Racism And Racism

In America, a culture of sustained racism and sexism influences foreign policymakers, which results in colonialism and imperialism, the desecration of nations, and militancy. The authors of the articles, Michael L. Krenn and Laura McEnaney, with differing skill sets, provide evidence of racial and gendered bias in foreign policy. In “The Adaptable Power of Racism,” Krenn expertly examines the history of racism within foreign policy; how racism adapted in the face of religious and scientific challenges, and the overall effects of racist foreign policies.1 McEnaney, in “Gender Analysis and Foreign Relations,” provides a lackluster account of the application of gender analysis to foreign policy, specifically in relation to the policies of the Cold War and Spanish-American War.2 The history of racism and sexism in America provide a blueprint for foreign policymakers, where racist militancy and sexist excuses override basic human rights.

What we as a community cannot overemphasize is the fact that we cannot barely undo the legacy of a distinctive system such as apartheid overnight. It is our duty to continuously strive towards nationhood, transformation, reconciliation and as South Africans. Nevertheless, nation states are political constructs and thus have to be continuously molded through social engineering. It is hazardous to our democracy for anyone in this community to hold or possess the view that racism is a given. Since time immemorial all the justifications advanced by apologists of this prejudice have been proven untrue. Despite this, some people in our community are still prone to racism and this is the problem which we should address.

Racism is a serious social menace not only in the US, but also the world over, including Asia, Europe, and the Middle East. The situation has escalated to a new high, especially in this twenty-first century where technological advancements have necessitated mass and quick sharing of information (Nairn et al. 188). Indeed, social media elements like Facebook, Snap Chat, Twitter, Instagram, and What Sapp has been core in enhancing globalization and its effects, some of which affect and influence racial discrimination both directly and indirectly. As opposed to the views that racism is real and has gained momentum globally, the work of media has on the other hand chosen to report the manifesting cases on the extreme degrees, so that it appears as though the world has come to a halt because of such discriminations. At a critical approach, scholars have noted that media is a channel that creates awareness about racism, and hence could easily escalate the situation if a critical balance on the news and reports aired to the public are not balanced between estimates and practical occurrences (Baker and Rowe 443). While discussing the subject of racism and racial discrimination, it is not only essential to outline how the situation is apparently but also imperative to confirm that race relations are depicted to be really bad in today’s times but the media tries to persuade people to believe an exaggerated side of the situation.

I chose to write about the racism that people in the United States are experiencing. The United States has the world’s largest economy in the world’s gross domestic product and the United States makes up to roughly about 17 to 22 percent of it. United States’ currency is the most widely used currency in international trade, other countries such as British Virgin Islands, Ecuador, Panama, the Bahamas, Turks and Caicos, Vietnam, Cambodia, Nicaragua and Belize use the US dollar as their own currency. America is a mixed economy meaning that both private interests and state interventionism play a role in it. Christianity is the largest religion which makes up about 70.6% and about 25.4% makeup Evangelical Protestant and about 20.8%

In our everyday life, we see some form of racism being portrayed in movies, tv shows, and media. For many of us, it is hard to distinguish and truly uncover the racism being portrayed. There are forms of racism that one can easily see, but it is hard to reveal full insight. For instance, in the film The Help, racism was portrayed because the women working as maids were African American whom worked to pay for their necessities. This film showed how women of color suffered double the hardship because of their race and sex. However, some white women were also discriminated by men and amongst each other. In addition, this could be traced back to the article Take a Closer Look: Racism in Women’s Lives, because it speaks of the different levels in which racism harms an entire society. Also, the article talks about the advantages/privileges that whites have. Although the article and the film are fairly similar, they also have some differences. The film portrays both racism and sexism, and the article focuses on how children’s upbringings develop racism, and how others resist racism. Both the article and the film interrelate with one another.

Racism has been around for many centuries and it has affected many people around the world. Racism affects people mentally and emotionally and can cause many terrible actions to happen to people. Racism happens to every race around the world but the most common and frequent race being affected by racism are the African Americans. African Americans have been affected by racism very harshly throughout centuries and have caused many to have mental and emotional issues. African American women and children have always taken a big toll when it comes to racism. Racism has always been amongst African American women and children and it has been affecting their psychological state of mind.

A time I had to stand up for what I believe in, was during summer of 2016, I got into a heated discussion of how profiling someone verbally can lead to racism. That day I and my African American friend went to the convenience store. One of the customers shouted to the cashier in a disrespectful manner “oh look a thug and a cartel leader, make sure they pay bossman” and I quickly questioned him “ sir you don 't know our history.” He quickly interrupted me by saying “yes I do, your buddies parent 's are black. I 'm sure “coffee grinds” has been to juvenile for committing a crime. I had to protect my friend mostly because he 's shy and afraid to express his opinion around others. At that point it was obvious, the guy was racist. In this

Racism has come to be a very important topic in today’s society. Many are talking about the injustices when it comes mostly when it comes to African-Americans and Caucasians in authority. Many have deemed the incidents of Trayvon Martin, Freddie Gray, Sandra Bland, Walter Scott, Akai Gurley, Tamir Rice, the Spring Valley High School video, and even the Charleston Shooting to name a few as reactions to racism. Out of the people talking about these events, only a few really know the meaning of racism and what this grand idea includes. There are many different type of racism such as racial discrimination, institutional, economic, symbolic/modern, cultural, color blindness and othering. The most common forms of racism in today’s society are mainly racial discrimination (social division), institutional (institutionalized racism, state racism, affirmative action, racial profiling, and racism by country), and othering (we are here, they are there; us vs. them).

