Im Thankful To Be Colorblind

When it comes to America, in the recently news we have seen racism be a big part of our issues today. We watched what happened to Maryland in their communities, how they began riots in April and started destroying their own communities because of the recently death of a young people like Freddie Gray. The Baltimore Police Department suspended six officers with pay pending an investigation of Gray's

colorblind practices can be inequitable. I then draw on normative principles from social theory to defend

Around the world racial injustices occur everyday and has been since the color of the skin you were born with, which go back thousands of years. The Secret life of Bees, was a story set in the 1960's leading up to the civil rights legislation, and a young girl's experience traveling with a "negro". The Secret Life of Bees has a direct correlation with Jim Crow, and the racial caste which operated mainly, but not entirely in the southern states between 1865 and the mid 1960's. Racism was " embedded " in our community and culture as a whole, which I believe doesn't belong in our current society.

Americans have become accustomed to the repercussions of racism. It has diffused into areas that seemed unreachable; it has become institutionalized. Our predecessors lived the severity, and while we are residing in the realm of institutionalized racism, our grandchildren will also dwell within the waves of bigotry. The end of racism seems infeasible because we have existed in an America of hate for too long. Most people accept that they will encounter episodes of discrimination because of the color

Overall, it is saddening that we are still living through this today. As Rosa Parks once said, “Racism is still with us. But it is up to us to prepare our children for what they have to meet, and, hopefully, we shall

I believe racism to be as apparent today if not more profound then in the past. A large portion of society believes that no man is still to this day denied any unalienable rights. I do not believe this statement to be true. We have adopted affirmative action programs and enforced strict equal opportunity employment laws to hinder discrimination. Although I believe it is still a very prevalent issue in today's society. Despite laws, investigations and results show that twenty percent of African Americans interviewing for jobs were turned down due to the color of their skin (Omi and Winant 67-68). Indeed racism may be very subtle in most cases; it is not a thing of the past but rather a very serious problem in society that evolves sociohistorically.

Racism has reared its ugly face for many decades, destroying families and interrupting lives. Most people do not consciously wake up and “do” race every day. In fact, many participants are unaware of the racial constraints and barriers that are placed on other groups based on the amount of melanin in the skin. Regarding racism in America, many are under the impression that racism is a thing of the past and that as a country, we have removed the element of racism from our culture. Many make statements like, “how can that be racist, if we have a black president”, or that person is just “pulling the race card, they aren’t a real victim” to combat accusations of racism. In events of apparent

America has always been a country filled with discrimination towards a group whether it be Native Americans, Hispanics, Native Americans, or Asians. The hate in this country is real, even today we still have KKK protests in our own streets. I and many Americans hope this hatred towards people can stop, hate towards people for their skin color or ethnicity is down right dumb. It is our jobs as Americans to raise awareness and limit discrimination for the future of america. Even in today’s world there is still extreme levels of hate towards these people. When we take a look back to Hitler’s reign and the holocaust how is the hate we show towards blacks different then the hate towards Jewish people that he showed? There’s not a whole lot of a difference, granted it was way worse, but it’s still similar.

Our society have been longed plagued by the question, are we able to achieve a "Color Blind Society." There are a number of factors which may contribute to the breakdown of this idea in question. While it may be simply addressing issues of equality among minorities it also raises the concerns of the non-minorities not to address racism and oppression. For a minority or anyone for that matter to state that we can and should have a color-blind society is ignoring the reality of racial existence and ignorance.

Bilingual teaching in American schools is it good, bad, or both? Who is right in this national debate? Both sides make some impressive arguments for their side of the issue. Even the government has mixed issues when it comes to bilingual teaching. However, the government has shown their views in their budgets and their law making. Another question comes up with the bilingual teaching is should America make English its official language? Some say there is no need for it, and yet 22 states as of 1996 declared English their official language. Looking into some of these issues may bring some insight as to what the problem may be.

     I believe racism to be as apparent today if not more profound then in the past. A large portion of society believes that no man is still to this day denied any unalienable rights. I do not believe this statement to be true. We have adopted affirmative action programs and enforced strict equal opportunity employment laws to hinder discrimination. Although I believe it is still a very prevalent issue in today’s society. Despite laws, investigations and results show that twenty percent of African Americans interviewing for jobs were turned down due to the color of their skin (Omi and Winant 67-68). Indeed racism may be very subtle in most cases; it is not a thing of the past but rather a very serious problem in society that evolves

Although racism has changed over time these past 50 years, racism in many ways still exists. Everybody has their own opinion and those opinions are influenced by the public and the media. In some way,

Throughout history, racism has been an entity embedded in the United States society, and can still be seen in many forms today. In regard to racism being uprooted in the future, it does not seem plausible due to the fact that little progress has been made to reform the societal structures that marginalize people based on their race. Although racism is permanently embedded within the United States, working towards social justice is a necessity because it reassures communities facing marginalization that there is a possibility that the presence of racism will be less visible in society.

Even though it has gotten better over the last couple of decades, it is still prevalent in America. One of the main reason why it is still common in today’s culture is that racism is still being taunt to the young children in our country. A great majority of the time, these children are influenced and taught by their own family members. These same parents who were taught their bias from their parents go and share the same opinion to their kids. The kids at the younger age will believe just about anything thing their folks will say and mimic the actions they do. This starts the deeply rooted bias in another generation and continues to spread. Another example is through popular media. The news that comes on in the morning, afternoon, and late at night just about always has the same topic of this man of color killed, robbed, or injured another man or woman of color. With these headlines and others it creates bias within us viewers and we never forget it. It will create views on whether or not we should be scared of this person or go around a certain area that has a lot of crime. We then go and spread the news that these cases are happening and we have now set more roots of bias in another

These people are correct in a sense; loud and public acts of racism are no longer prevalent in the US as they were in the past. However, today racism is stealthy and unspoken, and often deftly covered up with fabricated cover stories to legitimize the discrimination. This new breed of racism is perhaps even more difficult to fight against than its more egregious past self; its subtlety allows its perpetuators to claim ignorance of any discrimination, and its lack of media attention lulls Americans into complacence and acceptance of the current system. Further disturbing is the prevalence of “covert racism”, also commonly called “subconscious racism”. Many white Americans may actively stereotype and discriminate against blacks without even being aware of their actions and thought processes (BlackYouthProject). This phenomenon is a sad consequence of being raised a subtly racist society which perpetuates discrimination, even if never openly. Many subconscious racists may also be unwittingly subscribing to “symbolic racism”. In J.H. Moore’s book Encyclopedia of Race and Racism, Henry Sears characterizes symbolic racism as the endorsement of four specific beliefs: