“American”, is defined as a citizen living in these United States of America, but that is only the beginning. An American could be called someone whose family has been in this land from the ice age and on. Or another person can call themselves American because they traveled to this country away from the struggles of their homeland. An American can be anybody who resides in North or South America, but the term is usually attributed to people living in the United States. When the average person is asked about Americans; the immediate thought is someone with light skin who has a partner of the opposite sex and a degree in a practical subject. This is not a very good representation of the people living in our country today. There are many, many
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Living in Wyoming there are not a lot of POC people, and subjects young kids to racist comments. Adults around here tell jokes that make fun of other races and put white people above all others. But the sickening trend is just not in Wyoming, it’s all over the US. Teenagers here are taught through example that whites are superior to other races and that we can make fun of them. No. This frame of mind is dangerous and cruel. Many times in such a small town major racial problems are noticed for a small amount of time, but then buried away with the rest of news that is no where near here. The struggle in Ferguson is still going on, and it has been swept under the carpet like everything else. Many people living in Ferguson, Missouri have suffered the effects of tear gas and violent responses to their peaceful protests. No one cares anymore, but it’s still happening all the same. Recently; there was and Ebola scare, and lots of kids in the high school were worried about getting it. Now it’s a funny joke of the past. Now, that is just a human reflex to horrible things; such as the common phrase “grammar nazi”. We, as humans, use jokes and silly phrases to calm the mood about frightening things that happen to us and around us. But Ebola jokes are not funny. Thousands of humans have died because of disease that seems like it came right out of a horror book. Jokes would not have so easily slipped off of high schoolers tongues if it would have been 4 ,000 white Americans dead this plague. Racism is still alive in this country, and it needs to
Living in Wyoming there are not a lot of POC people, and subjects young kids to racist comments. Adults around here tell jokes that make fun of other races and put white people above all others. But the sickening trend is just not in Wyoming, it’s all over the US. Teenagers here are taught through example that whites are superior to other races and that we can make fun of them. No. This frame of mind is dangerous and cruel. Many times in such a small town major racial problems are noticed for a small amount of time, but then buried away with the rest of news that is no where near here. The struggle in Ferguson is still going on, and it has been swept under the carpet like everything else. Many people living in Ferguson, Missouri have suffered the effects of tear gas and violent responses to their peaceful protests. No one cares anymore, but it’s still happening all the same. Recently; there was and Ebola scare, and lots of kids in the high school were worried about getting it. Now it’s a funny joke of the past. Now, that is just a human reflex to horrible things; such as the common phrase “grammar nazi”. We, as humans, use jokes and silly phrases to calm the mood about frightening things that happen to us and around us. But Ebola jokes are not funny. Thousands of humans have died because of disease that seems like it came right out of a horror book. Jokes would not have so easily slipped off of high schoolers tongues if it would have been 4 ,000 white Americans dead this plague. Racism is still alive in this country, and it needs to