The Race Is Better Than More Than Other Races

In society there is a lot of misconception of the term racism. According to the merriam-webster dictionary members of one race are intrinsically superior to members of others race which many people would agree with. What is racism? The normal person if asked will simply reply, not liking someone for their color of their skin. Racism from my attitude which is substantiated by historically events is a system of power .Thus is a system of power i.e. to control the world and its people. Employed by Europeans to subjugate and discriminate against other groups, in particular Africans/black people. Racism is a power which ran thru a systemic way to hinder and sabotage other groups. The system is so elaborate that it almost seems nonexistence

Though, it may not seem this way, the impact you may have on someone can make a difference. When you make an impact on a person’s life you are taking a step forward, to make a difference. Elie Wiesel survived the Holocaust and lived to share his story. We should never forget the stories of the lost and the gone. So that we do not repeat their mistakes. All it takes is one person, an Albert Schweitzer, to make a difference. Discrimination is something that everyone, even Elie Wiesel, has to deal with. Evan Ducker and Sarah Cronk both stood up and spoke out against discrimination. Evan Ducker wrote a book to help people. I understand what it feels like to be judged based on looks. Sarah Cronk created a cheerleading squad inviting everyone to join and be united together. There is a campaign created to support and encourage others to pursue their dream job. This campaign supports people in all ages to become their dream job not just children. One person is all it takes to make a difference. The question of if a person can make a difference is silly because it only takes one person. The real question is, how can one person make a difference? So yes, one person can make a

Racism is the belief centralized in the idea that a certain race is considered to be superior or inferior to another. It is a belief that labels a person’s worth, social, and moral traits based on his/her inherent nationality or biological features (Anti-Defamation League). This mentality has been around for centuries and still exists today. There are several theories about how such came about and why it continues to thrive. Racism can only be thoroughly studied by tracing its roots and history. Knowing the relevant events prior to and after the peak of a racist manifestation in the society during a certain period of time is one of the keys in understanding the nature of racism. It is important to note that the attempt to understand the nature of racism is not necessarily equivalent to the attempt to justify it. The main purpose of racism studies should be directed towards the attempt to lessen, if not eradicate such mentality. The Holocaust, the infamous racist manifestation which took place in Germany is a great example of what happens when racism is not stopped or prevented. Taking such infamous racist events in history under an extensive look, reveals some of the major arguments/concepts/causes of racism that could lead to understanding racism as a whole and thereby help address this issue in the modern-day society. Extreme ethnocentrism, rivalry for supremacy, and people lacking information are some of the causes of racism deemed to be important in studying

Racism is defined as the systematic subordination of certain racial groups by those groups in power . As a society, we must first eradicate ignorance in order to defeat racism. We must acknowledge that people have different ways of viewing the world and that even though someone may have a different opinion than you, it is not necessarily wrong. The idea that people have different ways of viewing the world stems from standpoint theory. Standpoint theory is based on the concept that people view the world differently depending on their social standing . A central theme of standpoint theory is that a person’s racial and or ethnic background deeply impacts how they view and interact with the world . Racial

Racism is defined as poor treatment of or violence against people because of their race or the belief that some races of people are superior to others. This belief has been instilled in people for centuries. These beliefs have slightly deteriorated due to the civil rights movement. However, racist beliefs have managed to be passed down from generation to generation which is why racism is still quite prevalent today.

Racism is often conceived as the summation of prejudice plus power. This does not have to do so much with the number of people in any group, but their access to ideological and material resources (including

Racism has shaped societies since the beginning of time, as far back as the children of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob. Even then, people living in the land of Goshen were subjugated to racism because of their differences. From Hitler and the Nazis to the Southern American slave owners, prejudice of one race against another has resulted in atrocities. Racism has shaped the form of our present day societies. Racism will likely never be completely removed from our society it will always exist. However, in an effort to counteract the disease of racism, modern-day societies have drafted and enacted legislation for the sole purpose of ensuring that people treat each other with respect and dignity allowing one another their inalienable right to their

