I think Malcolm x's view point is anything that comes from racism keeps people down and continues racism. one thing that comes from racism for example Dozens fit changes how people look at themselves differently. He would want you to lift yourself up instead of putting yourself down. When it comes to hairstyle he feels you should stay natural, and conformed to white standard of beauty.
I think Leanita McClain's viewpoint that she was very hurt on how other people thought of her because of her hard work she has put in through school. She was outraged by the inequalities of racism and tormented by the guilt of her success. " I am burdened with showing whites that blacks are people."
I think words that need to come from hate and racism don't hold the same weight as they used them now just to talk to friends, but also people nowadays we've had to go through slavery or the civil rights moment go through words don't mean the same thing to us as the same people, living back then. When it comes to hairstyle it may have been to look less scary but not it's just a style and people wear them because of being popular or just plain cheaper. Back to slavery people were treated poorly on luck of the draw. For example, if you were black you were probably a slave and treated badly but if you were white you have a better chance to succeed. Even in the civil rights era people were still all treated badly. Black people had to sit in the back of the bus, and got judge pearly base on color. And even now depend on were you go you can still get judge. Nowadays, if a black person goes in a liquor store in the suburbs, they will look at him differently.
While, Malcolm X and Leanita Mc Clain judgement and slang, I feel that their opinions are out dated. With Malcolm x was more straight to the point and only saw the hatred when it came to the dozens. WIth Leanita McClain, She didn't liek the hatred of words from the dozens, because she saw that having natural hair and coming from it. Leanita McClain and Malcolm X both agree that having hair and don't put chemicals in it to straight it.
" I am not a racist in any form whatsoever. I don't believe in any form of discrimination or segregation." Said, Malcolm X. The judgement towards others I have learned that if you called a black person "a nigger", I was brought up a better person then that but I use "nigga" in a freandly way.
