Blonde White Woman Analysis

“What is the purest color in the world?” — Undoubtedly, many people will answer: “White.” Truly, there is no color purer than white. White is an angel with the purest soul. Oppositely, people may think of black, the color that is considered to be evil, terrified and hopeless. However, there is another meaning of black and white. Obviously, some wars with weapons are destroying so many lives in some parts of the world while the racism is killing uncountable souls in everywhere in the world at any time. Crueler than a war with weapons, it is racism. Does the color of the skin really matter? Both of the poems “Blood White Woman” by Patricia Smith and the poem “Brain on Ice” by Michael Warr answer in a same way: “Yes, it does.” Both of them are

The poem “Blonde White Woman” is the acceptance of self while the poem “Brain on Ice” is the non-reconciliation of reality. First of all, in “Blonde White Woman,” Ebony magazine is promoting Smith to question her own skin and hair through the advertising so that she should not be satisfied with herself. After realizing that she is unable to change the reality, Smith turns to appreciate herself. She states: “even crayons fail me now—I can find no color darker, more beautiful, than I am.” Finally, she recognizes the love she has for her own Mother and an acceptance of self, "My name is Patricia Ann." Even though there is a “snowstorm,” the snow is shaken from her black hair—black can be as pure as white, beautiful as well. Contrarily, Warr is more negative. What he wants is not only the nice appearance, but also the successful achievement. Sadly, the subway is the micro world of the reality of metaphor—racism gives him an empty seat. Surly, this seat is not dirty, but every withdrawn and introverted passenger will view the person that sits there as potentially dirty. He believes that fear is irrational, and often predicated on lack of knowledge. He knows clearly that being humans cannot escape it. His hopelessness displays snidely since he similes himself as a murder who can hurt

If definitely it is, why “Black” is not? Although both of Smith and Warr know that because of racism, being underestimated is an unalterable reality, no matter what they do, they stand for two groups who are being despised: acceptable and hopeless. Sometimes, of course, the conflict of racism may be simply a matter of aesthetics. There is no doubt that white is always shown in beauty, like snowing and wedding. Nevertheless, black can accomplish solemnness, abstruseness and steadiness. Historically, white people occupied a dominant position, which created the horrible hell for African American. Being enslaved, African American had no proper right, even the meaning of living. God prays for people, hopefully, every mistake should be forgiven by the time passing by. However, it is extremely unfair that people keep ignoring the crying from African Americans. People are the same of living and different from races, which integrates the world into a perfect form. After all, black is as wonderful as