"Ifemelu, his suicide attempt was from depression"...many teenagers suffer from it."
Although this quote is centered around Ifemelu and the idea of attempting suicide, there can be a connection between the critical lens of race. While suicide is a very important matter and affects millions, this quote may highlight to some that, because of the ethnic background or overall color of somebody's skin, e.g (black), they already have tons of pressure placed upon them by their parents to be better than the stigma/stereotype in which society places them under. This causes added stress and could be a benefactor for why many teenagers, especially black, may attempt or think of suicide.
I agree with you, it is very important that we understand the issue here about committing suicide under the depression. Dekiś suicide attempt shows how much deeply hearten he was. He never show others his true feeling when one commented or judged based of off his race. When we say something to someone we usually don´t realize what we are saying, our word may hearten others. The discrimination against black has deeply and mentally has effects on colored people especially the new generation. They don know how to deal with situation.The only option they end up with is suicide attempts.
ReplyDelete