Discrimination began the moment one group of people realized there are other humans out in the world who are different from them, people who think differently, act differently, and look differently. African Americans arguably received the most backlash, and the racism against them is still present in today's society. This discrimination is illustrated in the given videos, True Colors, The New Racism in America 2007: Whose Fault Is It NOW?, Racism Interviews, Father of White Girl Rejects Black Boyfriend | "What Would You Do?", and Most Shocking Racism Social Experiments Compilation. These videos show that discrimination still plays a major role in the lives of minorities all over the United States and strongly addresses the issue we have had for hundreds of years.
When I watched the videos an overwhelming sadness and compassion came over me for the African Americans being interviewed and put into the experimental situations. It was very difficult for me to process the extent people will go if they believe their race is superior to another's, for it is unfair and inhumane. It is truly disappointing that some white Americans still feel …show more content…
Discrimination can happen anywhere from anyone, even by someone you would least expect it from, such as a teacher. I have experienced sexist teachers favoriting male students more than female students, to the point where I felt it was effecting the quality of my education. There have also been various slang phrases developed from today's youth which are extremely offensive to white girls, for example, "the basic white girl". This phrase is widely used by teenagers across the country, however when used it is very uncommon for one to intentionally use it as an insult, which shows how often Americans discriminate against each other without realizing it. Everyone has discriminated at some point in their life, even if they did not do so
When I watched the videos an overwhelming sadness and compassion came over me for the African Americans being interviewed and put into the experimental situations. It was very difficult for me to process the extent people will go if they believe their race is superior to another's, for it is unfair and inhumane. It is truly disappointing that some white Americans still feel …show more content…
Discrimination can happen anywhere from anyone, even by someone you would least expect it from, such as a teacher. I have experienced sexist teachers favoriting male students more than female students, to the point where I felt it was effecting the quality of my education. There have also been various slang phrases developed from today's youth which are extremely offensive to white girls, for example, "the basic white girl". This phrase is widely used by teenagers across the country, however when used it is very uncommon for one to intentionally use it as an insult, which shows how often Americans discriminate against each other without realizing it. Everyone has discriminated at some point in their life, even if they did not do so