Tomi Obaro Research Paper

In the United States your race and ethnicity will not determine your future but it will impact your lifestyle and will act as a barrier for some aspects of it. Societies blatant disrespect and ignorance cannot be blamed on today’s current political matter because racism exists due to it’s historic significance in American history. Although both Trevor Noah and Tomi Obaro’s stance on race and ethnicity in America are different they both share the belief that racism or the oppression of minorities specifically African/African American stems from past allowances for racism such as Apartheid, segregation,or discrimination by law. Trevor Noah, South African comedian is known for his witty jokes however, during many of his stand up performances

For instance, Trevor Noah stated “Instead of speaking in measured tones about what unites us, we are screaming at each other about what divides us — which is exactly what authoritarian figures like Mr. Trump want: Divided people are easier to rule. That was, after all, the whole point of apartheid.” This statement shows Noah comparing Trump’s rule to Apartheid however, his comparison doesn’t distinguish the actual point of Apartheid and Trump’s rule which was to show “White supremacy” according to Obaro. Obaro, a Nigerian immigrant in America found an interest in Noah’s popularity due to his status in South Africa. Yet, she expresses her disappointment in his actual character overall as a result of his naive beliefs that minorities can hash out the problems with racist in spite of the many years of oppression. Obaro writes “As a light-skinned black man, he reads as black to Americans, but his foreign accent marks him as just Other enough to appeal to white people’s prejudices (conscious or not) about sophisticated, harmless, “good” black folk. But because of his blackness, they believe it gives him inherent authority to speak about race in America.” She claims that Noah cannot understand his place in America’s social constructs due his mixed ethnicity and being