Numerous amount, of people nowadays are still continuing this as a joke. Racism is really offensive and is just like being bullied, that’s why we need to stop racism in America. In my point of view, the only way to stop racism is for the president to pass a law that has a severe punishment. Multiple people have tried to stop racism by explaining that we’re all equal, and that there is no segregation between each other, but as a result after all those examples and explanation most people are still judging other considering their race. The best way to stop racism is to pass a law that people shouldn’t be made fun of regarding their race. This is the best idea now that a law is passed, people would be too afraid to make fun of someone because
While certain laws prohibit discrimination based on race, they do not abolish racism completely. Some people are open to accepting change, but others, especially in the south, prefer to stick to their moral values. But regardless, people need to start accepting that racism is a myth. In the words of Grant Wiggins in the novel “A Lesson Before Dying:” “A myth is an old lie that people believe in. White people believe that they’re better than anyone else on earth – and that’s a myth.
Dismantling this requires dialogue, reflection on ourselves (and others), and relearning our behaviors. In some cases, racism is subtle and in others, it is obvious. Since the Civil Rights Movement, progress has emerged but ignorance and denial of the past and recurrence of history still exist among many. This is covered in the reading, The New Jim Crow: Mass Incarceration in the
I both agree and disagree with Nenia Campbell’s statement. “We always vilify with what we don’t understand” (Nenia Campbell). The part in the statement that I do not agree with is the word ‘always’. I do agree that we often vilify what we do not understand, but not always. Take for example a soldier.
Racism in America has always been present. The foundation of America is based on the exploitation of black bodies. There was first slavery where black people weren’t seen as human beings but as goods meant to be exchanged and used for labor. Then, there were the Jim Crow laws where laws were instilled in order to separate black and white Americans. The letter “Between the World and Me by Ta-Nehisi Coates shows that black bodies in America are as much in danger now than it was centuries before.
My honest opinion, racism has not changed since 1964. Although United States Congress pass the Civil Acts of 1964, it forced racism underneath the carpet. Cannot make law and assume everyone is going follow it off the back. People are not born racist but are exposed to it. If a kid notices or was raised to believe that their race is better than other races, they will learn quickly and say it other races do not know it is offensive.
Even the president, who should be taking caring of all multiracial citizens in the country, is a racist. Nonetheless, there has been constant effort and changes to expunge racism such as Martin Luther King Jr’s letter from the Birmingham Jail, marches, protests, and court cases like Brown v. Board of education in the past. Other than those, people still need to work on annihilating the racism, which still remains in our culture and stomping on African American’s hearts.
The subject of racism has remained one that has caused varied reactions, especially in America in all platforms. There have been facets of a dispute concerning the issues of prejudice amongst the elite. In trying to exploit the topic of racism, there is a necessity for the identification of the problem as a fact or frame. In the Essay “Loot or Find Fact or Frame” by Cheryl I. Harris and Devon W. Carbado, they reflect the role of the media in the exemplification of the dealings that were happening in New Orleans during Hurricane Katrina. Harris and Carbado also explore the effect that frames had in defining and understanding the facts.
Racism is something that needs to stop being taken so lightly. It for one has a toll of impact on many people’s lives. For instance, racial name callings can have many affects on an individual of the opposite race who is being harassed because of the color of their skin. It can truly damage a person’s self love and respect for themselves. Often the ones who make others feel that way are the ones that lack those character traits.
Which is exactly the problem, if people avoid to face the problem, then it just persists! In order to combat these issues there has to be dire consequences. I suggest that there should be jail time for racists who act upon their hate, whether it be a hate speech or action. To any person who speaks lowly of any person of color should be sent to jail for the violation of the constitution. The Thirteenth Amendment abolished all slavery and created civil rights for all, despite the color of their skin.
“ According to the National Association of Social Workers Web site, racism is “the ideology or practice through demonstrated power or perceived superiority of one group over others by reasons of race, color, ethnicity, or cultural heritage....” The definition further goes on to note that “racism is manifested at the individual, group, and institutional level.” (Blank, 2013) Despite how much time has passed by, racism continues to be a huge issue today. We see it every day, some have even been confronted by racial discrimination, or racial slurs even. We see how the system could be for example: how blacks continue to get more severe punishments or blacks have higher the chance to get criminally sentenced than whites.
The first step we should take towards demolishing racism is to allow children, starting at the age of 7, to learn more about the impact of racism, specifically by having to watch a program that he/she will watch 24/7 all about anti-racism. By introducing this topic at a very young age, the child’s mind will be able to easily understand and comprehend the day-to-day struggles of those who have faced the troubles of racism and will motivate them to never go down that path. In terms of laws, racism is hardly mentioned, which goes to show, the U.S. needs to enact more laws to help cripple racism. For instance, for every second some orange skinned, wigged, egotistical maniac uses some atrocious, racist, name-calling, rant directed towards an individual, they will have to pay a small loan of a million dollars. Groups such as the NAACP, the Black Alliance For Just Immigration and the Black Lives Matter Movement are all great
Racism: a curse for the society INTRODUCTION:- "Racism is an ideology that gives expression to myths about other racial and ethnic groups that devalues and renders inferior those groups that reflects and is perpetuated by deeply rooted historical, social, cultural and power inequalities in society." Racism is one of the oldest truth around the world .Racism, is said to be as old as the human society. Racism is nothing but only the belief that all members of each race possess the characteristics, abilities, or qualities which are specific to that race, especially, so as to distinguish it as inferior or superior to another race or races. And this differentiation change the people’s mentality and bring death among themselves.
Put posters or flyers around the town or school, which will be effective and make you want to stop what you are doing and read it. Hopefully this will give people of an idea on the severity of Racism and will want people to take action about the issue. A real life example occurred in the Summer of 1993, Toronto Canada. This was the time they experienced a rise in increasingly violent racism, which was mostly directed at the Tamil immigrants. A large protest was held, with about 3000 people, led by the Tamil community.
The slavery of the African people is an example of when people undermined a group of people based on their race, and ended with dire consequences. The white people used force and power to “rule” over the Africans, which ended up with about sixty million Africans to die. I believe that racism can be stopped in three ways. First educate yourself about racism as much as possible and learn about the consequences of it, next, we need to see people as equals and as human beings, and lastly, we cannot give up or fail to speak up if you see racism in action. These simple steps can be
Racism is one of the darkest, deepest and disgusting social issues of the world, existing throughout the history of mankind. It is a social construct created by humans to categorise the world. Racism is learned, we are not born with it. The most traditional form of this is discrimination based on one’s skin colour.