Racism essay

  The topic of racism in our time is very relevant. We live in 21st century, where people yell about world peace, and at the same time a modern racism is focused not only on blood, but also on culture. Racism - racial discrimination, includes the idea of ​​the initial division of races into higher and lower levels, where the former dominate the latter. One of the beliefs of racism is that race affects the character, thinking, and mental abilities of an individual. It is not right. Does a person choose which one to be born? Every person living in a free country has rights and freedoms, the same as everyone else. Racism as an infection that has spread throughout the world.  

  For example, according to the article of Victoria Bekiempis even in such a multinational country like USA, racism is no exception. The author of this article present us a quotation of ex-first lady of USA Michelle Obama, who is convinces that white citizens are still running from black people.

  Many people wrongly prejudice African-Americans based on racial stereotypes. Research by J. Rickford showed that more than a quarter of American sites characterize African-Americans as dumb, lazy, prone to crime, sex addicted people who should not be taken seriously. First, African Americans are often associated with poverty. According to the Pew Research Center, in 2014 in America there were more poor people with black skin than with white (26% compared to 10%). In addition, from 1930 to 1970, a law prohibited the lodging of people of different skin types in the same places. As a result, many wealthy blacks were cut off from luxury real estate. Most of the black inhabitants lived poorly, turning new homes into dirty, unsightly shacks. The law was repealed, but ghettos still exist. Secondly, blacks are associated with crime. Poverty pushes these people to crimes almost daily. According to The Guardian, in 2016 African-Americans were imprisoned 5 times more often than “whites.” Trump’s statement that “Blacks commit 81% of murders in America” is also widely known. Police often grab people with dark skin, usually in ghettos. There are some national stereotypes: noisiness, physical strength and the habit of solving problems by a crowd of friends or relatives. All facts form the image of the aggressor for African Americans.

  All in all, he situation of African Americans in America has improved greatly. But millions of people still see life in a “black color” because of social prejudices, stereotypes and characteristics of the local economy.

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