Bigotry Research Paper

The world today has become a harsh and unwelcoming place. With terrorism, climate change, poverty, and wars affecting every part of the world, we, as Americans, pride ourselves in our stability and “equality for all” attitude. However, this could not be farther from the truth. Americans have some of the most bigoted beliefs on the planet. Many do not even realize if and when they make a racist or bigoted comment. Bigotry is a huge problem in today’s day and age, and to be able to even start the process of fixing it, we need to start acknowledging the problem and raising awareness. The roots of racism and bigotry begin in the Western nations, dating back to the times of colonialism. Colonists founded this country on a class and race system based on skin color; even though that was centuries ago, we can still see the lasting effects of this era across the nation. Racism is learned, not inherited, and many of the racist beliefs that we see in the United States are easily fixable; the only thing that we have to do is stop turning a blind eye to these …show more content…
Now, xenophobia, or fear of immigrants, is becoming a huge problem in the United States with the recent influx of Mexican and Hispanic immigrants. These groups are considered the underclass, and this makes it harder for them to create a life for themselves in the supposed “land of opportunity.” This stereotyping is only becoming worse with candidates for the presidential nominee, such as Donald Trump, using this irrational American fear to his or her advantage to pull ahead in the primaries. Trump’s bombast talks about building a wall and deporting immigrants make immigrants feel unwelcome in a nation that prides itself for its diversity. We, as Americans, must stop regarding this issue as a joke, and prevent Trump from winning as he will only make our foreign relations suffer as well as make us a white supremacist state