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.

The American Library Association has always opposed censorship in libraries, and actively protests the banning of books (“ALA”). The ALA sponsor “Banned Books Week” every year, in an attempt to bring attention to the censorship of books across the United States. The ALA is firmly against the practice of banning, as Barbara Jones, the director of ALA’s office for Intellectual Freedom, said in this statement ‘Using threats to books to wage war on ideas that some may disagree with is offensive to the ALA, which embraces the diversity of our nation as one of our greatest strengths.”

The biggest problem school libraries seem to face is where to draw the line on book content. But school libraries must understand that allowing book banning, they are taking away the opportunity for all students to read , instead of letting the parents decide what their child should be reading. Finlo Rohrer, BBC News Washington, explains that “In the US more and more parents are pressing schools to withdraw books with bad language or sexual content.” Parents that are uncomfortable with books in school libraries have made the effort to completely remove them from the library altogether. But when parents press to remove books that they might find unacceptable, they are actually deciding for the rest of the students as well. Mike Rose argues that “One disturbing aspect if censorship is its power to deny students in one class or an entire school system the right to read particular texts” (Agee, 61). Parents have every right to watch what their child reads and

The novel “To Kill a MockingBird“ is Challenged in the Waukegan, IL School District (1984) because the novel uses the word "nigger”. In 1961, “To Kill a Mockingbird” won the Pulitzer Prize, but More than 14 school districts have banned this book for the use of bad language and racism.Protecting people from the reality is not the correct thing to do .People have the right to read banned books! They shall not be restricted from them.

Judy Blume once said, “Something will be offensive to someone in every book, so you’ve just got to fight it.” Over the past twenty years, public libraries have started to ban certain books due to certain themes that have been seen as “unfit” by the county board. But personally, i wonder who is really at liberty to say what is fit in our society. In a country where it is our very right to freedom of speech, banning books does not only go against it, but it’s almost an insult. The public library should not have any banned books because it promotes censorship, it is futile, and the books we read are some of our greatest teachers.

This issue of racism is popular by name but tends to be sugar coated by the way people see it. In order to truly understand racism you need to take a bite into the topic in order to get a taste of what it is really like. Racism comes in many different forms and can be seen many different ways. But why even care about racism at all? Why does it even matter? One would think that with such a harsh background regarding racism in America it would no longer exist in society today. But sadly that is not the case here, racism continues to show up all over the country sometimes being worse than others but still racism is racism. People should all be considered equal regardless of what they look like, talk like, or even do that makes them who they are.

Beatserfield, Suzanne M. “Parental Concerns About Book Content Should Not Be Dismissed.” English Journal 97.3 (2008). Opposing Viewpoints. Web. 10 Nov. 2011.

Without question, the banning of books has increased in public schools due to the complaints submitted by parents or school officials. According to the Butler University, these complaints range from it containing racial issues, violence, witchcraft, religious affiliations, age inappropriate and so forth (Libguides: Banned Books: Reasons For Banning Books). In short, the person reading the book does not agree with the theme or the context in which it is written because it does not concord with their own beliefs. When these reports are handled to the librarians the following is carried out, “… if a book is challenged, they might not know the process and will just remove the book. And no one talks about it. Censorship succeeds when there is silence.” (Why Are Books Banned? | TIME For Kids). This proves as to why it is a unchallenging process to remove books from the shelves. To illustrate, 15-year

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.

Race and ethnicity are concepts that are constantly associated with the many hateful crimes and events occurring all around us in our daily lives. The race of an individual is an extremely convoluted subject matter in the social world. Discrimination against specific groups of people remains till this day one of the most severe issues that we stumble on, leaving many of us in shock, and consternation. Racism against a certain ethnic group often arises from embedded false assumptions that is associated with the group and their cultural behaviors. There are various different ways in which racism takes form; racism directed towards individuals with Jewish origins is often referred to as anti-Semitism, while racism that is directed towards Muslims is known as Islamophobia. Racism is embodied in various ways, allowing one group to have full authority, holding more political, social, and economic power. Discrimination and racism has a major effect on the victims, the victim’s family, as well as the community around them. Considering that racism is an immensely broad subject, this paper will focus on discrimination in that aboriginal people encounter everyday. Using Max Weber’s classification of inequality, aboriginals hold an extremely low position in class as well as status, as they acquire low or nearly no social prestige or life chances. Firstly, this paper will explore the reality behind first nations in the working force, as well as its affects on on the individual. Secondly,

Opponents claim that some books contain content that should not be read, and they want it to be censored for “the good of society.” Books have been banned in libraries and schools everywhere because people thought they included encouragement of “damaging” lifestyles, blasphemous language, sexual topics, violence, negativity, witchcraft, religious affiliations, political bias, or because they were not appropriate for the intended audience (Banned Books: Reasons for Banning Books). However, while certain people may not want to read about certain topics, it does not justify restricting access to information and banning the book from everyone who visits the library. Furthermore, some books are banned because parents want to be able to control and protect what their children see, and they ask

Each year, scores of books are challenged and removed from schools and libraries across the United States. Most challenges are brought about by single individuals, or a small group of people, though usually for different reasons. It is inferred that most of these challenges occur when parents of children object to a novel’s use of foul language, appear to discredit individual family values, or portray adolescent characters in sexual situations. Whatever the reasons may be, we must remember that the decision to ban a book from school libraries does not affect only the adolescents of the parents who challenge any given novel, but also affects those adolescents whose parents do not object to its content or in fact see merit in the controversial

“It’s not just the books under fire now that worry me. It is the books that will never be written, the books that will never be read. And all due to the fear of censorship. As always, young readers will be the real losers” (Blume 1999). Judy Blume can not explain the problem of book censorship any clearer. The children are the real losers because they are the ones that are not able to read the classic works of literature which are the backbone of classroom discussions all across the United States.

Books have been a major part of our society for many years. They have given many people the opportunity to voice their opinion in an appealing manner and to stimulate conversation about a particular issue. In recent years, the freedom of expression has been interjected by people who deem certain aspect of it offensive. These groups have called for the prohibition of such literature and claim that the censorship will create a more inclusive environment. However, they fail to realize the suppression of information would lead to libraries imposing their own beliefs on the community.

A dangerous thing is happening in many libraries across the United States. Materials are being banned or simply not even displayed in collections spaning the nation. These range from the ever controversial books to magazines, movies, music, and even other types of media. Libraries are wrongly being censored as some believe the materials to be so offensive that other people should have little to no access to them. More often than not, books and other forms of art, both writte and not, are being prohibited from libraries. Many patrons will not even know that this is happening. Some material is not purchased merely because a curator finds it too controversial. The censorship that is currently plaguing American libraries is both dangerous and wrong as it goes against our rights, harms the education of every patron of the library, and hampers acceptance and openmindedness.