Racism Shouldn’t be a Problem Racism is a problem blown out of proportion. Many believe that racism is the biggest problem that the world faces. Some even throw large nation-wide protests to complain about racism. In reality, all of these protests about racism do more harm than good. The violent protests staged by groups like Black Lives Matter, causing entire cities to shut down, people then lose their homes and businesses. Racism is a misinterpreted problem, too many people believe race gives them special privilege and, racism really cannot go away. People misinterpret racism, many think that the reason why they don’t get chosen to do something is not because they didn’t do well at an interview or on a test, but because of their race. It’s easy for people to blame racism for the fact they aren’t doing well, and claim that others who are successful are racist. That really isn’t racism, that’s just life. People that do well, regardless of their ethnic background or privilege, usually end up to be very successful at what they do. …show more content…
People now can even get hired based off of their race. Since laws in the U.S. require you to hire people of different races, sometimes someone who has little skills is hired because of their race. In Martin Luther King Jr.’s, I had a dream speech, he wanted no person to be judged by their race but by their character. Even though legal segregation is now over, Martin Luther King Jr.’s dream has still not fully been achieved. I think that movements like Black Lives Matter would make Martin Luther King Jr. a little angry. Rather than striving for equality and staging peaceful protests like Martin Luther King Jr. encouraged, the Black Lives Matter movement has been violent and aggressive, destroying stores and ruining cities. Rather than try to close the gap between races, the Black Lives Matter group has only tried to widen
Racism is one of the world's major issues today. Many people are not aware of how much racism still exists in our schools, workforces, and anywhere else where social lives are occurring. It is obvious that racism is bad as it was many decades ago but it sure has not gone away. Finally, I believe that this problem can be solved through continuous
To sum it all up, in conclusion, there are many different meanings when it comes to the term “racism”. The meaning of racism is when there is a division between the human species in this modern society and the sub-species that would then create a separation in the development and the given of unequal abilities. Racism is a global thing that includes color, ethnicity, language, culture, or religion and can result in racialism and the belief of racial inequality. The term “racism” is not held well in the United States as it has a long and strong relation to the lives of Americans just due to their history. There are African Americans that had some weaknesses to opportunities and some structural racism that still see the importance of disparities
Education should be blind to race. Race should not be amongst deciding factors in schools. Not
Racism is still a problem because of the people that keep it around. People are the reason why racism is still around. When we watched A Raisin In The Sun and Karl was trying to buy the Youngers out of there house. This is why racism is still around because people like Karl are trying to buy out there house. Furthermore they also did not want them in the community from there cultural appearance. Also people like him are keeping racism around because they do not want black people in there white community.
Children start learning about racism from a young age; they won’t fully understand what it means until later on in life. Racism, by definition, is power that operates through overt or covert policies that favor white people and are biased against people of color. It’s difficult to give a 9 or 10 year old all of the explicit facts about racism that occurred in our country’s history. By not telling them all of the facts, they are lead to believe that America is “good” in a sense, yet there is nothing good about dehumanizing a specific group of people, which is why the hard facts must be taught in our education systems. Learning about racism will help children, who will be our future, learn that they cannot relive the same mistakes that were made
There is never a dull moment when it comes to school and home. Although there are not any consistently favorable or atrocious moments, it is these times that make an acceptable week tolerable. While carrying on the topics of racism, relationships, and the first AP Language essay of the semester, this certainly has been an engrossing week. Even though most of the population have some type of freedom there is always that want to escape. Even if it’s just for a moment because being alone and escaping are two different conditions to be under.
Throughout history in America there has always been the idea of racism. When Americans think of racism, they usually think of slavery and that racism is no longer a problem in America. However, this is not the case. Racism is still very apparent in America. It is true that since the end of slavery, the U.S. has made great strides towards becoming a less racist country. In reality, racism will never be extinct. In today’s society, all American citizens of all races have the same rights as one another, yet there is still racism. Racism can be linked directly to stereotypical mindsets of certain groups of people. It is human nature to make conclusions about other people, this is what leads to racism. Today’s racism is not limited to whites
Racism has been a social issue for centuries in history, and the situation of it has been up and down a couple of times during the past few centuries. Speaking from my personal perspective, the issue of racism has been solved well than ever comparing with how bad this problem had been in other time periods in history. However, the improvement of elimination of racism is still not enough to solve this historical problem.