“Better to be the poor servant of a poor master, and to endure anything, rather than… these false notions and live in this miserable manner” (“The Allegory of the Cave”, The Republic). This famous quote by Homer proclaims that it is far better to face the truth and harsh reality than to entertain false notions that simply appeal to one’s own desires. In The Republic, by Plato, Socrates stresses the necessity of questioning and thus, pressuring oneself and society as a whole in order to obtain truth wisdom, and success. This method of asking and analyzing questions to discover the objective truth, or the truth that pertains to all people, was created by Socrates and known as the Socratic method. When stationed in Birmingham Jail, Martin Luther

In “Getting Off the Hook: Denial and Resistance” by Allan G. Johnson, he writes about the many ways people of privilege are all part of the problem. In this chapter, he lists the ways we, as an individual, take ourselves or deny the problems that arise from systems of oppression. Johnson writes that this is in minimizing the problem, and telling women that their problems are not as bad as they claim. This is also when white people say, “racism is not as bad as it used to be.” Also, denying the problem is “denying the reality of oppression, [which] denies the privilege that drives it” (Johnson 93). This is problematic because it allows the continuation of the injustices that oppress subordinate groups due to the inequality of opportunities that come with privilege. There is also a belief system that people of the subordinate group are better off. This is a “paradoxical idea that envy and privilege” (Johnson 93) exist at the same time. This is being part of the dominant group and receiving the privileges that come with it, while being envious of the subordinate group. Johnson then goes on to write about the ways people begin attacking others. This can be from attacking the person of privilege, who is working as an ally, or blaming the victim. All ways to differ the problem. Another form of denial or resistance, is making the oppression appear as something else. For example, the problems with our unequal education system, is a neighborhood problem, not a result and perpetuation

In June 2015, a local reporter at Spokane, Washington news station KXLY, Jeff Humphrey, confronted the head of the local chapter of the NAACP, Rachel Dolezal, with questions about her racial identity. What was a relatively innocuous report soon blew up into one of the most controversial and topical debates about racial appropriation, white privilege, and racism in the United States. Dolezal was confronted about her father – a man that, she claimed at the time, and continues to assert, is African-American. Soon after the report went viral, Dolezal’s birth parents were quick to provide a copy of her Montana birth certificate, which clearly showed Dolezal’s birth parents were both white, of

We have the power to mold ourselves, and mold others in change for the better. Jesse Jackson, The Freedom Writers, and even I have to stand up for what is right, and make change happen. Will obstacles hold us down from achieving change? Jesse Jackson would have never guessed that he would contribute to change, but he made a huge difference, especially for the African American race. Years after graduating college, he came into politics.

According to Johnson (2018) daily privilege and oppression cause hurt to many people. For example, through stereotypes. The first one is African American are lazy and are not as smart as White, Asian and Hispanic people. Also, that women do not need to go to college. I would say based on the picture I selected of my two cousins, aunt and myself that this is not true. My aunt Renee, cousin Shanae and myself all graduated from Cal State San Bernardino with a Bachelor of Arts degree. My cousin Shanta graduated from University of La Verne with a Bachelor of Science degree. On this day we were celebrating my cousin Shanta accomplishment of become a talent ten of getting her Master of Science degree in Adult Education. I had already received my first

At a young age, I didn’t think about her being “different” from me just because of the color of her skin. On page 8 of Johnnson’s book he makes a great statement “The simple truth is that the trouble we’re in can’t be solved unless the people who have privilege feel obligated to make the problem of privilege their problem and to do something about it.” This statement seems to speak to me and I believe it to be very true. Prejudice is seen in our daily lives so why is no one taking action against it. Whether it be to stand up against someone who is being prejudice or to stop yourself from making an assumption, this can help stop this problem.

The violent ideology known as racism is defined by many as “the result of perceiving one group as superior over another” (Quoted in Keister and Darby, 284). This is when a dominant power in a society oppresses the minority power by prejudging the minorities attributes, commonly their race. When defining

It says that in order to make a change in the society to first “take a look at yourself and then make a change (Jackson 23)” .To change