Analysis Of The Fallacy Of Race By Jethro Bunker

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In his argument, Jethro Bunker, despicably expresses his feelings towards races, by criticizing them and placing the “whites” as a supreme race over all by claiming that all other races are “deficient” when compared to “the vastly superior white race”. As Canadian author, Pierre Berton, once said, “Racism is a refuge for the ignorant. It seeks to divide and to destroy. It is the enemy of freedom, and deserves to be met head-on and stamped out.” Those who shelter themselves behind the hateful curtains of racism are the ones that suffer the most from it. Their jealousy and hate eat themselves from the inside, destroying every bit of humanity and compassion that they once had. District 9 has become a fine example of a world completely dominated by racism and discrimination towards aliens …show more content…
Otto F. von Feigenblatt’s article, “The Fallacy of Race: A Post-Racial America”, he states, “At the time (19 century) the world population was divided into: mongoloid, Caucasian, Negro, and aborigines. The previous classification system was based on physical features that included the shape of the skull, height, and in some cases skin color. Nevertheless skin color was not considered to be as important as other physical traits such as facial features.” Years later, people decided that instead of classifying a human being based on their physical traits, they decided to utilize the system of color, a system that Dr. Feigenblatt describes as “simplest yet most irrational system possible.” Anyone with a heritage that contained more than five percent of non-Caucasian blood was labeled as black. However problems began to appear, such as our current president, Barack Obama, half Caucasian and half African American, some claim that he is white; however, due to politics, he is considered black. (Feigenblatt) Bunker cannot simplify race as race is not as simple as black and white, there are many variables that come into questions, such as cultures, ancestors, lifestyle, and many

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