"As a black person, I am no stranger to race prejudice. But the truth is that in the political world I have been far oftener dis
criminated against because I am a woman than because I am black". What is the most likely purpose Congresswoman Chisholm included this statement in her speech?
A. To emphasize that discrimination against women is more prevalent than racism.
B. To explain how she felt about being discriminated against not only because of her race but also because of her gender.
C. To put her personal experience in the forefront and put a name and a face to it.
D. To encourage the white male majority to finally admit that discrimination against women exists.
B). To explain how she felt about being discriminated against not only because of her race but also because of her gender.
Explanation:
Shirley Chisholm became the first black woman elected to the United States Congress and the first one to take part in United States' presidential debate. In the given excerpt from her speech, the most likely purpose of her seems that black women were being doubly discriminated against. She relates her experience that displays that the black women were being discriminated not only because of their color but also because of their gender in the political world at her time. Edward Said calls this '<em>double marginalization</em>'(In Orientalism, 1978) that causes dual suffering for the black women. Thus, <em>the correct answer is option B.</em>
