TheControversyOfRacismAndRacism
Racism,oftenusedasatriggerwordinthemedia,hascometotheforefrontofsocietyrecently.Itis nearlyimpossibletowatchthenewswithoutseeingreportsofpoliceofficerskillingunarmedblack citizensorhearingadebateabouttheappropriatechoiceinregardstoallowingrefugeesinto Americanborders.Thoughtheseprejudicedandbigotedideashaveexistedsincetheriseof humanity,manypeoplebelieveracismtobesomethingfoundonlyintheshadowydregsofmodern society.Racialtensionisthemoststrainedithasbeenindecades.Withracismregainingthe spotlight,peopleopenlyexpresstheirhatefulrhetoric.Asasocialworker,Iwouldstrugglemost interactingwithcommunitiesthatspokeandactedopenlyagainstotherraces,suchasmembersof whitesupremacistpopulations.
SocialWorkProfessionalismRemainingprofessionalwhilelisteningtoaclientspeaknegatively againstanotherraceisdifficult.Itisimportanttoremainprofessional,whileholdingone's composureForexample,inoneinstance,Ihadtovisitaclient'shomerecentlyInsideofthehouse wasawall–to–wallconfederateflagdécorexpressingtheindividual'sopinion.Asaprofessional worker,Iwasnotabletodiscredittheclient'sopinion.Ihadtobeself–awareandremindmyselfnot tocauseapowerstruggle.AccordingtoNASWCodeofEthics,serviceisacorevaluewheresocial workersaresupposedtoassisttheclientinneedandtoaidtheclientwiththeproblemsheor
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TheExistenceofRacism
Racismisatermthatisoftenusedtodescribeavarietyofsocial,cultureandeconomicproblems, buthas,unfortunately,acquired"somanycontradictorymeaningsthatittakesontheauraofa myth,"ithasbecomeincreasinglydifficulttodefine(deBenoist,1999,p11)Althoughtheterm wasn'tofficiallyfeaturedintheLarousseDictionaryuntil1932,racismhadbeenadarkcloud hangingovertheglobalhorizonforcenturies(deBenoist,1999).Beforedelvingintothecomplex conceptofracism,itisrecommendedthatthestudentwhoiswritingonthistopicfirstconsiderthe notionofrace,whichhasbeendescribedas"agroupofpeoplewiththesamephysical...showmore content
296).Thereisalsothenotionof'geneticinheritance,'whichsubjectivelyimpliesthatsomegroups aresuperiortoothers(Vorster,1999).Thisargumentisrootedinbeliefthatsomegroupssporta moreimpressivebiologicalpedigreethanothersandarethereforebetterthanothergroupsfromthe momentofbirth.Finally,thereistheideathatsuggeststhatgroupdiversityisforgedthroughsocial behavior(Vorster,1999).Inotherwords,somegroupssimplyhavegreaterphysicalorintellectual capacitiesthanothers,whichallowthemtobeeasilycategorizedonthebasisofsuperiorityand inferiority(Vorster,1999).Interestingly,theseideasseemtotranscendallculturalbarriers,whichis whyracismisprevalentinbothprimitiveaswellascivilizedsocieties
Therearethreemajorfactorswhichneedtobeconsideredinordertoprovideasufficientoverview ofracismthatlendsitselftofurther,moredetailedanalysisFirst,thereistheideologymentioned earlier,thesignificanceofwhichcannotbeunderestimated(Vorster,2002).Infact,backin1978, UNESCO[UnitedNationsEducational,Scientific,andCulturalOrganization]issueda"Declaration ofRace,"whichdefinedracismas, "anytheoryclaimingtheintrinsic
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TheExistenceofRacismEssay
RacismInmylifetherehasbeenasmallamountofracism.ConsideringthatI'vegrownupinthe smalltowninthemiddleofWyoming.Although,Ihavesurelyseenthenewsarticlesonthesubject ofracism.Recently,therehasbeenmanyencounterswiththisdreadedterminthelargercities. Somearereasonable,othersarenotsomuch.Whenlookingovereachstoryavailabletherearea fewthatreallyjumpsintomypathorsomewhatupsetmeFirstofall,keepinmindthattherearetoo manyracismencounterstofullyunderstandthemall.Therefore,Imaynotcompletelyunderstand thestoriesIhear.Maybefromlackofanalysis,oreventhewaythatitwaspresentedtome. GrowingupinasmallWyomingtowntherearenotverymanythingsthathappenaroundhere Don'tgetmewrong,therearesome,butnotnear...showmorecontent...
