Throughout this article the author uses a lot of testimonials and I feel like it's to make her more credible and for the reason of pathos. It allows us to hear what others have to say about the situation other than what the author is just telling us. This passage specifically caught my attention, it talked about something that happened recently and made a big impact on America which was the death of George Floyd and related it to affordable housing which I think was great. It talks about how America has been on our necks not allowing us to breathe, it's like they're suffocating us and pushing us into one area when all we want to do is breathe.

The author included how people of color feel. She is using pathos, she wants to appeal to the emotions of the audience, she wants us to get a glimpse of what people of color might be feeling, especially those who are looking for houses and they want their kids to grow up in a better environment than they did. So many people of color are looking for houses in Connecticut but they feel like they can't go to places like Westport and Weston. The article talks about “ Jim Crow Zoning '' she explains how it's a way of segregating and it's a system of social control just like the Jim Crow laws and it definitely is. They are purposely not making affordable housing because they dont want black people living in their area.

If they really wanted affordable housing then it would have happened by now. They dispute claims of disrimination but did nothing when Murray filed a complaint with the Connecticut Commision on Human right and Opportunities for his son being treated harshly because he's black. They say they take racial allegations seriously when they clearly don't. It's clear that they truly don't care, they only care when they are in front of the media and they're not trying to look bad or they're trying to portray a “good guy” image. For people of color to know that some places do things specifically because they don't want them to live there is not a good feeling.

The thing that they’re not talking about is the main reason for them not wanting affordable housing which is race. It’s time we talk about the real reason they don’t want affordable housing instead of hiding behind the bush. It’s not said much but a lot of people judge you by where you live, if you’re black kid or even mexician and you live in Bridgeport you're going to be treated or looked at differently than the white kid that lives in Westport. You could work so hard, maybe even harder than that kid from Westport but they don’t see that. I agree that it’s time for us to be bold, let's talk about the real reasons.

Reading this shocked me. The first question that popped up in my mind was "why?". Then I thought back to the article that was read last week "Separated by Design: How Some of America’s Richest Towns Fight Affordable Housing". They simply just don’t want us there, sure we can work and maybe even walk around there but we aren't good enough to live there.The fact that they would feel uncomfortable if there are affordable houses near them, which would make the area they’re living in more diverse upsets me. I feel like they want to keep us in this little box so they throw all the affordable houses in one area because they know that's where we are more likely to go.

While reading I can see that the author is using logos in her writing. She's using facts to make whatever she says more credible which will persuade readers and catch the reader's attention. Reading that Connecticut is one of the most segregated places in the country, as someone that lives in Connecticut it makes me want to read more and it catches my attention, I would think that anyone else that lives in Connecticut would also find it interesting and want to read more so I think it's good thing that she started using logos so early in her writing.

This is a great topic to talk to kids about. Not discussing these subjects can prolong sexism and racism. Adults see things different than their kids so when they play video games with their child it's good to educate them and allow them to see things from a different perspective.