All White People Are Racism Essay

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The statement “all White people are racist” is something that this society is hearing increasingly. Most the people who say this statement would say that it is not a racial slur, but when you look at this statement it can be considered the same as “all Hispanics are illegal aliens” or “all black people are thugs and gang bangers.” “All white people are racist” is a racist term in and of itself because of the fact that not all white people are racist and come from different backgrounds, so by calling out the white community, the statement itself is racist. The statement is considered racist to many White people because it calls us out as whole just like “all Hispanics are illegal aliens” does. When in all actuality not all Hispanics are illegal, therefore not all White people are racist. The statement in away calls out all the good people for all the mistakes and wrongs that the bad people have done. It makes the people who are racist feel good because they get some recognition for the stuff that they do. While the rest of the White population is trying to figure out what and why it this term has become so popular. It is only a handful of people that get looked, and for some reason that group of people justify for the entire white population. …show more content…
Not “all White people are racist” I don’t wake up in the morning and plan on intentionally saying something racist. I don’t sit down and think how can I call out another race for something they did or a select few of them did. The world is so full of the idea that “I am not the problem they are!” attitude that no one can get along with anyone, and most the time it is the white communities fault that no one gets along, and it is all because of a select few. “Not all White people are

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