Essay On White Supremacy

Some people define race as if it is something solid or concrete, but what they don’t see is that it is a “social fabrication”(Mathew Desmond, Mustafa Emibayer,2009;2). Race is based on the difference in physical appearance which is determined, for example, by the most apparent trait; skin color. Inequality emerges when people living, whether on the same sovereign terrain or across continents, are not treated with the same amount of respect and not given the chance to engage their rights in a free and fair manner. Race and inequality are often linked together because of the “issues that began in the 1800s”(NFB;Journey to Justice;2000) such as racial segregation. Over the years issues of race and inequality have

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

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

Peddy McIntosh highlighted various unearned white privileges in her autobiographical article “White Privilege, Color and Crime: A Personal Account.” She illustrated the white privilege as an invisible package of unearned assets that one white person could count on cashing in each day. White people have these privileges given to them by the society in which they live in. The same society taught them to be ignorant and unawareness of these privileges. This system of unearned privileges established by white individuals made people of color feel oppressed. In this system being white is a norm and dominant power. Caucasians, who benefit most from the white privilege system in the United States, are more likely to

Many white Americans are living with the fear that they didn't really deserve their success, and that maybe luck and privilege had more to do with it, than brains and hard work. There are numerous reasons for the widespread discrimination at all levels, but the main reason for the existence of discrimination is a privilege to certain groups of people, and widespread social prejudice towards certain groups of people. Differences between people have always existed, but they gain in importance only when are different importance given to certain differences, so it creates privileges. People who are privileged in one society are often not aware of their privilege. It is very easy to be oblivious to the privilege. The problem of discrimination

What is privilege? What does it mean? Is privilege inherited or is it earned? As an American resident of color I’ve learned that privilege in this country is something that is innate and inherited. The privilege that I speak of is that of White privilege.

Many people in the United States society believe that people of all cultures, races, and ethnicities are now on an even playing field. People with this belief support their logic with the argument that since equal rights for people of color and women have been required by law for some time now, we are all inherently as equal as claimed in the Declaration of Independence. Many believe that race is no longer an issue, a viewpoint frequently referred to as color-blindness. National polling data indicated that a majority of whites now believe discrimination against racial minorities no longer exists. (Gallagher, 96) Color-blindness allows a white person to define himself or herself as politically and racially tolerant and then proclaim their

In this article, it states that the people are fighting against hate. They have all been fighting against the fact that they need to bring down the Robert E. Lee statue. There has been research and interviews by Steve Chapman that state that the people are refusing to be apart of this ruling race. Modern misfits will take matters into their own hands even if it means that they need to resort to intimidation in order for this to be fixed. Steve Chapman has looked into different matters or situations like the article below that states that black lives matter. Many people are continuously fighting to make their society a lot better and making themselves heard. There is a lot of hatred in the world between different races and that is not fair to the race that is believed to have a lot more power than the other races which is believed to be the “ white race”.

So, White supremacy as defined by Oxford dictionary is the belief that white people are superior to those of all other races, especially the black race, and should therefore dominate society. The origin story of white supremacy is that in 1870, Congress signed the Fifteenth Amendment so “citizens of the United States to vote shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or by

"The legacy of past racism directed at blacks in the United States is more like a bacillus that we have failed to destroy, a live germ that not only continues to make some of us ill but retains the capacity to generate new strains of a disease for which we have no certain cure." - Stanford Historian George Frederickson.

Today, a serious problem exists all over the world. Racial oppression takes place in the poorest and the richest countries, including America. Racial oppression is characterized by the majority, or the ruling race, imposing its beliefs, values, and laws on the minority, or the ruled race. In most areas, the ruling race is upper class whites that run the “system”, and have a disproportionate amount of power. In other areas, it may not be the white race, but it is still the race that is comprised of the majority, makes the laws, or has the most money. These are the keys to domination over the weaker minorities that don’t have the power to thrive under the majority’s system according to their own cultural beliefs,

“There is nothing wrong with a little casual racism.” One of my friends recently commented this phrase to me, in a joking manner, but it struck me. Is just a little casual racism fine? I am one to err on the side of, “All things in moderation” but is it truly not a problem? In our society, today we see racism in our soup. In many ways, I feel as if the word communist has been switched with the word racist. No longer do we call each other a communist if they are stingy or different, we just stoop to the words racist or xenophobe. In the essay, written by Roxanne Gay, called, Surviving Django, Gay makes claims that she was offended by the racially insensitive, supercharged, ego driven film, created by Quentin Tarantino. She proceeds to

White Supremacy exists and is built in the American social construct. Racism, inequalities and injustice are alive and well, but it is concealed, swiped underneath the rug by the hegemony. Sometimes we don’t acknowledge that white superiority exist however, it is prominent in how schools, High positions and neighborhoods. The white-man created a system to keep those that are non-white down while they relax at the top. This system will remain to work in favor of the white man because they create the rules and dictate the consequences of

“He that wrestles with us, strengthens our nerves, and sharpens out skill. Our antagonist is our helper” This was a quote said by Edmund Burke, and in his eyes what antagonism really does, not only in the context of a story, but in our own lives as well. Burke is saying that the antagonist themselves, by challenging our beliefs and morals, makes us either stronger or weaker because of said challenge. If we look at this quote in relation to whiteness and how it functions in the social order. We begin to see this challenge as Burke says, and the two books I will use to illustrate this will be two case-studies on whiteness which is, To Kill a Mockingbird, and The Help. With the use of these two books, we can do our own case study on whiteness and how it seems to function in our society in relation to the white moderate.

In 1865 after slavery came to an end, and blacks thought they would finally be free and equal, but by the start of the 20th century these so called “promises” went away and were taken back. Black people were not able to vote and remained poor with no assistance. Many black people believed that a new era in liberty and justice was starting to come in the picture were victims of violence and murder. All over America, resistance to racism was met with deadly force. At the same time as Europe’s nation built empires across the globe, Africans and Asians were being stripped of their land and beating to death. Violence came about in the twentieth century because this was the only way for people to know how much whites hated blacks. Lots of these people would lose their lives every day and till this day, things like this