Racism in America never went away, and it may be getting worse than the past. According to the article “CHARLESTON CHURCH SHOOTING”, “Dylan Roof walked into the church with a .45 caliber handgun and began opening fire on the 8 victims.¨ this is just one of many incidents where racism has been at the center. We may never get rid of racism for the soul reason that some people think they are better than others. A Solution to this could be to speak up against it, it may be tough to try and voice your opinion but it may just get your foot in the door to help the issue.( A solution to racism in America) One might say racism is not that bad in america. And in some parts it isn't that bad, such as many of the small towns in the northern part of the country. but in the south, the problem may be way worse. A solution could be that we educate people more on why we are similar rather than being different. While racism in some parts of the country is an issue, another problem the U.S. faces is the lack of effort of keeping illegal immigrants out of the United States.
Have you ever been to Africa?" John asked his African-American friend, Kenny, whose parents and grandparents are American-born. Now some would assume that this is automatically racist, considering John’s most likely asking Kenny this question due to his race. Racism is a major problem in America and all around the world, affecting the lives of many people. Not knowing about a race or culture often can spring assumptions that could offend people while forming ideas about groups of people based on prior experiences are usually not a good way to obtain more knowledge. However truly hating a race is the most extreme version of racism, as it could lead to harassment and/or violence. Racism is divided into the subsets of ignorance, prejudice, and true racial hate, which are listed from the least to most extreme.
Today, there is a vast majority of people. Some rich, some poor, there are also some that are white, and some that are black. There are also those who have privilege and those who do not. Social privilege can be divided into many different categories such as wealth, power, and just the fact to even be considered an equal being. While many disagree that racism is not a problem in America, it is clear that it is. During the flood of hurricane Katrina, two photos were taken, one of a black male with a garbage bag titled “Black male crossing water after looting grocery store”, and the second picture was of a white female with a white male following behind her captioned “White female crosses water after finding food and supplies at grocery store”. It is clear through the media that racism is still a factor in America.
As a 9th grader, I have only begun the journey of proper reading as done in English. Such brilliant classics written by racists and people that lack the culturessescence to write with actual words must be read in order to be properly educated on how to say nothing in thousands of words. I am only an ignorant 9th grader who cannot imagine the horrors experienced by those who must read Jane Eyre. For those such individuals, I have only pity and a measure of sympathy. Only, I don’t have time for such emotions because I am quite in love with the fact that Harper Lee took the time and effort to write an entire 376 (~375.853) page book of almost nothing of importance to help me sleep at the most inconvenient times. When Scout finally grew up, I was moved to the point of tears. Actually, in retrospect, I was probably crying due to the amount of time I wasted and the amount of B.S. I had to come up with in my essay response. In actuality, this book is absolutely useless, one of the main messages in this story is “Don’t be racist”. I don’t need that lesson; racism is for white people (I associate with the homogenously mixed
We have come a long way as a society; we have grown, developed, and matured into the society we are today. We look for different ways to change the world, make it a better place to live in, a place where we are all equal, a place where we could bring children into and know they will have the same opportunities as others, regardless of their appearance. We wouldn’t want them to be judged and turned away with just a glance of their skin.
In many schools they're are cutting down on racism and bullying but it hasn't completely gone away. There is still racism in many public schools today, despite the exceptions, there is still a very high number of african americans getting expelled faster than white kids, public schools have formed to teach white students and a high number of unfair treatment in classrooms which leaves teachers in a weird position. American Schools In general Treat African Americans Unfairly.
Racism is the belief that one race is superior to another. Discrimination has been going on for generations among generations. Many years ago people of different races were divided from each other. Public places were segregated. Colored people had to use specific water fountains, schools were segregated, and blacks had to sit at the back of the buses. If they were to disobey then there would be consequences and repercussions. Equality was a figment of imagination, a dream the the minority groups had. Throughout the years racism has decreased and many things pertaining to racism were made illegal but that doesn’t mean racism disappeared. Although the separation of the races are more organized, racism can lead the world back to inequality,