TherewerewholefamiliesofthisdifferentracethatIhadn'thadmuchexperiencewith.Ofcourse,I didn'tseeanythingwrongwiththem,Iwasjustunawareathowmanypeopleofthedifferentcolor wereinthesameplaceatthesametime.Beinginthesecondorthirdgrade,theytrynottobring racismupnearlyasmuchsoIwasn'tfullyknowledgeonwhytheyweredifferent,andIwas unawarethattheygottreatedbadly.WellIwasjustabouttolearnallaboutthissimple,ornotso simpleword,racism.Mymom,littlesister,andIwalkedintoachainshoestoreandwerelookingat thesandalswhenasalesladyapproachedus,"CanIhelpyougirlsfindacertainsize?""Nothank you,Ithinkwe'rejustlookingfornow."Mymomrepliedgenerously.Downtheaisletherewasa motherwithherdaughterandson,theywereAfricanAmericanThesameladywhoaskedifshe couldhelpusseemeddisgustedthattheywereinherway.Shemighthaveactedmoredramaticto getherpointacross,butshedefinitelyturnedintoadifferentpersonaround
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CollegeEssayAboutRacism
Racismhasbroughtaboutmanychallengesinoursocietyandithaschangedinanegativeway becauseeverydayastheAboriginals,Blacks,Asians,MiddleEasternersincreaseinCanada,soare themostracistpeople.Ithasundergoneverylittlepositivechangeinthesociety.Infact,weare doingwayworsethanourancestorsdidbecausewecannotjustfunctionwithoutbeingbackward mindedprejudicedpeopleandthisisverybadBydoingthis,wearetellingourchildrenthatitis okaytoberacistagainsttheirAboriginal,Black,AsianandMiddleEasternerclassmates. Aboriginalsfacealotofracismanditisweighingdownonthem.Almosteveryday,thenewspapers inCanadahavecomplainedaboutthelittleeffortthepolicehasbeenshowmorecontent Aboriginalscomplainthattheyarenotbeingtreatedwellandthereisaprowhitebiaswhentheygo toreceivetreatmentintheclinicsandhospitals."Whenaboriginalpatientspresentthemselves––whetherit'sinanemergencyroomorinanyhealthcenter––they'renotnecessarilyseenforwhom theyareandconsequentlythey'renotrespected,they'renotengagedasfellowhumanbeingsandas aresultthecaretheygetsuffers"(Mehta,2015)Althoughtheyarethefastestgrowingsegmentof thepopulationinCanada,theyarestilltreatedwithdisdaineverytimetheygotothehospital whetheritisthelongwaitinghours,thediscriminationbydoctorsorthebeensentbackhomewith noprescriptionsormedicine.ThestoryofMichelleLabrecquecomestomindatthis."In2008,she soughtmedicationforwhatshedescribesasseverestomachpain.Shediscussedthepainwitha doctor,aswellasherstruggleswithalcoholandfindingahomeThedoctorwrotehera prescription,andtoldhershewasgoodtogo.Whenshegothome,shediscoveredallthedoctorhad scribbledontheprescriptionformwasacrudedrawingofabeerbottle,circledwithaslashthrough it"(McCue,2015)Itissosadthatwecoulddothatinthehealthsectortosomeonewhowassick Wedidnotthinkaboutwhatcould ...Getmorecontent...
RacismInCanadaEssay
Racismistheactofpassingjudgmentonapersononthebasisoftheirskincolor,socialorcultural background.Prejudicereferstoformingofopinionsorjudgmentsaboutpeopleorasituation withoutbasingonfactsasevidence.Stereotypesaredefinedascertainnotionsorbeliefsthatare carriedaboutaspecificpersonorpeopleorawayofdoingthingswithoutsubstantialprooftoback theseclaimsInstitutionalracismreferstoakindofdiscriminationthatisbasedonraceThiskindof discriminationhappensininstitutions.Anexampleofinstitutionalracismiswhenapersonofa particularraceisgivenprioritypositionwiseoverothersbecauseheisofthesameraceasthose whoaredoingtheselectionRacism,thoughshowmorecontent
Inthelongrun,theyendupdiscriminatingthewhiteman,whoalsoretaliatesinabidtoprotect themselves.Therefore,unlessthesetwogroupslearntoforgiveeachotherofthesinsthatwere committedbeforetheywereborn,racismisfarfromoverinoursociety.
