Writing from Reading
"When Words Get in the Way"
When Clarke said, "looking in a mirror where everything appears the same, except it's reversed." He means that there's more meaning to every word except one. For example: When his elderly neighbor Mr. Gabinsky greeted Clarke with "hey there, young boy, how is the family doing today?" Clarke thought it was commonplace for elderly people to refer to younger adults as "boy" or "girl." Clarke's other neighbor told him that it also can be taken as derogatory when used by a white neighbor because the "B" word has its roots in slavery.
Another statement is "minority contract" This word almost always used in the context of racial classification. Also Clarke didn't know that you don't just find milk in a shop but also in a store.
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