Arguments Against Racism Essay

What is racism? It is, “belief that someone is less than human, because of skin color, place of birth, and mores.” Racism has been an issue since the beginning of time, and it has been a real problem for people of different color everywhere, yet there is still ignorant people that live on today. For example, my father has told me countless stories where he wasn’t allowed to enter a convenience store because he is Mexican, yet he has the attributes of a white person. The author of this essay tries to explain that racism has its effects on people of a different race. She says, “Border of ethnicities touch educational and economic opportunity, political representation, as well as income, health and social mobility of people of color.” In my belief, I think that this is very true in a lot of ways. Why ask for ethnicity at a job interview or at school? I feel like this is something the government should stop doing this, it is unnecessary at this time and age. Most people that summit a job application are afraid to put down their ethnicity, they are afraid that they won’t get the job because of their ethnicity. The author also believes that it is impossible to stop racism, because it is “there is the tendency in all animals to selectively preserve their own kind even at the cost of a different animal …show more content…
This passage shows that even though we have advanced, there will still be racism. She believes that it is still a problem, yet there is no way to change it. People will try to protect their own no matter what. The author gives various examples, books and real live situations, to show how racism has impacted today society as a whole. In the book “The Power of One” it shows an African American family living in a white neighborhood. It shows the kids dealing with the hardships of being black during the beginning of the civil rights