Theraceisindeedabiologicalcategory.Thisisbecauseitisbasedonthegenesthatmakethem possesadifferentskincolorfromotherpeoplewhobelongtootherracesHowever,ethnicityisa totallydifferentcategorythatcannotbegroupedtogetherwithracism.Ethnicityreferstothewaya personhasbeenbroughtupandthecharactersandculturesthattheyarebroughtupin.Therefore, colorshouldnotbeusedtodetermineaperson'sethnicity,ratherhispractices.Racialdeterminism referstotheclassificationofpeopledependingontheirracialbackgrounds.Thisismainlyinthe formofthecoloroftheirskin
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Themostcommonformofunintentionalracismiswhenapersontriestoidentifyorsocializewith peopleofadifferentracialbackgroundfromtheirsIntheirminds,theymaythinkthattheyare tryingtobeallinclusive,butsubconsciouslytheyarebeingracist.Thisisbecausetheyare determiningthekindofpeopletheyaresocializingwithaccordingtotheirrace.Atruenonracist personisonewhoisnotabletorealizethatthepeoplehe
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TypesofRacismEssay
Anti–racistpracticeconsistsofbeingabletoactivelyandhonestlyexplorewhoyouare,whatyou standforandwhereyouaresituatedintermsofsociallocation,whathasadvantagedand disadvantagedyouandhowyoufoundthestrengthtoovercomethosechallenges(Heinonenand Spearman,2010,pp.133).Tofurtherexplain,our"sociallocationfurthergivesusanunderstanding ofourselvesintermsofourethnoculture,gender,age,socioeconomic,class,abilityandother characteristicsandcriticallyexaminehowthesehaveadvantagesordisadvantagedusinourneeds andlifechances"(HeinonenandSpearman,2010,pp.132).Itisimportanttoaskourselvesthese questionsassocialworkerssowecanuncoveranyunresolvedbiaseswehaveinourselvesThe anti–racistapproachtosocialworkinvolveshowsocialworkersdealwithattitudesandpractices thatpromoteprejudiceanddiscrimination.Thus,ananti–racistshowmorecontent
First,usingananti–racistlenswecanworkwiththisimmigranttohelpthemunderstandandto furtherdeveloptheabilitytoreflectonwhotheyareasapersonandtheystandfor.Thus,asasocial worker,wecanempowerthisimmigranttobuildself–advocacyskillsandencourageapositive attitudeinthelightofadversityconsideringhowpeoplefeelaboutthemselvesisalottodowith howothersbehavetowardsthem(HeinonenandSpearman,2010).Wecanbuildorre–buildthe positiveself–regardthisimmigranthasforoneselftobuildasenseofworth,strength,andskillsto bettertheirlives.Additionally,whileworkingwiththeindividualatanindividuallevelwecanhelp thisimmigrantconfrontdiscriminationbyadvocatingfortheirrightsandgivingthemresourcesand choicestohelpthemnavigatethroughanoppressive
Anti-RacistApproachToSocialWork
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AsIapplythebrakesonmycar,thelootinmybootrattles,shufflingup,down,leftandright, ignoringthehustleandbustleofmystolengoods,Iexitmycar.Openingthedoor,slidingmyleft footoutandimmediatelymyfeetdissolveintotheground,thedeep,sludgelikemudcoveringmy shoesIeffortlesslystole,withfilth.Ilookatthemudlatchedontomyshoes,andthemlookaround meBothwerebrownBothwereapileofdisappointmentButbeinganexpertthiefIrealisethings likenoother,Inoticeafreshlyrefurbishedandwell–decoratedhousewhichmostdefinitelyhad valuablesstoredformytaking.Adiamondintherough.Itwasascorchingdaywiththesungazing downupontheranchandwithhardlyanyoneroamingaroundIbeganmywalktotheporchofthe house.Onmyway,Inoticethebunkhouseandstable,whichreekedofafoulsmell,asthoughthe wholebuildinghadbeendippedintocowdung.Thestrongwindpunchedthestructureforcinga creekwitheveryblast.Ipassedthemeninside,whowerelyingdownwiththeirshirtsofftryingto hidefromtheburningheatbuttonoavail.NoonenoticedmeasIwalkeduptotheporchandrang thebellAfterwaitingforsomeonetoanswerthedoorforaboutaminute,Iheardsomethingandthe doorcameflyingopencrashingintomyface.Startled,Inearlytumbledown...showmorecontent... Heheldouthishandsandrevealedthesmallmousewhichhehadbeenpetting.Itseemslikehehad pettedthesmallmousetoitsdeathwithhislargebarehands.Lenniewentonsayingthathedidn't killthemouse,itwasalreadydeadandIassuredhimbysaying,"Sureyoudidn'tLennie,itwas alreadydead"ThegiantkidstartedtoworryandthenscreamItoldhimitwasokayandthatapup waswaitingforhiminmycar,onlyifhewouldtakemeupstairs.Hewasassurednow.Sojustas LennieandItookonemorestep,aloudcryscreeches"Lennie!".Shutteringintomyearsandonce againhaltingmy
