Racism, Ignorance, And Ignorance

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.

Throughout this novel racism reoccurs often and appears in many different ways. In To Kill a Mockingbird, the n word appears very often. For example when Jem and Scout walk by Mrs. Dubose’s house she says, “Your father’s no better than the n words and trash he works for!” She appeared as very racist by calling black people the n word and also calling black people the equivalent to trash. In this novel it gets to a point of very little respect for black people and nobody caring what they have to say. An example of this, when Tom Robinson gets originally arrested just because Bob and

There are three causes why racism is still going today. Those three causes are unfamiliarity, stereotypes, and selfishness. These causes are the reason why one race of people believe they are superior to another.

Preference, segregation, or enmity coordinated against somebody of an alternate race in light of the conviction that one 's own particular race is superior is prevalent. Prejudice is as old as human culture itself. For whatever length of time that individuals have been around, the contention has remained alive; people have constantly despised or dreaded individuals of an alternate country or skin color. It is said that racism or prejudice is simply some portion of human instinct, but we are not born with racism. We learn to discriminate from our societal norms.

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.

Some might argue that when Harper Lee wrote this book she used to much offensive language towards black people such as the word “nigger”. Here is an example from page 201, “It stood on no lonely hill, but was wedged between tyneals hardware store and the Maycomb tribune office, the jail was the only conversation piece its detractors said it looked like a victorian privy. Its supporters said it gave that town a good solid respectable look, and no stranger would care except that it was full of niggers.” However if you pay attention to the book it will teach you something and it teaches you stuff bigger than a word that racist people use. On page 119 “Mockingbirds don't do anything but make music for us to enjoy they don't eat up people's gardens, don’t nest in corncribs. They don’t do one thing but sing but sing their hearts out for us. That’s why it’s a sin to kill a mockingbird. This teaches us that is bad to attack the

In To Kill a Mockingbird, Mr.Gilmer states, “You felt sorry for her, you felt sorry for her” (Lee 224). The Ewells were a poor family who lived behind a dump with a bunch of kids and a dad who drinks a lot, so a pretty bad life that it's be expected that people would feel sorry for them. But because the Ewells were white and Tom was black so the Ewells were still seen as superior to Tom. Another example is when Atticus starts to push the idea that it was Robert Ewell who beat Mayella not Tom (Lee 213). There was some points that Atticus made that seemed very reliable and there were holes in the Ewell's story but they were all put off along with Tom's side off the story.

Notable psychologist Viktor E. Frankl once stated: “When we are no longer able to change a situation - we are challenged to change ourselves.” Dramatic and serious change is difficult because when predictability disappears, so does our human sense of safety. While it may be grueling and exhausting, change is essential when a problem needs to be battled head-on. As a society, we need to change the way racial inequalities have been set up and the way we go about our lives. Racism has a large effect on minorities nationwide daily, and it can often go unnoticed or be incorrectly identified. But what truly is racism in America, today? Racism is still an extremely prevalent subject in today’s society, based on specific phenomena that affects black youth and perpetuates the false veil of brute equality.

At one point in time the U.S. Census defined someone as a "negro" if they were one-sixteenth black. That is, if one of your sixteen great-great grandparents was of African descent (and the other fifteen were of "white" European descent), you were defined as "negro". In Jamaica, people believed to be of "pure" African descent are described as black. People who are bi-racial are usually described as "colored". In Brazil, there are even more differentiations of those believed to be of African descent. The point of all this is that our definitions are culture-bound and socially constructed. They are, therefore, not particularly scientific and change over time. This does not mean that race and

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 and sexism are evils that have permeated our society from its inception. While measles came and went, candles morphed into lightbulbs, and 13 colonies transformed into 50 states, racism and sexism remained prevalent in American society. In Their Eyes Were Watching God by Zora Neale Hurston, this frustrating reality is addressed. By illuminating the pervasive evil of racism and illustrating the ever-present patriarchy, Hurston highlights the exponential oppression and subjugation of black women in 20th century America.

Racism has little to do with race, and everything to do with ignorance. Ignorant people like to imagine a world without whites would be a world without slavery and racism, but they are wrong. The reality is that a world without whites would still be a world with people, and some people will always be guided by greed, ignorance, and hate. Search all throughout history and you will see this illustrated time and again with homogeneous cultures enslaving and denigrating their own race. From the ancient Egyptians to the Greeks and Romans to the English and Irish to the Native American (pre-colonialism) and even to African and Middle Easterners today, humanity has consistently shown little discernment for color when perpetrating its evils onto the

In order to completely understand the historical context of racism and discrimination in the 1930s, the time at which To Kill a Mockingbird takes place, a clear and specific definition of racism is needed to prevent potential confusion. In the Merriam-Webster Dictionary, racism is defined as, “A belief that race is the primary determinant of human traits and capacities and that racial differences produce an inherent superiority of a particular race.” (Merriam-Webster). This means that some people have the notion that another race -specifically blacks, in this point in time- is socially inferior to that of white people simply because they look different and may act different. They associate negative things to that specific race and belittle every person of that race no matter who they are as individuals. Most of the characters in Lee’s novel take on this racism as a

The solutions to the ongoing issue of racism is that if people were not ignorant of other cultures, and races , people could actually live in a world together in harmony, without racism. Until people can learn to respect on anther and not condemn them for their appearance or culture, a world of racism cannot die . The reason being Racism stems from ignorance that is present in the mind of people. racism is not something that is inherited , it is taught. the ignorance that was created many years ago have traveled from generation to generation, people have honestly just become ore accepting to it. if we can teach future generations to refrain from the ignorance and racist tendencies of older generations, one day we can reduce racism . Not

According to Mark Lilla’s “Ignorance and Bliss”, “The source of the proverb Ignorance is Bliss is a poem by the 18th century English poet Thomas Gray, who wrote in passing: “Where ignorance is bliss/ Tis folly to be wise” (Lilla). At the time the proverb was referring to the Enlightenment and Christianity’s glorification of blind faith, and its renunciation of both scientific reason and philosophical inquiry; however, today, it can be interpreted as whether or not man has the ability to maintain happiness in the midst of unhappiness. Is ignorance really bliss? Can it serve as a way to avoid anxieties, or would repression of issues only lead to more dissatisfaction?