The Case Against Racism

noise in hopes to get their attention. When he looks up, several officers are standing outside of his cell, glaring at him like he’s crazy. When he sees the officers, it’s all over.

Racism is a socially constructed concept used by multiple groups of people and creates a hierarchy of sorts based purely on the color of a person’s skin or their cultural origins. It has been an idea that has existed since the beginnings of civilization. A more modern iteration of this concept was made prominent in the 16th century as European settlers began to explore different areas of the world, specifically areas in or around Africa. But slavery can be seen back in the 1500s all the way to 1880 and was most likely a leading example of what helped define racism up to the 20th century. In Ali Rattansi’s book, “Racism: A Very Short Introduction” , the author connects how slavery and race are closely tied together. European explorers would ignore the cultures the invaded in order to see these people as nothing more than native groups that were meant to be seen in a subservient role. Slavery would continue to grow across the Atlantic and seen as an institution that created large amounts of wealth for those who could reap the benefits from it. As long as money was being made, slavery persisted and was justified. Race and racism was conceived the way it was because the slave owning system was controlled by European colonizers.

Throughout history in America there has always been the idea of racism. When Americans think of racism, they usually think of slavery and that racism is no longer a problem in America. However, this is not the case. Racism is still very apparent in America. It is true that since the end of slavery, the U.S. has made great strides towards becoming a less racist country. In reality, racism will never be extinct. In today’s society, all American citizens of all races have the same rights as one another, yet there is still racism. Racism can be linked directly to stereotypical mindsets of certain groups of people. It is human nature to make conclusions about other people, this is what leads to racism. Today’s racism is not limited to whites

“A world map of countries whose citizens are affected by Special Registration now overlaps almost exactly with the map of Muslim-majority countries, extending from Algeria to Indonesia” (Engler, Sarkar 97). According to the American Heritage College Dictionary, racism has two meanings. Firstly, racism is, “Discrimination or prejudice based on race.” Dr. Eduardo Bonilla-Silva says, “There is a strong empirical evidence of the persistence of racism in American Society American Society. While Whites are more likely to express support for the idea of racial equality than they were in the 1950′s and 1960′s, support for policies and government programs to actualize and enact racial equality is unchanged – and in some cases lower– among

One of the most inspirational people in Americas history said this one very inspirational quote “I have a dream that my four little children will one day live in a nation where they will not be judged by the color of their skin, but by the content of their character.” Martin Luther King, Jr. Here we are today fifty-three years later, the people are still talking about the problem of inequality. College is hard enough for students, but it seems that the other races such as African America tend to struggle with college due to racism. The article “Continuing the Significance of Racism,” it gives a top ten on why African Americans are put at a disadvantage in college campuses and why they don’t go to college.

Imagine being watched in stores immediately suspected of stealing when you’re wearing a baggy hoodie. Or if you were being yelled at by workers only for talking in your native language. Or having to take off religious attire. Or getting strange looks while walking down the street. People of color are always being treated differently.

CNN’s news coverage of 18 year old Michael Brown’s death on August 9th 2014, shot multiple times by Caucasian police officer, had a lot of attention due to the unresolved lawsuit. The impact of this story has caused protesting to tensions between minority groups and the Justice system. Brown’s case publicises awareness of an ongoing social issue, of police brutality in divided communities. The magnitude of this biased news, is portrayed through the acceptance of black youth and the communities as disruptive. The dichotomy between an African American teen and white police officer, sanctions a discourse analysis of accusations about the incident, where the function of othering is an evidential form of consolidating “us” and objectify “them”.

“Racism is actions, practices or beliefs, or social or political systems that consider different races to be ranked as inherently superior or inferior to each other, based on presumed shared inheritable traits, abilities, or qualities.” (Newman, 2012) Racism has promulgated after the slavery in America, and these practices are still evident in our generations today. Oftentimes, when the word “racism” is heard by many, negative characteristics on these actions will be dominant. Many perceive racism as disrespect to one’s rich culture and heritage, thus causing a lot of hatred. Despite my strong objection on the act of racism, I believe that racism played a major role in the development and rise to

Explanations that justify the use of racism directly relates to differential treatment of minority groups and contributes to racism’s existence as an unstoppable social problem. The foundations of these explanations are based on the common misunderstanding of the definition of race. Thus, problems that tend to concentrate in one race are mistakenly judged as “race problems”. This judgement leads to the establishment of a system of inequality between a superior race and inferior races. However, the logic behind these explanations don’t account for the true reasoning behind minority individuals value status. In fact, these explanations contribute to minority individuals’ further struggle in life.

Racism continues in America because President Obama, the media, and Hip Hop entertainment use their power to portray blacks as victims of white maltreatment. Selling a racist lie on poverty, unemployment, drugs, violence, abuse, all these are a product of the sins of the white man. The white man not dare to blame the black race for further failure, instead throughout generations, we have followed policies designed to give blacks compensation for their disadvantaged start in America, including affirmative action policies and a degree of preferential treatment within society. Extenuated circumstances for black society leads us to dance around words and make certain topics off limits in fear that we will offend black sensibilities. We dedicate

Many people assume that Racism is a global phenomenon in which people are hatred by another people. It is one of the problems that our generation is confronted. In addition, the racism is not only become a phenomenon dangerous that affected the relationship between people in the same community but also, it idles all factors of development. Likewise, this catastrophic situation has existed in our communities, our countries, and around the world since many years. In order to combat racism, some writers have written about it by showing the different sources of racism in many places (countries) and by also showing who the base of increasing racism are. As illustrate in America Julian argues “purports to be a liberal; yet he acts primarily out

Society today deals with a plethora of controversial problems. Controversial problems we face today include issues that deal with a few of the amendments: freedom of religion, freedom of the press, the right to bear arms, etc. Other issues that we deal with today could be medical, social, or the legalization of certain things. One controversial problem that I believe is very important and should be addressed is racism.

Racism, often used as a trigger word in the media, has come to the forefront of society recently. It is nearly impossible to watch the news without seeing reports of police officers killing unarmed black citizens or hearing a debate about the appropriate choice in regards to allowing refugees into American borders. Though these prejudiced and bigoted ideas have existed since the rise of humanity, many people believe racism to be something found only in the shadowy dregs of modern society. Racial tension is the most strained it has been in decades. With racism regaining the spotlight, people openly express their hateful rhetoric. As a social worker, I would struggle most interacting with communities that spoke and acted openly against other races, such as members of white supremacist populations.

Under our justice system Citizens are not treated fairly in our courts of law. There's a lot of unfair punishment on people who are innocent, on people who what they have done to bring them to court isn't as bad as others. There's a lot of unfairness against cultures or color of skin or the way their appearance is that treatment is so called “Racism”. The nation's most high profile murder cases don't result in death sentence because the defendant can afford better lawyers who can negotiate deals. While there's other people who have done robberies or crimes smaller than a murder, if they can't afford a good lawyer they have to get what they get and suffer consequences. That's not how it should be. People need to be treated equal and money should not affect! They should get the help they need to be able to receive help.

Wilmid Joseph Professor Martinez ANT 2410 1 March 2016 Film discussion 2 Although we have a black president and minorities holding positions in the government, race is still an issue. Racism has been seen in society for decades. Even though some may believe this issue is slowly disintegrating, racism will always exists. Racism is the act of being prejudice, discriminating, and/or antagonizing someone of a different race because you believe your race is superior to theirs. Racism is a powerful tool used to fear those of that specific race that is being mistreated. Most of the time, racism presents itself through skin color. People believe that certain skin colors, like those of minorities are unpleasant. For example, in our society today we