In Brent Staples’s “Black Man in Public Space” and Judith Ortiz Cofer’s “The Myt

In Brent Staples’s “Black Man in Public Space” and Judith Ortiz Cofer’s “The Myth of the Latin Woman: I Just Met A Girl Named Maria,” the writers detail the intersections of their race/ethnicity and their gender. Specifically, Staples details his experience being profiled as dangerous or violent due to being a Black man while Cofer details her experience as a Latina woman being stereotyped as a “hot tamale” or “sexual firebrand.” In a 4-6 page research paper, explain how an individual’s marginalized identity can affect their gendered experience. (Note: A marginalized individual is someone who is at a sociopolitical disadvantage in the society they live in. For example, people of color, the LGBTQ+ community, and the disabled community.)