In this formative discussion, our group discuss the topic on the impact of examples on the way language and behaviors are shaped in society of that era. This topic can be fully demonstrated in the book Kindred especially on the scene when the n word is spoken from Rufus mouth with no intention to really humiliate the African Americans. He claims that his mom said that word every time unless she has a company; “Dana: “Your mother always call black people n….., Rufe?” Rufus: “Sure, except when she has company, why not?” (Butler 19). One idea that I contributed in this discussion I found intriguing has to relate to our perception of ethics. I raise a doubt or based on my curiosity that if we should condemn or question one’s language or behavior just because their ways of language or behavior are not appropriate or corresponded in our perception of our era and when they are just following the languages and behaviors that have already been modeled in their era. I believe the author creates this type of scene between the past and the present for a purpose especially when there is a significant contrast between the two era about how African American are treated. Our discussion always connects to the non-literary text written by Alexander which emphasizes the continued racial inequality present in society, which it becomes a norm where people thought it has been changed while that kind of perception is only an illusion; the reality of it has never changed at all.