Context, in and out
<p><span word="Reader">Reader</span> <span word="question">question</span>:</p><p><span word="Please">Please</span> <span word="explain">explain</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="quote">quote</span>: “<span word="My">My</span> <span word="comments">comments</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="taken">taken</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="context">context</span>”.</p><p><span word="My">My</span> <span word="comments">comments</span>:</p><p><span word="He">He</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="she">she</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="made">made</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="remark">remark</span> <span word="felt">felt</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="they">they</span>’<span word="ve">ve</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="misunderstood">misunderstood</span>.</p><p><span word="Context">Context</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="situation">situation</span>, <span word="events">events</span>, <span word="or">or</span> <span word="information">information</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="related">related</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="something">something</span> <span word="you">you</span>’<span word="re">re</span> <span word="talking">talking</span> <span word="about">about</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="helps">helps</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="understand">understand</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="better">better</span>.</p><p><span word="Women">Women</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="instance">instance</span> <span word="weren">weren</span>’<span word="t">t</span> <span word="able">able</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="vote">vote</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="United">United</span> <span word="States">States</span> <span word="before">before</span> 1920. “<span word="Before">Before</span> 1920” <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="crucial">crucial</span> <span word="piece">piece</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="context">context</span> <span word="here">here</span>. <span word="Likewise">Likewise</span>, <span word="black">black</span> <span word="children">children</span> <span word="weren">weren</span>’<span word="t">t</span> <span word="able">able</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="go">go</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="same">same</span> <span word="school">school</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="white">white</span> <span word="children">children</span> <span word="before">before</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="early">early</span> 1950<span word="s">s</span>. <span word="Again">Again</span>, “<span word="before">before</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="early">early</span> 1950<span word="s">s</span>” <span word="is">is</span> <span word="indispensible">indispensible</span> <span word="context">context</span>. <span word="In">In</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="words">words</span>, <span word="we">we</span>’<span word="re">re</span> <span word="examining">examining</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="situation">situation</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="historical">historical</span> <span word="context">context</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="gives">gives</span> <span word="us">us</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="idea">idea</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="social">social</span> <span word="progress">progress</span> <span word="being">being</span> <span word="made">made</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="United">United</span> <span word="States">States</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="years">years</span>.</p><p><span word="However">However</span>, <span word="if">if</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="journalist">journalist</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="quote">quote</span> <span word="me">me</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="saying">saying</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="there">there</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="vote">vote</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="women">women</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="States">States</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="racial">racial</span> <span word="segregation">segregation</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="prevalent">prevalent</span> <span word="without">without</span> <span word="giving">giving</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="dates">dates</span>, <span word="you">you</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="risk">risk</span> <span word="giving">giving</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="impression">impression</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="situation">situation</span> <span word="today">today</span>, <span word="that">that</span> <span word="America">America</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="pretty">pretty</span> <span word="backward">backward</span>.</p><p><span word="That">That</span>, <span word="of">of</span> <span word="course">course</span>, <span word="is">is</span> <span word="incorrect">incorrect</span>.</p><p><span word="In">In</span> <span word="short">short</span>, <span word="to">to</span> <span word="take">take</span> <span word="people">people</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="words">words</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="context">context</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="quote">quote</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="words">words</span> <span word="without">without</span> <span word="describing">describing</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="situation">situation</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="which">which</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="said">said</span>. <span word="Result">Result</span>? <span word="They">They</span> <span word="may">may</span> <span word="mean">mean</span> <span word="something">something</span> <span word="very">very</span> <span word="different">different</span>.</p><p><span word="Before">Before</span> <span word="Barack">Barack</span> <span word="Obama">Obama</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="elected">elected</span> <span word="President">President</span>, <span word="for">for</span> <span word="example">example</span>, <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="speech">speech</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="fellow">fellow</span> <span word="Democrats">Democrats</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="said">said</span> (<span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="end">end</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="page">page</span>, <span word="you">you</span>’<span word="ll">ll</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="able">able</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="read">read</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="story">story</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="full">full</span>):</p>
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