Does racism still exist? This is one of the countless controversies between people today in which many people might answer “no”. Others may agree with Eduardo Bonilla-Silva, a sociology professor at Duke University. Bonilla-Silva argues that racism still exists, but has become more subtle since the end of segregation. Bonilla-Silva refers to this "new racism" as color-blind racism. This term is defined by Bonilla-Silva in his book, White Supremacy and Racism in the Post-Civil Rights Era, as, "A new…

Does Discrimination Against Body Modifications Still Exist? Does anti-discrimination laws pertain to those with body modifications? If an employer does not have the right to deny employment to someone due to their race, religion, and gender, then why should it be OK to turn someone away just because of a small tattoo. The knowledge and potential of the employee do not cease to exist due to their self-expression through their body art. A lot of potentially good employees have been turned away because…

Floyd Hopsin “Does Racism Still Exist?” August 28, 2015 Racism? What is racism truly, did it just come about one day and someone used the word race and add ism. Was it formed for people to declare what discrimination is? The United States have been acting like the evidence against racism is un-factual not realizing this has been going on since the beginning of the Civil war. Slavery, is basically described as separate and unequal. From busses, trains, water fountains to now the workplace…

Gender Inequality still exists "Is there any difference between the education acquired by men and women in college?" My answer to that question would be that although the "brick wall" ( Forum 1) in education has been broken, we still have another, invisible barrier called the "glass ceiling." ( Forum 1) Most people would say that education has changed a great deal since women began to attend institutions of higher learning. Is this completely true? Women have undoubtedly made "Substantial educational…

Does slavery still exist? Slavery lasted for 245 years and still continues today. In the past, slavery was worse. Slavery ended after the war of freedom was over. Civil War was the main reason. From the beginning of slavery to the end of slavery was a nightmare. Slavery in America started in the early 17th century. The first slaves were bought and imported from the New Netherlands West India Company. When slaves came to America, people wanted one because slavery made their life easier and their…

2015 The Forbidden Trade “I waited till they were completely asleep. And I put my suitcase by the door. And I was about to leave...sure enough, the phone rings.” The young woman answered the phone and told her captor that she was there. She continues, “I grabbed my suitcase, I ran to the elevator, and I got outside and I started running until I got as far away as I possibly could” (ABC News). This article of Miya—her real name was undisclosed— named Teen Girls ' Stories of Sex Trafficking published…

Africa Project: Crucial Points -Big Idea: My big idea for this portfolio is, “Slavery is a horrid and ancient practice that still exists today”. I chose this as my big idea because it explains that slavery is a cruel and unjust practice, and it has existed for centuries in this world. However, even though slavery is officially abolished in all parts of the United States, it is not abolished in the entire world. In fact, there are more slaves in the world today than any other time period. Currently…

Thai women are not always lured into the sex trade for reasons that are associated with force or kidnappings. Thai women look at the potential that the sex industry could provide; women seek for the potential to make enough money to support their families and expunge their debts. It is therefore an appealing occupation where women can make a median monthly income from sex work ranging from 5,825 to 7,950 baht. By this, it is important to compare a typical Thai salary of a decent occupation such…

Women in the Sex trade are living and working in dangerous situations working with different men and women and even the same customers every night, this is their lives from a very young age and will continue this hardship for the rest of their lives, even if by chance they could get out and try to live a normal, healthy citizen life. The sex trade is a business where women do sexual favours for men and sometimes women for money. In many parts of the world and with women from different parts of the…

One-thirty second of “Negro Blood” means you are black, despite that most whites have one-twentieth Negro ancestry (Phipps). Does racism still exist today? Not in the same way as it did many years ago, in 1865 slavery ended and in 1954 segregation ended. For a very long time being white was the greatest thing. Being white gave access to better opportunities and a better life. Since blacks endured this for so long they were way behind in living a life like the whites. Race has determined so much…