Each Other. Because it’s around death and violence and its not something I want to wear on a shirt.
Small Talk: What will it take in the whole wide world for you to Wear this shirt?
SONI: I don’t know. I would not know peoples response to me i.e “who are you to wear that shirt?”. I think I would be viewed as some what of racist for wearing it.
Small Talk: What if you saw a person on the street with this shirt?
SONI: I would think “That’s an interesting statement” and then I’ll probably ignored it .
Small Talk: Does the shirt make an impact on you?
SONI: It would certainly catch my attention, I guess it’s a good thing to say…It’s a very poignant about a very specific topic.
Small Talk: If you saw a black guy with this shirt on,How will it effect your affinity of black men?
SONI: I would probably be turned off from that particular guy.
sidenote:There are certain things about that black culture that I don’t understand or relate to:
1) African-American culture seems so communal yet exclusive.
2) I feel there is a little bit of a Preachiness within some diologue of African-Americans.
If I saw a black person wearing that shirt, my first assumption will be that he is very pro-black and not very interested in white people. Now, Im not saying that is true, that would just be my initial interpretation.
Small Talk: Is this the Boldest Shirt you’ve ever seen?
SONI: One of the Boldest without being very raunchy or sexual
Small Talk: Do you hope this shirt is effective?
SONI: I definitely hope it’s effective. Anything that promotes peace and attention to something important is good, whether I relate to it or not.