Delpit and smitherman

Q&J:
1. I believe if you know the authors race, you tend to look the the writing differently and/or read it differently. People would judge her on her opinions based on her race. But, in some circumstances, knowing the race can be very important. Knowing the race can be important if the writing is for a specific race. Knowing the race is important because then people can base the opinions off if they need to. This argument in my opinion can go both ways.
2. I believe people are born into different and certain discourse communities, therefor i agree with Delpit. Although you are born into a certain discourse, you can change into a different one as your grow older. Although you can change into a different discourse, I believe that most people stay in the discourse community that they were born into because it is most comfortable for them.

A&E:
3.
I think generalizing topics can be effective and problematic. Generalizing can put a judgement on people that may not necessarily be true. It can lead to stereotyping which can sometimes be very offensive to people. Also, generalizing can also help people, and make things a lot easier for people.


Smitherman:

Prereading:
Honestly, I have judged someone on how they spoke without seeing them. Sometimes when you hear how someone talks, they might not have the best grammar, or speak like what you are used to hearing. This seems to be a problem that almost everyone goes through. They put a prejudgement on someone without truly getting to know someone. Based on how someone speaks, you may start to judge their appearance without knowing it. Trying your best not to judge someone on their speech can be very difficult.

A&E:
1. There is a very big difference in these two writings. The grammar is completely wrong. Reading the first title, I imagine a proper educated person saying that. Rather than the second statement, I imagine it being said by an uneducated person. Reading these two different statements, you seem to base your opinion of who it is said by based on culture, and how it appears to you.