Why Is Race Important

Why is race important?
Race, like many other things, in America typically determines what kind of life an individual will live; whether they will live a life of privilege or a life of fear. Which brings up the question: What makes race important? Is race important because society pressures their citizens to identify with a certain culture or is it because for some people it can influence their entire lives. To most people it is preposterous that another human would think of a certain group as inferior solely based on their heritage. This is seen with all races but is more often seen with white supremacy, as seen in Welcome to Leith where a white supremacist, Craig Cobb, took these matters into his own hands. Leading some to wonder how much …show more content…
This is really a matter of opinion but race can be used to feel superior, as seen with Craig Cobb when he justified his hate towards other races just because he feels as though whites are the preferred race. This mentality is mainly why racism exists, because some is always going to think they are better, in a sense it’s human nature to hope that your “group” is more advanced and in some the preferred race of a higher being. Even though race is seen as a definition of sorts as to how individuals will live their lives, it is also something that people use as an excuse. For example, some individuals refuse to participate in school became they understand that the chances of them their continuing education is extremely rare or they know that they will have to take a certain job and start a family. The same ideology goes for the more “ privileged” races, some times it seems pointless to actually put effort in because people in the past have “made it big” without doing those things. To sum this up people are basing their future on the lives of previous generations. Craig Cobb was raised in a household where his parents taught him the “correct” way to think about race, that whites are superior. This thought process is seen everyone, if someone took a mixed group of kids from birth to adulthood without subconsciously directing any stereotypes or hate towards one …show more content…
The answer of this question can be quite challenging for some to hear but racism is unlikely to change in the recent years, however as humans come together it will hopefully be less common. Although many individuals argue the importance of mixing cultures to show diversity and limit racism. It should also be noted that many also claim cultural appropriation, this shows that this mixing is only willing to go so far and until humans as a race can overcome this challenge there is no way for humans to overcome racism. Many of these topics give more incite into the lifelong question about how is race defined and who defines