Racism in America Today

If one were to drive down any random road in South Carolina today, they might spot a Confederate Flag hanging proudly from a building or a house or even a national monument. The ones who support the display of this flag say that it is more to do with cultural history than racism, however, the history that this flag represents is what motivated Dylann Roof to kill nine innocent people in a South Carolina church in 2015. In this day and age, how did something like the Charleston church shooting massacre occur? This essay will explain how racism, although not as common as it was in the past, still exists today and how this racism is connected to the story of Dylann Roof. Although certain racist laws, such as Jim

The Declaration of Independence, created in 1776, states, “We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness.” (Thomas Jefferson).” No one should be subjected to being treated as if they are less than anyone. Everyone has different opinions on the issue of whether or not racism exists and if African Americans are treated lesser than any other race. Despite efforts to make everyone equal, I am willing to claim not all minorities are treated equal.

The American colonies were established with the idea of freedom and liberty. If America was truly founded on these principles, then racism would not exist today. Up until now, the United States of America is a nation of immigrants, every race and culture is represented in America. As a multicultural nation, the country is still facing racial issues today.

Racism has been part of American History since the beginning of the Countries origin. This issue includes the mistreatment of The Native Americans that were forced out of their lands and placed on reservations to black slaves being brought here from Africa. Throughout the history of this great nation people of the U.S. have moved away from these racist beliefs, yet, it is still a relevant issue in today’s society. Today slavery is no longer an institution, and discrimination is not accepted by society. There still remains an underlying separation between people of different races in this country. Those in positions of power have not made attempts to fix the issue but to use the racial divide to their advantage. These people do not make this country better but they help take part in the downward spiral that this great country is headed in. An analysis of discrimination in the United States presents one challenge facing Americans: unifying the country or continuing to separate it through racial divide.

America is too big of a country to try to fix the problem with racism all in one. As the people of America, we should take initiatives in fixing the problem within our communities, schools, workplaces, and legal systems. Some individuals are in denial that they have a problem with racism or that racism is a problem. Therefore the first step in fixing the problem with racism is to admit that there is a problem. In my opinion, we should educate those who are racist on the effects of racism, get them to open up about being racist and to talk to those who are affected by racism. Then we could host anti-racism meetings and events within our communities. At the same time educating our youth on racism because they are our future. After removing racism

All systems of inequality that exist today are products of pre-conceived notions. Historically, people of color have been subjugated to violence, maltreatment, and a scarcity of opportunities in the United States of America. Though it is important to acknowledge the modern-day institutions that uphold the oppression of black people, it is also important to recognize the institutions initiated these injustices. Racism as a modern-day institution is the consequence of slavery because the initial enslavement of people has historically been used as part of an economic agenda. Considering this, African slaves were perceived to be assets that were essential to the economy of the Americas. Nonetheless, while slavery was used as a system to promote the growth of economies, the decision to enslave any group of people is based on the preconceived notion that the people being enslaved are in fact inferior.

Have you ever looked at someone from a different country, or with a different skin color or eyes than you. And you think to yourself, who is this person, he looks weird, go away, he looks stupid. Whether you think this way intentionally or not, you're being racist. Racism is a real problem in america, and the rest of the world. Racism is as simple as judging someone by their appearances, or their ethnic differences.

The second reason Racism is still alive today is one’s upbringing. We are only roughly 60 years removed from the Civil Rights Movement, only about 3 generations, meaning many of our grandparents were growing up during that time and were exposed to those racist elements. When one’s grandparents are growing up in a racist time, and have yet to accept the other race, that bigotry is expressed and passed down to their children. Often times, individuals do not form their own opinions when it comes to racism; they only follow what their parents teach them. Only until recently has there been a trend where young people are thinking for themselves and making their own decisions when it comes to racial issues. Now days it is not uncommon to walk into

In todays world there are many problems some of the issues we face today have been in the U.S since the mid 19th century of course our society no longer lives in such extremes. Racism is not as bas as it used to be, but prejudice, discrimination, and racism are still a really big issue. It is hard to say that I have felt with it I believe that all people that a different other than white are or in some way dealt with some type or form of discrimination. I don't want to seem racist in any way but its the truth. I one thing I notice form popular culture is that Hip/Pop music has be a huge trend among all races of people and the artiest talk about these problems like racism I would like to also point that as our society is getting closer to a better world one where these issues are stating to go way. The recent problem I have had to deal with is that I have been called “boy” at work does not sound bad right? Well I did not take to heart, until the older dental men whistled at me, and “said boy come over here you better put more of those glass cups” it went something like that I tuned out by the whistling and “boy” part. Later I forgot but it reminded me of the wold/society we live in. In our text book chapter seven states that “when

The purpose of this research is to show the effects of racism in America. Racism is defined as one group assumes superiority over other groups that develop attitudes of arrogance and ignorance. Despite many laws and legislation attempts to eliminate the evils of racism, the problem focuses on the cultural differences of race, color and biological supremacy. Racism comes in the form of ethnic cleansing, hate groups, discrimination and restraint of equal rights. Over the last decade the media has become one of the major contributors of racism in the 21st century. The media have displayed labels on people of color from high- profile crime shows such as Law and

Though many people don’t see racism as a problem, but we recognize, interpret, and reproduce inequality. As I was thinking and researching the information for racism, I had multiple questions. One was: How does racism affect people? Though my largest question was: How can we help decrease racism? In the result of my research I learned there is a way to help decrease racism. I went to the website, Racism in America… , and learned most hate/crimes happens because of discrimination. Crimes for racism are much larger than any other reason on the statistics.

People living in the society always be regulated by rules, ethics, even aesthetic view. Therefore, before doing anything, we always ask ourselves how people gonna judge us if we do so. I don't know why being skinny is the standard of beauty, but it is what it is since a long time ago. Maybe because of the fashion show on the TV, or maybe the advertisements of loosing weight, who knows, the vane of the social media is leading us successfully. However, nobody thinks about why we have to be skinny to be beautiful, or why we have to do something to cater to others. To me, today's society should be more civilized to integrate various ideas on variety of things. The social media should serve rather than bound the society. Also, we should think of

Racism is a disease that is deeply ingrained in American society. It has its roots in the colonial era when slaves were brought over from Africa to help build this country. Since then, every new wave of immigrants with a different face or culture was faced with discrimination by the “White Christian Male”.

Prejudice is still very present in our time today and is very important to understand how much it can affect people’s lives. Prejudice can affect peoples lives in many different ways. Racism will be around forever no matter what society does, but it is essential to understand how as a society we can contain it.

“Racism is the belief that a particular race is superior or inferior to another, that a person’s social and moral traits are predetermined by his or her inborn biological characteristics”(Adl). There are many instances throughout history where racism was used to gain power over other people leaving them oppressed and deprived of natural rights of every human. Racism has rooted itself in the American culture in such a way that it can be noticed in almost all aspects of the American society. Racism can be broken down into sectors such as economic exploitation, political subordination, cultural devaluation, psychological violation, and verbal abuse and many more. These concepts each have a major impact on the everyday way of life because they distort the ideals of equality and the natural rights of all people. From the time that European explorers came to America, racism was being used to exert a negative pre-conceived of the Native American civilization. Native Americans were considered savages because they had a different understanding of life which simply was not acceptable in the European culture. European explorers decided that they need to civilize these people which inevitably led to a loss of culture as well as land. In American society today, racism is still present. However, it is much more subtle because of the abolitionment of slavery and the development of liberal ideals and movements that support equality and the natural rights of all people. Examples of