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RacismDescriptiveWriting
ForcenturiesadiseasehasplaguedournationjustlikeAIDShasAfrica,Ibetyouallarewondering whatthisdiseaseis.Youprobablythinkthatitcanbetreatedwithlimitedbreakoutseveryfew years.ThevirusI'mtalkingaboutisracism.Imaginelivingeverydayinfearknowingthatwhere everyougo,everythingyoudoisbeingobservedandjudged.Imaginewalkingintoastoreora boutiqueandhavingsomeonewatcheverymoveofyoursthinkingthatyou'regoingtosteal something,orexposeabombfromunderyourclothes.Imaginebeingmockedandhatedatschool becauseyou're"different".Imaginebeingleftoutbecauseofyourskincolour.Nooneenjoysbeing leftout,butthen,whydopeoplejudge?Whydopeoplesetafireofshowmorecontent
Theemployeemadesurethatnothinghadbeenstolenfromtheshelfsthathewalkedpastby. Ibelievethatracismshouldbestoppedbecauseracismcanresultinactsofphysicalabuseand violence.Peoplegetmentallyandphysicallyhurtbypeoplewhoarebeingracist.Forexamplethere wasarefugeewhowasbeatenbyaracistguyinWollongongfordoingabsolutelynothing;hewas punchedmultipletimesbeforebeingrobbedTherefugee,whohadarrivedinAustraliafromhis nativeEritreaonlyfivedaysearlier,requiredstitchesinhisleftearandlostatoothintheordeal,this isn'tnormalinanyway.Peoplewhogetmentallyhurtbyracistactionscandostrangethings.They canstarttobecomeracistthemselves,orevencommitsuicide,whichisanawfulthing. Racismnotonlyleadstosocialproblemsbutitalsocausesmentalillnessandviolenceforexample, self–harm,depressionandtheharmingofothersInmostcasesthevictimstartstofeelhelpless, isolated,depressedandirritated.Experiencingracismcanchangeavictim'slifeforever.Nearlyhalf ofallAustralianresidentsfromadiversebackgroundhaveexperiencedracismatsometimeintheir lifeWHY?Onlybecausetheylookdifferent?OnaWednesdayafternoonawell–dressed54year womaninamustardjacketunleashedalectureofabuseatotherpassengersonaSydneyto Newcastletrain,itstartedbecausesomeyoungkidsagedbetweenfourandtendidn'tautomatically giveuptheirseats
racismspeechEssay
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BlackPeopleCanTBeRacist
TinaHuang PHIL122
ProfessorWeijers 28March2016 AnalysisPaper
InSobantuMzwakali'sBlackPeopleCan'tBeRacist,heargueswhyandhowablackpersoncannot beracistduetomanyreasonsOnereasonisthattheyhaveneverhadtheproperinstrumentsandthe capabilitytodemonstrateracialoppression.Healsomentionshowwhitepeoplehave"white privilege,"atermusedtodescribethesocietalbenefitofidentifyingasawhiteindividual.Mzwakali givesmanygoodreasonsandprovidessolidevidencetoprovethatblackpeoplecannotberacist, butratherprejudice.Thoughhisargumentandclaimsaregood,thereareothersignificantreasons thatheleftoutthatareequallystronginprovinghispoint
Blackpeoplecannotberacist,buttheycanbeprejudicetowardswhitepeople.Wheneverblackstry toraisetheirvoiceandbeheardontheissueathand,theyarelabeledandreferredtosimplyas "Angryblacks."Unfortunately,thisisalsoacommonstereotypeassociatedwithAfricanAmericans. Whitepeoplewillsuffertheconsequencesiftheytrytomuteandsilenceblackvoicessincethe blackpainisexcruciatingandneedstobeunderstoodasatruth.Onefirstneedstoknowthe differencebetweentwocontrastingterms,prejudiceandracism.Prejudiceisatermusedtodescribe apositiveornegativejudgmentandevaluationofanotherindividualbasedontheirracial/ethnic groupaffiliation.Ontheotherhand,racismincludestheactionsthataretaken,beliefs,
