Have you ever been discriminated against based on the colour of your skin? Have you ever been a victim of racism? This is an issue that still exists in our society today and it needs to stop; it is unnecessary, cruel and unjust. Surely, by 2015, you would have thought that this plague against humanity would have been brought to an end. Imagine a world without racism; you walking down a street to watch the football game, you would expect to have a good time watching the game. But in reality when people go to watch the game they become victims of this plague of racism. For example, in football an issue of racism recently occurred where a fan was racist towards a player. This really infuriated me because football is an international sport for
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There was an interview asking the murderer why he killed the man. The murderer alleged that his victim’s skin colour provoked him to carry out this atrocious act – it disgusts me that people can do such aggressive, violent and brutal deeds. We should put a stop to this epidemic before it ruins more lives.
Racism is a problem that has inflicted hatred within our society for thousands of years. Prejudice against black people has been presented in books for centuries. In Steinbeck’s novel ‘Of Mice and Men’ there is one character that is victimised because of his skin colour; his name is Crooks. He works on the ranch as a “stable buck” and even though he is a good man who works hard he still has no respect. He was a victim of the same racism that still exists today and which has consumed hundreds of lives.
This issue of racism is also shown in the movie ‘12 Years a Slave’, where a dark skinned man is lynched because of his skin colour. Set in America during the late 1800s, this film presents the life of black people that were the victims of slavery. In one horrific still frame the audience is presented with the heart-breaking image of a black man who has been brutally lynched and left hanging: isolated and alone. Shockingly, his fellow workers continue with their daily lives. To most modern people this would be truly
There was an interview asking the murderer why he killed the man. The murderer alleged that his victim’s skin colour provoked him to carry out this atrocious act – it disgusts me that people can do such aggressive, violent and brutal deeds. We should put a stop to this epidemic before it ruins more lives.
Racism is a problem that has inflicted hatred within our society for thousands of years. Prejudice against black people has been presented in books for centuries. In Steinbeck’s novel ‘Of Mice and Men’ there is one character that is victimised because of his skin colour; his name is Crooks. He works on the ranch as a “stable buck” and even though he is a good man who works hard he still has no respect. He was a victim of the same racism that still exists today and which has consumed hundreds of lives.
This issue of racism is also shown in the movie ‘12 Years a Slave’, where a dark skinned man is lynched because of his skin colour. Set in America during the late 1800s, this film presents the life of black people that were the victims of slavery. In one horrific still frame the audience is presented with the heart-breaking image of a black man who has been brutally lynched and left hanging: isolated and alone. Shockingly, his fellow workers continue with their daily lives. To most modern people this would be truly