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.

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.

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.

As the saying goes, history repeats itself. Thankfully, not all history, we don’t need another civil war or a great depression, but great deal of grim incidences do seem to repeat or they’ve just continued since the beginning. Racism and sexism are two of those instances, this oppression has never stopped, and doubtedly ever will. Even though we’ve resolved these issues the best we could, there is still hate and discrimination everywhere.

The marijuana industry is unique due to the fact that it has the ability to help people escape the grip of big pharma, however it has recently shown evidence of caring more about profit than the health of its patients. In addition to this, with legalization of the industry taking place across the nation, minorities are finding themselves once again alienated and unable to participate as a result of institutionalized racism. This racism can be regarded as a result of the War on Drugs and the prison industrial complex. Now is the best time to implement changes to the marijuana industry, as it is just beginning. From an analytical Marxist & critical race perspective, it is clear that the marijuana industry is growing dangerously close to becoming just another avaricious industry built on the systematic oppression of minorities. If this issue is left to due course of time, the industry will become just another problem too big to tackle due to its structural complexity.

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When you turn on the TV to watch the news, walk down the street, or travel further South in the United States, however subtle or blatant, you can detect racism. Many people chalk it up to shallow racism and ignore it, but the issues are more deeply embedded than they appear. The issue with race in the media, South, or people, in general, is that it's one of the foundations of the United States. Racism is intertwined all throughout U.S. History being passed down from generation to generation, to the point where it's practically in their DNA. This all began when Columbus arrived in the Caribbean and enslaved the indigenous people, bringing them back to England as the queen's slaves. As a result, of Columbus' actions, slavery began to spread throughout England. Europeans paid Africans with guns and other weapons to enslave rival tribe members. Eventually when Europeans migrated to America, slavery in England had begun to die down, however, it was just beginning in America. The European-Americans used the African slaves to build America, then to tend to their crops and fields. This continued for several years until the Civil War began, slaves saw an opportunity for freedom, but then realized that they would never truly be free until they had the same rights as an American citizen. So, when the Civil War ended, the Reconstruction was born. However, from here, it would continue to be a battle for people of color. Some say that though the Reconstruction amendments helped Africans

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.

The United States of America is ranked number one when it comes to highest prison populations in the world. If we were to examine the prisoners in the facilities, we would find that a very large amount of them are minorities. If we were to take a look at their cases and see what they have been put in prison for as well as their sentences we would most likely find that racism is a large factor when determining their sentence. In many cases an african american male who is charged with possession of marijuana and is on their first offense will be definitely more likely to receive a more severe punishment than if it were a caucasian male.

Given the number of nationalities represented in the United States through what is remembered of immigrants and what is forgotten by descendants, the United States presents itself as a complex society based on individual discrimination in order to find where one fits in. This act of perceiving a stimulus difference is quite natural, it is however when it becomes acquisited with an institutionalized negation does it become a problem to the multitude of people who conflict over a misclassification of ethnophaulisms as racism. This misclassification heightens racial conflict, specifically when it comes to a ‘Hispanic or Latino’ saying “Nigger”.

The United States has always been the melting pot of the world; its population being one of mixed race since its very beginning. Such diversity however, birthed discrimination, racism, and oppression towards people who did not bear features like those of the European colonizers. Almost five hundred years later, the inequality survives with too many people unaware of its endurement. Jo-Vaughn Virginie Scott, a African American rapper more commonly known as Joey BadA$$ took notice of the evident injustice still present in America and turned towards music to deliver his enraged message. In 2017, Bada$$ released his sophomore album, ALL-AMERIKKKAN BADA$$, where he spoke out against the corrupt political and economic system of the country in addition to tackling inequality and denouncing the government. In his final song of the album, “AMERIKKKAN IDOL”, Bada$$ prompts listeners to question the explicitly racist government system and take action against the country’s oppressive racial maltreatment as to prevent society from growing even more unjust than it already is.

Race is a termed that is used to label a group of people who have a series of significant similar biological qualities. This can be problematic because people often confuse race with ethnicity, culture, or nationality. In the field of cultural anthropology using race as a tool to identify the origins of a person and their culture can lead to an incorrect analysis of their ethnicity and even their nationality. The pigmentation of a person skin does not necessarily mean they are from a particular region of the world or that they are part of a certain ethnicity or culture. This can cause problems by creating a platform for racism and discrimination because it allows whichever dominant race there is in its given society to develop a superiority complex. African Americans are still to this day fighting against racism in America after hundreds of years of white Americans believing that they were the inferior race. Progress has been made but the damage can not be undone, race can not be a continuous negative factor or an excuse for a country to discriminate against its own citizens. If a country wants to truly succeed and have a productive and healthy society they must adapt. As the world changes and adapts to modern times it does as well for how different races are viewed and how race is viewed as a whole.

After discussing racism as one of the issues that affect teachers with English as their additional language, we move to a lesser challenge, nevertheless, a challenge, i.e. micro-aggression. Micro-aggression is another problem that teachers with English as additional language face in daily life. Let us define what micro-aggression is. Haslam (2017), Professor of psychology at the University of Melbourne, describes micro-aggression as everyday insults, imparted intentionally or otherwise by words, acts or environments that communicate hostile and uncomplimentary messages to people from disadvantaged groups. Micro-aggressive acts may be brief, ambiguous and easily overlooked, but they have damaging effects on their targets. They come under three categories, namely Micro-insults, Micro-assaults and Micro-invalidations. Micro-insults are subtle snubs or portrayal of insensitivity. “Micro-assaults” are verbal or nonverbal expressions of disrespect or evasion. “Micro-invalidations” deny the experience of disadvantaged groups, Haslam (2017).

To most common people in America, the perception of race and the innate discrimination that it creates are held in facts. They believe that biologically, there are actual genetic differences between people with different skin colors. This common misconception has led to conflict throughout all of history, including war, slavery, and blatant racism. With this problem in mind, it has become the goal of many anthropologists to change the way that race is perceived. Anthropologists have argued for many years that race, in the way that it is culturally defined, doesn’t exist. They have insisted that skin color variation is just simply that, human variation. For the anthropological approach on race to be understood, it’s important to research and analyze the history, science, and current state of race and racism.

Racism has been present since the United States of America was founded in 1776 and unfortunately will most likely be a part of our lives forever, whether yourself or other people participate in these acts of inequality. Although everyone experiences racism sometime in their lives, it is drastically different for each individual. Depending on where you live as well can be a large determining factor in how you are going to be treated. Some will experience little to possible no racism at all towards them, on the other hand they could also deal with racial slurs being thrown towards them multiple times every day. The question we should all be trying to answer and act upon is whether or not racism can come to a screeching halt so all the conflicts because of it can stop too.