Persuasive Speeches
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Racism Is Never Just A Joke
Why does racism exist? Think about it. Some of you might be thinking, ‘We’ve heard this all before’... But I think we need to look deeper. I strongly feel that racism shouldn’t exist, and that everyone should be equal. It happens everywhere, every day, we just don’t seem to understand or be aware of it at times. Racism can occur when there is meant to be ‘comedy’, but do we really find it funny? We’re all equal as one. We’ve all been taught in school that racism isn’t right. But do we take it literally? Could our racism result in affecting countries, and us? 1. We shouldn't make stereotypes, even when we joke. This can be a part of racism and is not okay. Stereotypes. Assumptions. Untrue. Judging people from other races who may act or live a different way to us. Why do we stereotype? Maybe we know of one person who may act this way… but not everyone’s the same. There is the stereotype that all Asian kids are ‘geniuses’. What if they were dyslexic? Assuming that they were
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If racism gets worse in our world, it could possibly affect cultures and us. If we all accept that we’re equal and no country is superior, we could cut down on many worldwide problems. Look around you. Are we in a community where we are all united as one, or separated by ethnicities or different skin tones? As Joshua Iosefo said in his famous poem Brown Brother, ‘Will the stereotype of an illiterate, misbehaved, unintelligent Polynesian still be the same? Will it ever change? Do not be afraid to be the change- not a change in skin tone or colour, but change in mindset’. Not all of us are racist. There are many who are strongly against racism- (myself included). I feel we need the change. Imagine. Racism increases because we think we’re allowed to feel more important than others. That’s going to affect society. It could affect our
Racism has affected many people creating problems for everyone as it is a huge problem. is is very important and significant topic in our lives. This topic can link to The Absolutely True Diary Of A Part Time Indian by Sherman Alexie because racism has affected Junior’s family and made them feel like they aren't as good as other people as well as junior getting treated differently at Rearden (the white school) because he is Indian. Racism has changed Junior’s families life because it is affecting them from getting good jobs that pay more. Another reason racism is affecting their lives is that it makes them feel scared to leave the reservation, because they are scared that they might get made fun of or beat up. The last reason racism is
Racism is in the daily lives of everyone. One group craves power and the other surrenders. It comes from a natural place and is the cause for many wars. With racism in the world it will never be a place of total serenity. Jim Crow, mob mentality, and the Scottsboro trial have effected a readers outlook on To Kill a Mockingbird.
Firstly, people who are being judged or decided on by their race can have a crucial effect on a person’s participation as a free citizen. Racism can also affect physical health and life expectancy. It can also affect what people
Every day an extensive amount of people have to face hatred and bullying. Huge conflicts occur and lives are lost. The issue that plays a significant part in all of this is racism. It affects individuals and communities in every corner of the world.
The world is composed of millions of people that come from different locations, are part of different races, believe in different religions, and have developed different cultures to those of everyone else. Over the course of human history, the differences that we have developed have played an enormous role in dividing us. Perhaps the chief problem that has plagued society in the past, and continues to do so to this day, is the idea that one’s race is superior to that of others; in other words: racism. Racism has led to the discrimination, oppression, and deaths of countless numbers of people. In the present, racism is often closely associated with stereotypes. In today’s society, being stereotypical often gets you the criticism that “you
Have we let racism become a norm in our everyday lives? We turn a blind eye to racism that happens right in front of us. Categorizing people has become normal and if someone someone gets offended by the remarks someone makes of their race or ethnicity they are considered someone without humor. We are to blame for the everyday racism we see in the music, television, posters, etc because we see it as something normal.
Throughout the years, racism has been an iron bull, unable to be defeated. Society has yet to let go of the fact that race makes no difference in humans other than their appearance. To highlight
The only way racism or racist can truly effect anyone is if society lets it, but as long as there are people who stand against it racism will never win out over
Around the world there is so racism so going on, people who are different are so getting target by the white man. We believe that racism is completing gone but it's not. Racism is coming back slowly as the years pass us. The only thing that we can do is to keep our bodies safe from all the danger that might happen. Ta-Nehisi Coates has been talking about keeping our bodies safe protected from the danger that happening around the world. People are getting targeted for being different or not being accepted for who they are as humans.
Although racism has changed over time these past 50 years, racism in many ways still exists. Everybody has their own opinion and those opinions are influenced by the public and the media. In some way,
Unfortunately, in this time and age, racism continues to be an issue in the American society, especially in the south. Since the introduction of slavery, many people have the belief that skin color determines someone’s ranking in life. After the freedom of slaves, racism became a big problem in America. As a result, other races look down upon many different cultures and ethnic groups believing that they are superior to others. Racism has lead to people discriminate against one another and become prejudice. Unfortunately, racism effects peoples lifestyles, job opportunities, and education.
Racism is a plague spreading through the world. Over a million people have died due to lynching, burnings, stabbings, and beatings. The purpose of this paper is to reveal the dangers of racism and discrimination and the pain they cause, while offering solutions to help counteract them.
Individuals experience prejudice on a daily basis, but usually no actions are taken until too many people are affected. We must act now before it is too late, because “by 2042 nonwhites will be the majority of the U.S. population” (Saar). To cohesively live together, people must stop expecting others to assimilate to our own cultural norms. I have been raised in America for my entire life as an Asian American and learned you do not have to leave your culture behind to live here. On the contrary, others must learn to accept you for who you are. People also need to be held accountable for discriminating words that some find amusing. Racist jokes are intentionally made to make some feel powerful while putting others down, because ethnicity cannot be changed. Everyone needs to embrace their nationality because what I learned being from taunted for my ethnicity is that no one should be made to feel ashamed for their heritage. It is scarring that we live in world where people intrinsically make assumptions about others based on racial stereotypes. In the end prejudice wounds us; instead, people must learn to honor the differences among
When is our nation going to realize you shouldn’t judge people based on the color of their skin? There is no reason why racism should still be a problem in our world. If there wasn’t racism, more people would get along, less people would be afraid of getting judged for their race, and more people would enjoy life. Help our world become racism free and think before you speak, learn about other cultures, and explore the
Racism affects everyone no matter the skin color. It doesn 't matter if you 're black, white, red or tan we have all experienced racism directly or indirectly. One thing that was taught to me at adolescent age was is there are two times in everyone 's life where they don 't care who their neighbors are. One is the newborn nursery and the other is the grave yard. When those newly birthed babies go into nursery they don 't even have a concept of race and prejudice. It is only how we raise these children. Racism is taught. Everyone of those single babies deserve equal opportunities, respect and value.