Terriana Harper
Ms. Bentley
Language Arts
23, August 2017
Racism
Can racism be stopped in the United States? People often display racist behavior, based upon their upbringing. One of the main reasons racism still exists in today’s society, is because it is learned behavior. Racism is taught, and is passed down from generation to generation, almost like a family business. Racism is evident in numerous aspects of the American society. The best way to stop racism in the United States, is to teach people how to love one another regardless of the color of your skin. The way a person is taught about race and/or racism, is more than likely the way they will think of it as they get older. “To separate from others of similar age and qualifications solely because of their race generates a feeling of inferiority as to their status in the community that may affect their hearts and mind in a way unlikely to ever be undone (The Root Staff, Aug. 22, 2017).” For example, there was a study conducted using children ages three to seven, that was called The …show more content…
People should be taught to treat other people the same way that they wish to be treated. Will we ever truly live in a post-racism society? For instance, not only are there still some white racist people left in America, but law enforcement in America seems to show us racism is still alive and well today. Police officers are killing innocent African-American people at an alarming rate. “The human panel judged that officer behavior varied most widely when it came to being respectful, with white members of the community receiving more respect than blacks (Akpan, Aug. 22, 2017).” The text also stated, “...We found they judged the officer language directed at black motorists to be less respectful than language directed at white motorists (Akpan, Aug.
Ms. Bentley
Language Arts
23, August 2017
Racism
Can racism be stopped in the United States? People often display racist behavior, based upon their upbringing. One of the main reasons racism still exists in today’s society, is because it is learned behavior. Racism is taught, and is passed down from generation to generation, almost like a family business. Racism is evident in numerous aspects of the American society. The best way to stop racism in the United States, is to teach people how to love one another regardless of the color of your skin. The way a person is taught about race and/or racism, is more than likely the way they will think of it as they get older. “To separate from others of similar age and qualifications solely because of their race generates a feeling of inferiority as to their status in the community that may affect their hearts and mind in a way unlikely to ever be undone (The Root Staff, Aug. 22, 2017).” For example, there was a study conducted using children ages three to seven, that was called The …show more content…
People should be taught to treat other people the same way that they wish to be treated. Will we ever truly live in a post-racism society? For instance, not only are there still some white racist people left in America, but law enforcement in America seems to show us racism is still alive and well today. Police officers are killing innocent African-American people at an alarming rate. “The human panel judged that officer behavior varied most widely when it came to being respectful, with white members of the community receiving more respect than blacks (Akpan, Aug. 22, 2017).” The text also stated, “...We found they judged the officer language directed at black motorists to be less respectful than language directed at white motorists (Akpan, Aug.