Would you run away? (Svetlana)

“To her, the youngish black man- a broad six feet two inches with a beard and billowing heir, both hands showed into the pockets of a bulky military jacket-seemed menacingly close”.

This phrase from the story of a young guy who had troubles with communication to other people, because of the way he looks. In a beginning of his story he tells us about a young lady who prejudicially thought about him as about a maniac.

I think the writer is prejudiced himself. He didn’t know for sure the reason why the woman “disappeared a cross the street”. In his explanation he concentrated more of an intention on a fact of his skin color, but let’s look at this situation if this man was white. The woman probably would run away as well. Because huge white male with beard and billowing heir doesn’t look less dangerous to a young woman, who is alone on a street. I can tell it from own experience. I would run away as well, doesn’t matter what skin color has a stranger who doesn’t look safe to me. I know it’s not right to judge anyone the way he/ she looks, but in this situation running away is a demonstration of an instinct of self-preservation.