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Persuasive Speeches: Racism Is Never Just A Joke

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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 …show more content…

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

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