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Racismcanbe"definedasthehatredofonepersonbyanotherorthebeliefthatanotherpersonis lessthanhumanbecauseofskincolor,language,customs,placeofbirthoranyfactorthat supposedlyrevealsthebasicnatureofthatperson.Ithasinfluencedwars,slavery,theformationof nations,andlegalcodes"("What").Thefaceofracismoverthepast50yearshaschangedbutyet, somestillstaythesamePeoplemadelawsagainstracismanditisnotasbluntanymoreBut opinionsandstereotypeswillremainwhichwillcauseotherstostillbetreateddifferently.Oneway thefaceofracismhaschangedisthattherearenowlawsagainstit.Becauseracismwassucha majorproblembackthen,the14thamendmentwascreated,whichshowmorecontent
Backthen,notallblackshadthesameprivilegesandracismwasn'tjustaboutblackandwhite people.Thisisanexampleofcolourism.Colourismcanbe"definedasaconsciousorunconscious stateofprejudicethatmaybeexperiencedbybothblacksandwhitessothattheylabelasless attractiveandintelligentindividualsofadarkercomplexion,particularly,whenitcomestoblack women"("Demystifying")Amongtheblackcommunity,thereisracismbetweenitaswellBack then,whiteslaveowners"allowedthoseofalightercomplexioncertainprivilegesanddeniedthose ofadarkercomplexionthoseprivilegesandcreatedinthemindsofblacksthat"light"isbetter.In addition,thesellingoflighter–skinnedwomenintoprostitutionortosalvemasterstobecometheir mistresseshelpedtoconcretizetheideathatlightskinisbetter"("Demystifying").Butracismisnot justaboutblacksandwhitesItcanbebetweenanyracesWiththeinternetandthepowerofsocial networkingthesedays,itiseveneasiertorepudiateandexcoriatepeople.Peoplecancriticizeyou secretlyandnotincludeyouincertaineventswithoutyourknowing.Youcanexpressracismeven behindacomputerscreenonawebsiteplusmakeitprivatesoitcan'tbeseenbythepublic Althoughracismhaschangedovertimethesepast50years,racisminmanywaysstillexists. Everybodyhastheirownopinionandthoseopinionsareinfluencedbythepublicandthemedia.In someway,
RacismSynthesisEssay
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DeartheUniversityofMountOlivecommunity, Iamwritingthislettertodiscussthedebatedtopicofracism.Inourclasswehaveusedmany resourcestohelpusunderstandracismingreaterdepth.Usingtheseresources,andmyownpersonal opinionIwouldliketoshareproblemswithracismandpotentialsolutionstoreduceracism. Firstly,racismtomeisdiscriminatingagainstsomeoneelseduetotheirraceorreligionAsan internationalstudentIhavehadtheopportunitytowitnessfirst–handtheculturaldifferences betweenmyhomecountryofEnglandandtheUnitedStatesofAmerica.InEngland,therearemany differentpopulationsofpeopleofvariousethnicityandreligionIbelievethemostpopularformof racisminEnglanddoesnotdependonskincolor.ManyEnglishpeopleareblackandmanyare white.ThetypeofracismIwitnessedwhileinEnglandwasbaseduponreligion.Inparticular, MuslimsimmigratingfromAsia.Manyuneducatedpeoplestereotypeterrorismasaproductofthe IslamreligionandthereforebelievethatallMuslimsareterrorists.Fortunately,Ifullyunderstand theseparationbetweenreligionandterrorism
Ontheotherhand,themajorityofracismintheUnitedStatesisbasedupontheskincolorrather thanreligion.Perhaps,thistypeofracismrelatesbacktothetimesofslaveryintheUSA.However, itiscompletelyunacceptabletousehistorictimesasanexcusetoberacistinthemodernday.The worldweliveinhaschangedvastly
RacismLetterAboutRacism
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Australiaisportrayedtobeamulticulturalcountry.Acountrythatiscomposedofdifferentsocial, economicandculturalbackgrounds.Theaccomplishmentofthecooperationofeveryunique classifiedgrouptoagreatextent,dependsonthementalities,qualitiesandconductofeach individualtowardeachother.
