In this passage on identity and race, Malcolm X speaks out about thinking for yourself when it comes to judging and accepting other people. He stresses the point when it comes to ignoring other people's opinions about "certain" individuals or groups. He tells us to dismiss what others say or write about people, but instead judge these people on how you perceive them first handedly. According to Malcolm, this is the best way to avoid being fooled. He is telling us to be independent. Just because certain groups and races have not been accepted within the majority of society does not mea that you, as a person, should not accept them. If you want to like them, then like them. If you don't want to like them, then don't. The point he was trying to get across was that it should be your own decision who you like and don't like, not someone else's. Malcolm X describes this country as being "this kind of society which has mastered the art of very deceitfully painting people whom they......
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