Name: Rayan Patel Period: 9 Date: October 18, 2017 From the time students end their ninth period class and from the beginning of the day there is always chatter filling the halls, good or bad. Words good or bad are thrown like candy on Halloween, everywhere. Though today a young boy had been racially hurt only because of the words. He has been one of the racially hurt victims in the world. To him it is not something to joke about not with your friends or anybody. Now negative and hate speech about racism is entering the minds of students and kids around the world. It is being brought into the schools of America and what is to come of the future generations? Our country it is made up with different types of people with captivating …show more content…
“Go back to Isis” said the 7th grade Caucasian male. Everyone was flabbergasted by what he had said, but he had kept on with a unbending and judgmental attitude. Then the other 7th grade boy was at first aloof, but then came back hard and had said “F*** you, go to hell.” Sweat was dripping like a spout on both boys’ faces waiting to see who would say the next word. After both had subsided, they had still showed emotions wanting to say something more. Students who were around the scene had some very different opinions of what had just been seen. For example, Milan Engineer a student of pod 8C who had heard about the fight had stated, “Why would anybody say that it can hurt someone 's feelings or personality.” Friends of the white male were laughing about this topic. They did not seem to think much of it and thought of it as a funny matter more than a serious one. Furthermore, another male student of pod 8C named Aryan Patel had stated, “People should watch what they say because how would they like it if someone targeted them.” Though there is no evidence found for the caucasian boy saying what he had said. If it was either to fight back or to instigate the reason was unknown. As for the other young boy it is also unknown of what he had said. Maybe he had started it or self defense, reasons for the starting of the fight were unknown. In addition to those, many more flashes of opinions were
Around the world there is so racism so going on, people who are different are so getting target by the white man. We believe that racism is completing gone but it's not. Racism is coming back slowly as the years pass us. The only thing that we can do is to keep our bodies safe from all the danger that might happen. Ta-Nehisi Coates has been talking about keeping our bodies safe protected from the danger that happening around the world. People are getting targeted for being different or not being accepted for who they are as humans.
Racism throughout time has had a powerful negative force in society. There have been many efforts made to relieve racism. Racism is still present in America, although many people are doing their best to put a stop to racism and its somewhat devastating effects on young black males in society. “You never really understand a person until you consider things from his point of view... Until you climb inside of his skin and walk around in it.” (Lee) The negative stereotypes and racial profiling that Americans hand down from generation to generation are damaging not only to the minorities but to those perpetuating them as well. The behaviors that are kept alive because of these negative stereotypes and the behaviors associated with them, create an emotional and social struggle as well as presenting obstacles when receiving an education and employment opportunities.
The idea of racism has evolved and has become less prevalent throughout the last century. Schools and public areas are unsegregated, voting rights, racial slurs being considered as unacceptable behavior etc. American sociologist and race theorist, Howard Winant states that’s “The ensuing approaches increased recognition of racial injustice and inequality, but did not overcome the discriminatory processes” (Winant,2000)Although the United states has come a long way to try to end racism, one cannot ignore the fact that it still exists. It is something that may seem invisible in society, but everybody knows that it still thrives and that it’s racial attitudes affect the way our society functions. One of these invisible forms of
The United States has been plague with racism. While a percentage of Americans choose to deny the existence of it, the problem thrives. In the Brown vs. Board of Education of 1954, the separation of race in public school where outlawed. The southern states had a difficult time adapting to the change, thus causing riots and violence. After years of trying to overcome a dark past, we are still faced with the same problem 60 years later.
Every day an extensive amount of people have to face hatred and bullying. Huge conflicts occur and lives are lost. The issue that plays a significant part in all of this is racism. It affects individuals and communities in every corner of the world.
