Racism and Prejudice

Racism and Prejudice It is indisputable that in deed race matters. The four selections in this chapter and the Linda Lin article, talk any(prenominal) different kinds of racism and preconceived opinion, all of them true and all of them equally detrimental. I think this country is far from being perfect and from not having racism or prejudice problems. Nevertheless, is undeniable that it has come a long sort (President Obama) since the time of slavery and more recently Jim Crowe laws and the harassment that was brought against blacks.Later, recognized as the solution needed to afford minorities equal opportunities both in movement and in school, Affirmative go with, was hailed as the leveler of the field. There certainly is no surmise that in the 1960s at the epicenter of the civil rights movement, that the government had an obligation to turn back legislation aimed at equalizing the races on at least a well-disposed level. The distrust now has become whether or not Aff irmative Action has passed its time. Does this once very necessary legislation now in todays ships company do more harm than good?There is all kind of racism if you include prejudice too. It has been going on since beginning of time. perchance it is sometimes a persons own insecurity that makes them think everything is attributed to race. The truth is that separately group tends to be prejudiced against the other. Some are angry because some people lay around and collect government m onenessy and some are angry because they blame another class for what they cannot achieve, or for noncurrent mistakes made some hundreds of years ago.I think far too many another(prenominal) of us speak of equality and hope, yet secretly rationalize hate, base on little more than stereotypes and stories of atrocities that happened generations ago. Sadly, this is still a antiblack culture. The question is not Am I a racial? The question is To what decimal point am I a racist? To what degree a m I aware of my racism? The selection from Jana Noel made me think about those questions.At premiere I thinking I am not a prejudice person and I am not racist, then I thought of little things I obtain done and indeed I do engage in racist behaviors like I find myself at a higher level of alertness when I am outdoors at night in the vicinity of a man of African descent. Behaviors like that are considered micro insults. I am more cognizant of them now. However, unfortunately I acknowledge that I still engage in these barely conscious behaviors. Reading Noel I can associate the appearance my prejudice was form with the social control theory.There is no other definition why I would react like that. That is certainly not something that my parents taught me. almost White Americans will tell you, that they are not racist individuals. Nevertheless, if you could turn deeper into their minds, you would discover that many of them have reasons that they believe justifies racism. Amon g those reasons or excuses, we found the knock over discrimination of Affirmative Action, ignorance of other races and cultures, and the belief in the need for payback for past injustices.Whites in America should start by admit the human race and begin to work under the assumption that this is a racist decree. As we read in McIntosh and Sleeter articles, the white people in the United States have benefited from the structure of racism, whether or not they have ever committed a racist act, uttered a racist word, or had a racist thought. The same way minorities suffer in a white society because they are Black, Hispanics, Asian, Jewish, etc, Whites benefit because they are White. These minorities have grown up with racism and prejudice.One of the most difficult tasks in life to accomplish is to overcome the join fundamental principles that you are taught as a child. A child who grows up witnessing racism, as a way of life, is likely to become a racist adult. The world, in which we all live, is the same society in which our children and our childrens children will one day be. It is our duty as parents and teachers to see that future generations have the beat out opportunity at thriving in an equal world. Only through tolerance and understanding can we ensure equality for all in this country.