RacismisaverypredominantissueItisknownasdiscriminationdirectedagainstsomeoneofa differentracebasedonpersonalbeliefthatone'sownraceissuperior(Anti–DefamationLeague, 2017).Racismunderminessocialcohesionwithinapopulationwhichoftenleadstotheabsenceof humanrightsorevengenocidewhichisthedeliberateexterminationofarace,religion,orethnic group.LookingatAustraliaanditshistory,racismhadatremendousimpactonitsAboriginesthat notonlyisunfathomableyet,dehumanizing.Racismincorporatedcontrolofnativelandunderthe 'TerraNullius'attitude,whiteparanoia,assimilation,sugarcaneplantationsandnativeAustralian well–being.
MulticulturalismhascausedchronologicaldevelopmentandadvancementthatAustraliahas experiencedinwhichstressesthepivotalroleofAustralia'scolonialWhiteparanoia.Whiteparanoia hasshapedAustralia'ssocietyandcultureofambient...showmorecontent...
TheseAboriginalstraditionallyownedlandonagrouportribalbasisaccordingtobirthright.Tothe Aborigines,Australiawasapartoftheirverybeinganditwasverysacred.Sincetheseindigenous peoplewereapartofatribetheywereentitledtodwellonadesignatedareaofthelandandto utilizeitsnaturalresources.However,astimehaselapsedmanytribalgroups'languagesand cultureshadbeenwipedoutbywhitesettlement(Barta,2008,519).Thisoccurredbecausenoone reallyownedtheland,'TerraNullius',whichthencausedEuropeanstodismissthefactthattheland wasinhabitedbythe
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RacismInAustraliaEssay
Childrenstartlearningaboutracismfromayoungage;theywon'tfullyunderstandwhatitmeans untillateroninlife.Racism,bydefinition,ispowerthatoperatesthroughovertorcovertpolicies thatfavorwhitepeopleandarebiasedagainstpeopleofcolor.It'sdifficulttogivea9or10yearold alloftheexplicitfactsaboutracismthatoccurredinourcountry'shistory.Bynottellingthemallof thefacts,theyareleadtobelievethatAmericais"good"inasense,yetthereisnothinggoodabout dehumanizingaspecificgroupofpeople,whichiswhythehardfactsmustbetaughtinour educationsystems.Learningaboutracismwillhelpchildren,whowillbeourfuture,learnthatthey cannotrelivethesamemistakesthatweremadeshowmorecontent Peopletendtomakejokes,slurs,andstereotypesaboutotherraces.Membersofaspecificracewill hearthesamenegativecommentssooftenthatthey'lleventuallystarttobelievethem.Accordingto ClaudeM.Steele,"...aperson'spersonalperformancecanbedetrimentallyaffectedbythe psychologicaltriggeringofnegativestereotypesassignedtoone'ssocialgroupidentity"(606). Thesecommentswillstarttotakeanemotionaltollonone'sbrainandwillcauseapersontousethe negativecommentsthathurtthemtowardspeoplewhoareofthesamerace.It'sanendlesscycleof beingdehumanized,acceptingthedehumanization,andthendehumanizingsomeone.It'simportant thatchildrenknowthatthistypeofbehaviorwasoccurringinAmericaandalthoughAmericans cannotrightalltheirwrongs,theycanstilllearnfromtheirmistakes.Toaddon,peopleareaware thatusingslursandstereotypestocreateothersfeelinferioriswrong,butthatdoesnotstopthem Theauthorssaythat,"Majorityofpeoplewilluseracialcommentarytodenyequalityinthesafety oftheirownhomewithfriendsandcloseacquaintances"(605).Thesamepeoplewillembrace equalityinpublicinordertomakethemselvesfeelbetteraboutwhattheysayinprivateChildren needtolearnthattheonlywaytoachieveequalityistobestrivingforit
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RacismInSchoolsEssay
HaveyoueverbeentoAfrica?"JohnaskedhisAfrican–Americanfriend,Kenny,whoseparentsand grandparentsareAmerican–born.Nowsomewouldassumethatthisisautomaticallyracist, consideringJohn'smostlikelyaskingKennythisquestionduetohisrace.Racismisamajor probleminAmericaandallaroundtheworld,affectingthelivesofmanypeople.Notknowing aboutaraceorcultureoftencanspringassumptionsthatcouldoffendpeoplewhileformingideas aboutgroupsofpeoplebasedonpriorexperiencesareusuallynotagoodwaytoobtainmore knowledge.Howevertrulyhatingaraceisthemostextremeversionofracism,asitcouldleadto harassmentand/orviolenceRacismisdividedintothesubsetsofignorance,prejudice,andtrue racialhate,whicharelistedfromtheleasttomostextreme.
