No Problem Flashcards
There is a clear problem.
Ambiguous title.
Common saying.
‘No problem’
Personal voice.
Immediatly engaing and direct.
‘I am not de problem’
Suffering.
‘Bare de brunt’
Racist attitudes evident in children.
‘Silly playground taunts’
Present tense.
‘I am not de problem’
Repetition.
‘I am not de problem’
Intelligent.
‘born academic.
Unclear who they are.
‘Dey’
Streotype.
Deemed to be good at sports.
‘Branded athletic’
Pun.
Hightlights crime.
‘Got me on de run’
Non-standard.
Still undertand his message
‘Yu give i a chance’
Asserts his own qualities not just racial stereotypes.
Repetition.
‘I can’
‘i am’
Justifying himself.
‘I can do more dan dance’
Label restricted.
Contrasting external expectations og him with his own self-awareness.
‘Yu put me in a pigeon hole
But i a versatile’
No regrets.
Dosen’t hold grudges.
‘I have no chips on me shoulder’
