Understanding Language

In the book Mercury Reader Richardson explained many different meanings of language and what they meant to her. I really liked how she broke things down to explain her feelings so well. Some of her personal experiences relate to me a lot. Such as I went to a high school where the majority of the students were African American and i was treated the was Romelda was. A lot of the other students tried to say i thought i was better than them, but that's not the type of person I am. My mother always told me that everyone was equal and to treat people the way I wanted to be treated. So i do not look at different races, class, or gender as less than me. Also with Richardson's experience with sexism, when someone yells a comment of "Hey baby" I feel disgusted. I think it is a way of someone trying to get into your pants, or just a pervert trying to have sex with me. Richardson has a very unique way of looking at things and I think it makes her more aware of her surroundings and more intelligent.