“Racism” in the world is not a new problem. Throughout history many countries, mostly America, have decided to be racist to usually one particular group. For example, during World War 2 Hitler, the Dictator of the time decided to put all Jews in Concentration Camps, where they would be trapped and eventually get killed. But even farther back in History, people all over the Atlantic Ocean area used blacks as slaves. In this time, the famous slave trade triangle; going from Africa, America, England, and back down to Africa again, was considered acceptable. Back then, no one had heard of the term “opposite racism” as it did not exist back then, and it still does not exist now. Nowadays, racism has become a big issue, many people try to push the
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Webster’s Dictionary defines racism as “poor treatment of or violence against people because of their race, and the belief that some races of people are better than others.” I tend to agree with this definition. Lots of people make racist jokes, but if the person the joke is based off of is laughing, then I see no problem with it. However, if the person makes a racist joke to make someone feel bad, it becomes a racism problem. Over the years, America has become the racist “leader” in the world. Americans tend to make other races feel bad by making comments, jokes, or just bullying them in general. All in all, most Americans are racist against the minority of people for the way they look, or for their …show more content…
“For some reason or another, when someone will make an observation about someone’s race or skin color, people will call that person a “racist.” Calling someone a black person does not make it a racist comment, unless the person meant it in a mean way. Sometimes, people will use racism as an excuse not to do something. For example, a teacher asked a black student to please spit out his gum, and the student responded with “it’s because I’m black isn’t it.” Finally, people use the terms “racism” and “racist” out of context so much, people decide they can use these terms as
Webster’s Dictionary defines racism as “poor treatment of or violence against people because of their race, and the belief that some races of people are better than others.” I tend to agree with this definition. Lots of people make racist jokes, but if the person the joke is based off of is laughing, then I see no problem with it. However, if the person makes a racist joke to make someone feel bad, it becomes a racism problem. Over the years, America has become the racist “leader” in the world. Americans tend to make other races feel bad by making comments, jokes, or just bullying them in general. All in all, most Americans are racist against the minority of people for the way they look, or for their …show more content…
“For some reason or another, when someone will make an observation about someone’s race or skin color, people will call that person a “racist.” Calling someone a black person does not make it a racist comment, unless the person meant it in a mean way. Sometimes, people will use racism as an excuse not to do something. For example, a teacher asked a black student to please spit out his gum, and the student responded with “it’s because I’m black isn’t it.” Finally, people use the terms “racism” and “racist” out of context so much, people decide they can use these terms as