Many people in the world view Racism as a dead subject for several reasons; they may not want to look at it, they can't admit the cruelty of it to themselves, or they genuinely don't see it because of their protected environment. However, the truth is that Racism still exists, and it still plays a role in our society.
As statistics have shown in class, the majority of Manorville is white. I happen to live next to one of the only black families in the neighborhood, and our families are good friends. The other day, when me and my brother were walking to the bus stop, our neighbors walked up to us to wait for the bus as well. This was the day we all found out the results of the Ferguson Case. Immediately, the air around all of us got tense, but me and my brother were too tired to pay attention to anything. Suddenly, one of our friends asked us (so timidly) what we thought about the results of the Ferguson Case. I shrugged, I didn't hear anything about it; neither did my brother. After our friends told us the outcome and saw we were shocked, they began to act all normal again. But the point was they were scared, living in an all white community that some people share racist views. They would tell us stories about what would happen to them in Brooklyn, and yes, even Manorville. So due to my own experiences being best friends with Jamaicans, I know that racism still exists, and we live in one of the whitest communities in the world.
Being racist is prejudging a person based on stereotypes about their race/culture. It's also a feeling of superiority, a feeling that you're better than someone. Racism is deplorable because prejudging someone is hurtful in so many ways. There's a stereotype that all black people love fried chicken and watermelon. Find me a white person who doesn't love fried chicken and watermelon. I'm pretty sure every single soul out there has an affection towards fried chicken and watermelon.
No comments:
Post a Comment