Ignoranceorthelackofknowledge,understanding,oreducationisoftenthebaseforracism accordingtotheMerriam–WebsterDictionary.Forinstance,mostpeoplecallamasjid,theMuslim placeofworship,amosque.Thereisaproblemwithcallingtheplaceofworshipamosquebecause itisatermderivedfromSpanishsoldiersoftenboastingabouthowtheywould"swatout"masjids likemosquitoesduringtheSpanishReconquista.Ignorancecouldbepreventedbyfurther researchingbeyondthecommonmediaaboutanewsevent,cultures,andreligions.Whenyou encountersomeonewho'signorant,keepinmindthattheirintentionisprobablynottooffendyou, butwereprobablymisinformedabouttherace,religion,or...showmorecontent...
Instead,thiswouldmostlikelybeconsideredassemi–ignorancebecauseheisaskingifhehasever beensomewhere,butmostprobablyontheaccountofhisskincolor.Overall,Ignorance,prejudice, andracialhatearelistedfromthelessertoagreaterextentof
RacismInCollegeEssay
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Thewriterstartsoffbyanalyzingavideoandthenaskingthequestionofwhetherornotyouare racistifyouopposethemigrationoftheSyrianpeople.ThenhegoesontomentiontheParisattacks andthecasualtiesinvolved.Hebringsupothervariousattacks,statisticsabouttheimmigrantsanda quotefromDonaldTrump.Finally,concludesthepaperwithhispersonalviews.AreweRacist?I recentlywatchedavideowhereanewsreporterwhowasofLatinodescentaskedaloadedquestion toaCaucasianmale."Areyouracist?"Atfirst,thequestioncaughtthewhiteman,alongwithhis accompanyingAfricanAmericanfriend,offguard.Hereplied,"Whyisitthatpeoplewhostandup forAmericaandwhowanttoprotectourownbordersshowmorecontent
The"StadiumattackorattemptedattackinHannover,GermanytookplaceonTuesdaynight.Of coursetheyevacuatedthepeopleninetyminutesbeforethekickoffofthesoccermatchbetween GermanyandtheNetherlands.Theylaterclaimedthatnoexplosiveswerefoundeventhough Frenchintelligencetippedthemoffbeforehandtoafivemancellthatwasplanningtoattackthat soccerstadiumaswellasatrainstationandabusstopItsinceturnsoutthataparamedichasnow gonepublic[withwhathewitnessed]andthisisbeingreportedbyBildnewspaperoverinGermany, hesaidthathedirectlysawtheexplosives;hesawthebombintheambulanceduringthatwhole
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AreWeRacistEssay
ThroughouthistoryinAmericatherehasalwaysbeentheideaofracism.WhenAmericansthinkof racism,theyusuallythinkofslaveryandthatracismisnolongeraprobleminAmerica.However, thisisnotthecase.RacismisstillveryapparentinAmerica.Itistruethatsincetheendofslavery, theU.S.hasmadegreatstridestowardsbecomingalessracistcountry.Inreality,racismwillnever beextinctIntoday'ssociety,allAmericancitizensofallraceshavethesamerightsasoneanother, yetthereisstillracism.Racismcanbelinkeddirectlytostereotypicalmindsetsofcertaingroupsof people.Itishumannaturetomakeconclusionsaboutotherpeople,thisiswhatleadstoracism.
Today'sracismisnotlimitedtowhitesshowmorecontent Shedidn'tanswerAtticus'squestionsandthensheturnedonthejury(Lee189–91).Shecalledout thewhitemen,callingthemcowardsiftheydidnotfindthismanguilty.Thisshowscorruption withinthecourtsystembecauseofrace.Thejuryisbeingtoldtodecideonraceandpersonalimage, ratherthanonthefactsofthecase(Lee).