A Class Divided: The students did recognize that in these United States, “black/nigger and Indian” people are not treated as their brothers. One little boy responded to the question of, “How are people who are of a different color treated” with “They don’t get everything of this world because they are a different color.”(“A Class Divided”, 1968)
Today, we have a diverse student population within our public schools. However, more can still be achieved for equality in our society. The struggle with racism and segregation are still very present in America; we see proof of their existence in the news almost every day. The shootings in Charleston, SC and Ferguson, MO are evidence that heinous crimes, which extend beyond education, are still committed in America based on race. However, the removal of the Confederate flag and movements to end racially-motivated crimes are signs of
Take a step into the tragic period between the 1940s and ’60s and imagine how prevalent racism was at the time. In a historic period during the Civil Rights movement and even later, how would we portray racism within America? Was it in its beginning stages? Or had it hit its highest point? It’s commonly known that racism was at its height around these intimidating moments. However, when compared to racism in America this last decade, have we really made any progress? Although much has changed about racism, from our laws to our rights, the educational system, along with the justice system, serve as clear examples in revealing the negative effects of racism and discrimination that continue to heavily influence our nation.
Racism, everyone knows what this is, but does everyone know how inflicting it is? Racism has been apart of human culture for decades, but until recently, there hasn’t been any sign of a resolution., I am a freshman student attending Monte Vista High School, and I am writing to you in order to speak out on that issue we seemingly have been constantly experiencing. Its effects on Danville, and coincidentally, America, have been shaping society into a judgemental world, filled with stereotyping and racial profiling. Imagine you’re an African American teen. You go to school normally, and hang out with your usual friends. As you are talking you hear someone make a racist joke towards African Americans. You play it off as a joke, but inside, you
Some People tend to laugh and feed on putting someone down based on their race and some may not even know they are being racist at all. The fact is that your behavior towards someone can be racist even when you may be “Joking” or “Messing around.” The matter of fact is the racial comments were still made and still have a hurtful message. In the essays we read we were given a real life example of how even unintentional racial comments can still be harmful to someone and shouldn’t be used as a cultural norm. One imperative stride to lessening the racist culture in America is to incorporate educational programs for our youth to show them that we are all created equal and racism has no place in our society. These measures can help raise equality and counter the impacts of any prejudice or dogmatism that happens in the children’s homes by helping them see and comprehend what generalizations and racism are and that they ought to be stayed away from. The adults and leaders in the lives of the youngsters are the illustrations that the kids look up to and will determine how they will act when they are older. By instructing the kids at a young age about the threats of generalization and racism, we can limit the transference of bigotry to the future
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
Racism has been an emotional and hard topic that has been occuring in our society. Racism dates back to the Holocaust when jews, blacks, homosexuals and others were taken into camps because of something they cannot control. Although racism was more public in the past, racism is neither solved nor a thing of the past, racism nowadays is more silence and just as deadly. As we move forward in history, the Civil Rights Era was a shocking and important part of history, “Together, but separate.” Whites had more privilege and gave the blacks the, “leftovers.” In Warriors Don’t Cry, an uplifting, motivation and profound book, the main character Melba Pattillo battles integration as she makes her way through an all white school, who they are not happy to have her and eight others. Currently, while racism is not as public, I believe racism is just as bad as the past. Today, in our world, racial profiling and media have all been a way to express racism in a way that is just as hurtful.
Humans have come a long way in terms of racism. We want to live in an era where discrimination and racism was a very common thing. The big question I will however pose is, is it not still a big and common thing? Racism a great amount of violence. Romberg the holocaust? The group that wiped out nearly 6 million people? All of this chaos created by one single racist mind. Racism is not always about violence. Racism is discriminating against someone because of either their religion, skin color, or their features. But out of all this hatred, came some inspiration, from Martin Luther King jr., Barack Obama to Collin Kaepernick.
The next generation of kids will be highly affected because history repeats itself. Inequality and Racism will not end unless we, the current generation, make a change for the better. Children are not born racist, their parents have to teach them that in some way or fashion. So as long as parent’s these days are teaching their children racism, there is no way to stop it. As stated by Martin Luther King Jr. who was a major key in our history and also peaceful protestor “Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice
What is racism? The definition is prejudice or discrimination to another race. Unfortunately, racism is evident almost anywhere especially in a high school. Name-calling, bullying, verbal abuse – are all forms of racism and can be seen in high schools, where all different backgrounds –teachers, pupils or staff – face with negative backlash of racism. Students of different race groups find it extremely tough to bond with their classmates from other “races circles”. How damaging is racism to schools? To society?, is it all black and white or are we blind to it? In this essay I will discuss racist incidents in schools specifically in America and Britain, who are infamous for racial incidents, and how it will affect the students and any others involved in those situations in the future