Essay on Black male
...in actions to minimize the fear and protect himself from dangerous consequences. Staples was careful in making himself appear less threatening. For instance, when entering a building behind someone, he would deliberately walk on by so it would not seem like he was stalking or following that person. Another instance was whistling melodies from classical music while walking on the streets at night. He did so in order to avoid being mistaken to be the stereotypical young black male on the streets that would be likely to commit crimes. Staples’ action and motives are justifiable because he attempts to lessen the tension between him and other strangers. He tries to make strangers feel more comfortable because he realized that many of them are intimidated by the stories they hear of black males. Although Staples recognizes that others view him as threatening solely because of his appearances; he is still wi...