The Disease Known As Colorism

Stereotyping is a worldwide illness that has placed judgment on black men and women to the point that they are limited to opportunity and advancement in the working world and the political environment.

Stereotypes are this planet’s number one flaw. Not all of them are bad, but what do most people think when they hear that word? When I hear it, my mind jumps to every single negative thing I can think off. Such as our current crisis right now about “Black Lives Matter” or anything racial for that matter. Other examples that pop up in my head are, “He wears black, he must be emo/goth”, “She’s a teen mom, she’s trashy and irresponsible”, or “Women are terrible drivers”. The thing is, science doesn't back up any of these stereotypes; although these may be true in certain cases. There is not just negative things that come out of this, stereotypes can ACTUALLY be good for you.

Race: classification. Not color. Many races fall prey misleading stereotypes and racial judgment. Often these judgments are hurtful and negative to the black race as a whole. Although, being black is not the only stereotype, it is the biggest. The black race is almost half of the population and we yet still have to wake up day to day with negative critics and being judged because of our “color.”

We are affected in many ways based on race and social status. It is how we over come these challenges, that makes us who we are. The question is what is wrong with black? I read an essay by Langston Hughes in which he breaks down the use of the word black. This essay provides the idea of how the word black creates a negative impression of African Americans. I found this essay rather interesting and biased in some cases, but it is an essay I feel everyone should read. In this essay he uses explains what the word black really means and the negative connotation that is sometimes attached to it. He stated how(709-710)”white folks have done used that word to mean something bad so often until now when the N.A.A.C.P. asks for civil rights for

There Are many different ways black and white people can stereotype themselves and others. Some white people feel that they are not racist and some feel that deep down they are because of their background of their family. Some feel they need to be because of the society and they need to blend in. White people and black people both have stereotypes just we know most about Black peoples because “ White is normal “. We don’t focus on

James McBride can tell you firsthand about man verse racial identity. Journalizing his experience in his New York Times Bestseller novel the Color of Water simply outlined his struggles of finding who he was. His upbringing included a black father and a Jewish white mother. His background made it hard for him to understand why his home was different than others on the street. Although McBride experience shows an older outtake of racial identity, some may say this still is a problem today. Offspring feels the need to pick a race in society to succeed in the generation and it may be the step to understands them more. Notice in the subtitle of the book "A black Men tribute to his white mother" he label himself as just black as if there was a barrier between his mother and himself because the so different. Today we need to not let racial identity become a big part of our lives.

This stereotype, like all stereotypes, has a negative effect on everyone involved. White males will always be haunted by and blamed for what their ancestors did, and other races will prosecute them for it. Hate for whites by black

Stereotypes play a big role on how people view a particular race. People often use racial stereotypes to define my personality and image. One common stereotype about white people is that they are incapable to keep a good rhythm. Sometimes, when a song plays aloud, people often tell me I shouldn’t start dancing because white people can’t dance. Another stereotype is that white people are insane. There have been many occasions where an individual would do something out of the ordinary and someone would comment, “Only white people would do that.” stereotypes often give people the wrong idea about white people’s preferences. People automatically assume that white people have a problem with black people because of history. I often get asked the question “Do you like black people?” Then, when I tell people about my family and that I have more black friends that any other race, they are shocked. A white person’s life style and family is probably the most known stereotype. The stereotype that white people are rich and get everything handed

Along with whiteness being associated with beauty, blackness is associated with ugliness. As mentioned before, it may be true

Making assumptions about others is what stereotypes people. Saying that all blacks are evil is like saying that all Mexicans are lazy and came into America illegally or that all Arabs or Muslims are terrorists. These stereotypes are very untrue and make the next generation of kids afraid to socialize with these people just because of these labels that are given to them. It also blocks people off from being able to learn and appreciate differences.

American identity has been created by many events throughout the course of history. This country was founded on the clashing and mixing of many different cultures and lifestyles. One of the most important periods of time for this country was during the period of conflict between Americans and Native Americans over land rights. Americans had an idea of manifest destiny and that this land was theirs for the taking. The Americans were going to walk through anyone who opposed them in this quest for land. The treatment of the Indians during this time period was harsh, cruel, and violent to say the least. It is in this treatment that Americans came to view the Indians as a "racialized other" and where race began to matter. This early

Red-green colorblindness is usually inherited in an X-linked recessive way and it affects an approximated 6 percent of men in the world. This means that, the disorder is usually passed to the affected persons through the X chromosomes thus making the condition to be experienced more by men than

In society, one is always characterized by the groups they are associated with. Those groups can determine how one is treated socially. Between the social and economic hierarchies, you can either be treated as if you are less than, or as if you are greater than. The things we may think is a positive can be looked at as a negative to society. My identity defines who I am and not what I am expected to be. I am a daughter, a sister, an aunt, and a granddaughter, but I am a woman first. I am also an educated, and I am black. I identify myself as an educated black woman, who has to faced the struggles of society. Me being a woman is hard, but me being a black woman makes it even harder for me.

The 21st century society consists of judgements and unrealistic expectations of the public. Different races get treated certain ways based off the stereotype that humanity has assigned to them. The way a person presents themselves is oftentimes used as a characteristic to categorize them in our day and age. For example, the way one dresses, does their makeup, or acts in public can place them in a general group of people with similar features. By organizing people into categories, assumptions are made about these people that tend to create boundaries for these individuals. When one hears the word identity one thinks about the way one appears or the way they express their likes and interests. While both of these are valid ways to think about someone’s identity, most people do not think about how that can affect the way someone lives. There are things we chose to identify as and there are things that we do not have a choice about. People are judged every day because of their race, gender, ethnicity, class, etc. Race and appearance, such as being African American and one’s fashion choices oftentimes intersect in society creating challenges.

Humans are unique, as we are the only specie to self-divide our populations into groups based upon physical characteristics, the main one being skin color. (1) As the most advanced specie on Earth, we have come to have the most convoluted approach to perceiving people. (2) this approach has permeated our lives to such an extent that even the simple act of filling out paperwork asks one to classify themselves as a particular race. In today's modern world one must ask how we have become controlled by such an abstract thought? (3) To answer this question one must first understand what racism is, its history, the effects on those who suffer from it, and how to eliminate it in the United States. (4)