Inequality In Judith Butler's Black Lives Matter

We are living in a divided society filled with problems that still remain to be solved. Either in our economic or education system, the divided gaps between the minority community and the majority society are kept widening in America. In the face of such a complex situation, actions ought to be taken for an equally society. Or else the divided society might no longer endure minorities habitation in the unpredictable future. Before it is too late to mend past faults of injustice society, Black Lives Matter, a movement that against violence and unjust law enforcement toward African-Americans, was raised that has aroused concern within mainstream society. However, African-Americans can never fight systemic-racism with isolation. There is no most …show more content…
Depending on Judith Butler, she claimed “It is true that all lives matter, but it is equally true that not all lives are understood to matter” (Butler). It said the black people have not been equally treated with others, and they were deeply disturbed by unjust. However, it is reality from which the unjust was toward to other racial minorities. The unjust society leads to the economic gap between minority communities and the white community, which leading to a larger proportion of lower income and lesser educated people are minority communities, especially African-American community. The middle class people generally had a higher education, and they are able to support next generation with their values of education. The racial minorities have no resource to support their next generation to get a higher education, because themselves are lacking the opportunities of employment and education. However, people think Asian Americans are far more success than other racial minorities, even more than white Americans. People will think the education is paramount factor of success of Asian Americans, because they use mostly resource to support their children’s …show more content…
the systemic-racism leads to the economic gap between African Americans and the white Americans which cause the unemployment rate rise in the African Americans community. And the economic gap is creating an issue in education that the African Americans does not share the same interest from education with white Americans. When a children from a family of low-income and poor educated parents, the kid has little chance to get the same education resource with people of upper or middle class. Like Butler said, “When whiteness is a practice of superiority over minorities, it monopolizes the power of destroying or demeaning bodies of color” (Butler). The middle upper class peoples are the biggest beneficiaries of the gap between rich and poor, but the African Americans still living within a community that poor education, unsafe environment. In addition, more injustice and oppression are toward to African Americans, because many issues left over from history. It leads one major issue in the African Americans community, the circle of