Racismwasalargerissuebackinthe1930'sthanitistodayDuringthe1930'smanyBlack Americanswereunabletofindjobs.WiththeGreatDepressioncamethe"lasthiredfirstfired" mindset.ManyAfricanAmericansfeltthatthiswastargetedtowardsthem(Racial5).Thisalong withJimCrowlawskeptmostblacksinalevelofpoverty,whichaddedtothediscrimination (Racial7).Throughoutthistime,allthewayupintothe1960'sand1970'sAfricanAmericanswere undergreatsegregationDuringthisthirtyyears,greatstridestowardsocialequalityweremade,but atthecostofnumerousracialdrivenincidents.ManygreatAfricanAmericaniconswere assassinatedduringthistime.MalcolmXwasassassinatedin1965becausehestoodupagainst racialoppressionaswellasMartinLutherKingJrwhowasassassinatedin1968Bothofthesetwo menwerepartoftheleadingforceinthedesegregationofAmerica(Rosenberg1).Thismovement ledtogreattensionbetweentheAfricanAmericancultureandwhiteculture,whichledtomanyvery violentcasesbetweentheraces.Agreat
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EssayaboutRacism:ThenandNow
Definition:Racism
Racismistheunequaltreatmentofthehumanbeingsonthebasisoftheirskincolor.Racismis believedtohaveexistedaslongashumanbeingshavebeenintheworld.Itisusuallyassociated withtheskincolorofaperson,whichmakesonebedistinguishedfromacertainraceorcommunity Thewordracismhappenedtobecommonin1600sduetotheenslavementoftheAfricansbythe AmericansandEuropeans.OneofthecommonexamplesofracismwasAmericans'discrimination againsttheAfricansduringtheearly1600sThoughitisbelievedthatslaveryhasexistedsince ancienttimes,themostoutstandingonewastheonepracticedbytheAmericans.Thedark–skinned peoplewereenslavedonthewhites'farmsundershowmorecontent
Inourdailylives,onemaynotethatsomeactivitiestendtofavorsomepeopleoragroupthatis dominantinacertainarea.Thiscanbeconsideredinstitutionalracism.AccordingtoMemmi(2000), institutionalracismusuallyaimsatbarringanyonefrominterferingwiththeadvantagesofthe dominantgroupinagivengeographicallocation.Thebestexampleofthiskindofracismwasthe ApartheidinSouthAfrica.TheBritishtriedtoprotecttheirlavishlifestylesbypreventingthe Africansfromattendingthesameschoolswiththem.Inaddition,theAfricanswerenotallowedto usethesameroadsoreatinthesamecafeswiththewhites.Lastly,thereisalsonewracism. Fredrickson(2003)considersnewracismascoveringtheculturalmattersThebeliefthatacertain racehasaculturewhichissuperiortothatofanotherraceistermedasnewracism.Some communitiesmayviewtheculturalpracticesofacertaincommunityasinferiortotheirs.
Concerningthis,theytrytocolonizetheothersthroughassimilatingthemintotheircultureCulture isalsoconcernedwiththewaypeopledress.Inconclusion,thereisanopinionthatracismhas existedsincetheBCera.Despitethis,itisbelieveditactuallycommencedin1619whenslavery aroseintheUS.Duringthisperiod,peoplewereenslavedanddiscriminatedonthebasisoftheir colortype.However,therearedifferenttypesofracism,andtheyincludenewracism,historical
DefinitionEssay:Racism
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CovertRacism
Introduction
Racism;'thebeliefthatraceshavedistinctiveculturalcharacteristicsdeterminedbyhereditary factorsandthatthisendowssomeraceswithanintrinsicsuperiorityoverothers'(CollinsEnglish Dictionary2012)andthusleadingto'abusiveoraggressivebehaviourtowardsmembersofanother raceonthebasisofsuchabelief'(CollinsEnglishDictionary2012).
Overtime,racismhastransformedfromablatantandovertformintoapassivestyleofprejudice anddiscriminationNowadays,itisoftenusedasameanstoexpressfrustrationoropinionson obviousdifferencesaboutanotherraceinawaythatisnotobviousenoughtobenoticeable. Furthermore,manypeopleareunawareoftheirracistbehaviourasithasbecomesodeepseated withinoursociety.Asaresult,theactsofsubtleracismracismareoftenmistakenasnormaland acceptablebehaviour.
Subtleracismwithinasocietywhenlefttomanifestcanleadtovictimsbecomingvulnerableto mental,socialandevenphysicalissues.Unlikeovertracism,covertracismoftengoesunnoticed withinsocietyandtherefore,itoftengoesuntreated.Asaresult,itcancauseagreaterdivide betweengroups,leadingtomoreprejudiceandthus,becomingaviciouscycle.
TheoreticalBackground
TheMinimalGroupParadigm(Tajfel,etal,1971)coupledwithSocialIdentityTheory(Tajfel, 2010)pavesthewayforracism.Firstly,TheMinimalGroupParadigmisdesignedtolimitand controlfactors
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Racism:RacismAndRacism
