Essay On Being White In America

First of all, it does not matter what race you are. In the world today we are completely segregated. We don't see each other as friends and neighbors and we don't judge people off of who they really are, instead we see each other as races and we judge people by how they

People are born different, and they have their own way of living. God creates us with a lot of differences, and it is not a bad thing because it creates diversity among the society. If we would like to grow as a person, we have to respect others too. When people differentiate themselves from others based on their race, unconsciously we disrespect them. In America, there are a lot of races and cultural differences.

Personally I feel that people label and group other people because they are different and don’t really want to give them a chance. Some people are not open minded to anything that is opposite to them. Like the saying that most people don’t follow but should is “Don’t judge a book by it’s cover. It really matters on what is on the inside not on the outside. If people were open and willing to get to know the people who just look different they’d realize they have a lot more in common and there not that bad at all.

When I was a child, I thought that issues that shouldn’t matter were taken care of. It’s silly that people have issues over race. Thinking someone as lesser person doesn’t make things easier for them. At least with issues such as robbery, the criminals could at least think that they will get whatever they’re after. With race however, nothing is made easier by thinking someone is lesser than another. Judging people by race only brings bad feelings towards both people involved. Who would want that? Who would go out of their way to make someone feel bad about themselves if they didn’t do anything bad to them in the first place? This is what I thought as a child. The Ferguson Riots and the Charlestown massacre convinced me that race it still

Does it really matter where we are from, how we look, or our race? Well, I believe everyone’s equal no matter what, we were created by the same god and that is all that matters. Although many people think differently for example there were slaves in America from 1619-1863.These people would be treated very badly mainly because of their race and where they came from. Slavery stopped around 1863 right so we would have expected for racism to end after around 100 years later, though now in 2016 we still see racism going on, it might not be as much as 100 years ago but there it’s still going on. For example we see a lot of police attacking African Americans and Latinos. Recently it has been a lot of African Americans being shot by police, in which

Having grown up in Puerto Rico and being puertorican, my people are multicolored and multi-cultured. Since I come from such a background, where everyone was multi colored, that is my point of view. Difference is not something that stood out to me. (personal interview) Another individual answered that question stating “When I was growing up I attended school with a very diverse crowd where, yes at a lot of times I was the minority, but it never was a time where I had to pay attention to it or that it was brought to my attention because everyone just saw personality instead of color” (personal interview) Like I discussed earlier, I never saw any race to be greater that the other. I never had a problem with any race, but as to speak for the other races, I cant. I can remember one time when I was in school a kid spit at me and told me I couldn’t be by him because my skin was dirty. I remember going home and scrubbing my arms until the almost bled because I was trying to get the ‘dirt’ off of my skin. I soon learned that I couldn’t change my skin color and that no matter what anybody had to say, I am great and no race is greater than the

Being an individual of color has certainly taught me a few valuable lessons in my 17 years of life. The social constructs of slavery and racism is not over. No matter how much wealth you posses or how much “freedom” you’ve acquired, you still are considered a “nigga.” Even though being black in America varies and differs from every person, I live in a generation where I am systematically oppressed and have to rise up beyond the stereotypes of being black. I’ve learned that saying hello is just another way of saying goodbye.

In my country, I had no colour attached to my identity, I was simply just me, but now I am considered to be black. No matter how many times I say that I am Ethiopian, America doesn’t seem to care about that. People started stereotyping where I came from, for example, not long after I came to America, one girl asked

“Culture is fluid. Culture is smoke. You breathe it. You eat it. You cant help but hearing it… I am in favor of assimilation. I am not in favor of assimilation. I recognize assimilation” (Rodriguez 143). All in all, I am accepting of the labels society may put on me, for now. I'm growing up in a community that values peoples differences and accepts that we are all American in our own way. Being racially identified is not important to me, I don’t believe it makes me, or anybody else, who there are today.

I believe race in America shapes how a person identifies themselves and others 100 percent. I also believe American culture encourages race identification. There are many instances in American culture where race plays a key identification role. For instance, a typical employment application in America requires race self identification; historically Black Colleges and Universities embrace race identification (for good reason, I must admit); race identification even extends to physicians in which ailments are prescreened during annual visits. For example, African Americans will likely be checked for sickle cell anemia while Whites will likely be checked for heart disease (according to the National Institute of Health (NIH)) despite the fact

There is no doubt that even though Negroes and children are still getting educated,colored people are treated differently because Whites are threatening children and Negroes.All of these African-Americans are treated like prisoners.I think it isn’t right for whites to judge colored people by there color.It isn’t the blacks fault that they were born this way.I believe that people should be friends with others by their personality not color.

To many people across a variety of different nationalities and cultures, race has been proven to be a key factor for how society views you in the eyes of those who are prominently in charge. The term race has been brought up in recent years, to be considered a form of identification, as the word race is used to describe physical characteristics such as a person’s color of skin, hair, and eyes. When in reality, the correct term they should be using is Ethnicity. As a result, the term race is used to separate people into sub-categories based on the color of their skin. This type of classification, is a man-made creation used by society to classify certain groups of people into lower classes, while keeping the predominate group in charge at the top.

Prior to beginning my readings on white racial identity, I did not pay much attention to my white race. If someone had asked me to describe my appearance I would have said short blond hair, blue eyes, average stature, etc. One of the last things I would have noted was the color of my skin. Growing up in overwhelmingly white communities, I never thought to use the color of my skin to differentiate myself from others. Over the course of this dialogue I have learned that my white racial identity is one of the most defining aspects of my appearance in this society. There is a certain level of privilege that I am afforded based solely on the color of my skin. According to Peggy McIntosh, “White privilege is like an invisible weightless

I have a very strong belief and attitude in valuing all races and nationalities as I believe we are all equal and we all deserve a chance and equal opportunity. I believe we do not necessarily need to be identified as different races, but instead I feel we should all be identified as individuals with our own

White people are invisible in our society. They are seen as normal people, without a culture or distinct characteristics. Comedian Trevor Noah noted how we call people of different races “African American,” “Asian American,” and “Native American,” but we don’t refer to white people as “European American” (Polito). White people are just American. We see them as the default in our society, while all other races are considered to be the other. Similarly, comedian Hari Kondabolu