[Lucy22425]

I think that maybe it’s just a cultural thing as far as African Americans being louder than whites in public places. It’s probably just a difference in how people express themselves. Another reason may be a conscious or subconscious challenge of the standard that society imposes on people in general. After all, the norms for our society were established by and large by white people. It may be a mild protest against these established norms. And if a white person tells a black person to keep it down, then that plays right into the idea that whites are constantly telling blacks what behavior is and isn’t acceptable. Even though this may not have anything to do with the situation at hand – one person in a library asking another to be quieter so the person can study – these are the dynamics that have developed in our society, and whether consciously or subconsciously, people react to these dynamics.

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Name : Lucy22425, Gender : F, Race : Hispanic/Latino (may be any race), Age : 26, City : San Jose, State : CA, Country : United States, Occupation : Engineer, Education level : 4 Years of College, Social class : Middle class, 

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