On November 8 of 2016, United States had a drastic change. United States elected a new president and one that many people of color would fear and hate. Donald Trump was elected and he invited many of his followers to express a form of bold racism. Donald Trump is culturally significant because his treatment towards ethnic groups prove what racial chauvinism in America is like. The day after Donald Trump was elected many people of color reported that they were discriminated and harassed by Trump supporters. According to the FBI data, hate crimes rose up to 5% more than the year before Trump was elected. The reason for these hate crimes is because Donald Trump gave his supporters a platform to express bigotry and prejudice. Trump supporters
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It could’ve been the fact that some americans felt like the government wasn’t helping them enough or some people felt xenophobia. For some supporters they said that, their incomes are falling behind the cost of living, and another 31 percent said their incomes are merely keeping pace with the cost of living (Sargent). This means that they voted for Trump because he promised them more jobs and better pay and they felt that the former president, Obama, was giving them jobs, but the wages were low. It still doesn’t cover the fact, that he used hate in order to gain votes and popularity. He would blame an ethnic group in order to make his followers feel riled up and mad, he would give his supporters something to be mad at other than the government. Still people chose to pick racism over fairness. A Yale psychologist, Jennifer Richeson, states that, people learn to be whatever their society and culture teaches them. Most of racism comes within personal communities and social media. It’s passed vocally and through actions and it affects most of United …show more content…
It has impacted many of color and society. Not only that, but it has revealed what our society is like in the United States. Donald Trump has seperated many through racism. He has brought destruction into our communities and our homes. Supporters of Donald Trump have felt so confident in destroying peace with one another, that it has brought annihilation. Families have been interrupted by racist civilians in their neighborhoods, schools, and restaurants. One event that happened in a high school volleyball game is a great example on how Trump supporters have no compassion for others. Dallas new reported, “Archer City students chant "Build that wall" during a high school volleyball game and students also held Donald Trump/Mike Pence signs and what appeared to be a "Come and Take It" flag, which was flown at the Battle of Gonzales, the first military engagement in the Texas Revolution” (Caradonna). There are many cases as such and there are many that have not been reported. The number of people that have dealt with racism and microaggression is overwhelming. But racism isn’t new it’s been stuck to us since the world begun. It is important that society starts teaching compassion and kindness over cruelty and
It could’ve been the fact that some americans felt like the government wasn’t helping them enough or some people felt xenophobia. For some supporters they said that, their incomes are falling behind the cost of living, and another 31 percent said their incomes are merely keeping pace with the cost of living (Sargent). This means that they voted for Trump because he promised them more jobs and better pay and they felt that the former president, Obama, was giving them jobs, but the wages were low. It still doesn’t cover the fact, that he used hate in order to gain votes and popularity. He would blame an ethnic group in order to make his followers feel riled up and mad, he would give his supporters something to be mad at other than the government. Still people chose to pick racism over fairness. A Yale psychologist, Jennifer Richeson, states that, people learn to be whatever their society and culture teaches them. Most of racism comes within personal communities and social media. It’s passed vocally and through actions and it affects most of United …show more content…
It has impacted many of color and society. Not only that, but it has revealed what our society is like in the United States. Donald Trump has seperated many through racism. He has brought destruction into our communities and our homes. Supporters of Donald Trump have felt so confident in destroying peace with one another, that it has brought annihilation. Families have been interrupted by racist civilians in their neighborhoods, schools, and restaurants. One event that happened in a high school volleyball game is a great example on how Trump supporters have no compassion for others. Dallas new reported, “Archer City students chant "Build that wall" during a high school volleyball game and students also held Donald Trump/Mike Pence signs and what appeared to be a "Come and Take It" flag, which was flown at the Battle of Gonzales, the first military engagement in the Texas Revolution” (Caradonna). There are many cases as such and there are many that have not been reported. The number of people that have dealt with racism and microaggression is overwhelming. But racism isn’t new it’s been stuck to us since the world begun. It is important that society starts teaching compassion and kindness over cruelty and