Societies are corrupt when racism thrives within in them. This is because race separates groups of people by their typical values and morals- what they are raised to think and act upon. Racism is treating an entire race of people differently all based upon stereotypes, prejudice, discrimination, and active hostility. Race can affect an individual adversely and raise the corruptness of society. A corrupt, racist society can affect how a character grows and what their obstacles are during life. Their Eyes Were Watching God by Zora Neale Hurston and A Lesson Before Dying by Ernest J. Gaines point out the oblivious corruptness of their societies due to racism; this is done by shaping characters’ backgrounds, standings in the community of which

Racial inequality is a disparity in opportunity and treatment as a result of someone’s race. Listening to S-Town I encountered myself with various examples of racial tension. One of the most common scenes displaying racial tension was at the tattoo parlor shop. Bubba and his friends explain to Brian having a big tattoo parlor shop would attract too many black people. “Someone mentions offhand that the small tattoo area in front is about as much as you want here in Bessemer. Otherwise, the place will be filled with black people who’ll piss you off and won’t pay anything”. I was curious to why racism still occurs in 2017; therefore, I decided to answer the question: Is there a link between lack of education and racist attitudes? Personally, I am interested in this topic. A few facts that I know about racism include: racism is a major problem in the United States, Southern states tend to be more racists, and there are many associations that combat racism. What I would want to know, is what are the major factors that influence people to have racial attitudes towards black people. My motivation for finding the answers to this question is simple. Racism is a small problem compared to other major world problems. Global Warming and world hunger are problems I believe are more important. I strongly believe racial attitudes and behaviors shouldn’t be an existing problem. Doing extensive research, I accumulated sufficient knowledge towards answering my question: Is there a link between lack of education and racist attitudes?

Carl Sandburg once said, “Be careful with your words. Once they are said they can only be forgiven, not forgotten.” Not only do words matter in the world, but also words have a connection to being defined as racist due to micro aggression. Racism is discrimination directed against someone of a different race or ethnicity. In society, the viewing of race is seeking a higher status than others. This being said, before saying anything, think twice due to racial inequality with the unfairness in the world. In relations to thinking before one speaks, “The Talk” and “Touching the Earth” are more aimed towards racism such as the way you address police enforcement and prejudgment of other races towards blacks.

Beginning from the Western slavery, caused and created mostly for economics reasons, racism consequentially was promoted through law and social institutions. Using various means of dehumanization, marginalization of African Americans, and creating and legitimizing their image as a lower race, racism has been cultivated in society for hundreds of years. Gradually racism and racial stereotypes were woven into language, science, wide social opinion. The biological interpretation of the race has divided and labeled black by creating special conditions for them at all levels of social organization and hierarchy. Their political, social, private isolation, in addition to humiliation and further struggle for rights, diverse movements (Black

Racism when looked up in a dictionary is defined as being prejudice, discriminatiating , or having any sort of antagonism directed against someone or a culture of a different race based on the belief that one's own race is superior. For as long as one can go in history racism has always been an occurring issue in the world. Although when it comes to the hatred and racism towards minority cultures that will be an issue that will continue to occur for centuries to come. For as long as one can think of the history on the racism and acts of hatred toward the culture of Native americans has been on of the most popular ones. Who would forget that's what comes to mind on the holiday widely celebrated that we know as Thanksgiving. The way in which the united states has treated our brothers and sisters of the Native American culture has been a disgrace on what America as being their motto. American is known to be “the land of the free and opportunity.” Although, as time goes on the truth reveals itself and we come to the harsh realization that it is all a lie. Which in reality we aren’t this great nation or aren't any better than other countries. In fact we can actually be on of the worse ones. Injustices in the world have caused a lot of pain and suffering to many Indians in America. How we treated and continue to treat the Native Americans is embarrassment to our world and its history. Removing them from their land and breaking treaties which we signed was just morally incorrect.

Racism has been a problem that has traced back since basically the beginning of time. It

Racism is an ideology that has shaped the entire history of America and has dictated, and continues to dictate, power structures throughout our country. In order to address that fundamental problem of racism, we first must address the fundamental inequalities, in power, both economic and political, that plague America. If we are able to truly address those power structures that enable the ideologies of race and racism, we will be able to work towards deconstructing those ideologies. In order to understand the how to address racism, we must look towards the creation of this ideology.