Prejudice And Racism Analysis

Racism is defined as a belief or doctrine that inherent differences among the various human racial groups determine cultural or individual achievement, usually involving the idea that one's own race is superior and has the right to dominate others or that a particular racial group is inferior to the others (Olsen, 2014) While most white Americans acknowledge that racism is a problem in the United States, white people are half as likely as black people to see it as a major problem. Three out of four white Americans say that racism is at least a "somewhat serious" national problem, compared to nearly nine out of ten black people, as displayed in Figure 1.1. (Moore, 2015) Despite recognizing it as a national problem, a majority of white families …show more content…
It all started with a flyer, promoting a free cookout and deejay one Friday evening hosted by a teenager that lives in the community. The Craig Ranch subdivision has a community park, a gated pool and clubhouse limited to residents and two guests. Besides friends, more than 100 additional people, mostly teens, showed up as a product of the publicity encouraged by social media. The young adults were dropped off by the car-load as the afternoon gathering began. Things got out of control as the 100+ turned into a mob of partygoers who began jumping the fence to the gated pool area. Residents within the community found themselves confronting a multitude of teens growing ever increasingly aggressive and restless. After passionate interactions between teens and residents of the community, the situation grew physical when the teens started throwing bottles at cars, shoving young children to the ground and attacking a mother at the pool with her three young children. When officers arrived, residents and private security pointed out the juveniles, who were "creating the disturbance, fighting and refusing to leave," McKinney Police Chief Greg Conley said. A video surfaced of a white police officer cursing, slamming and handcuffing a fifteen-year-old African-American girl in a swimsuit into the ground. At one point the officer is seen pulling …show more content…
As the nation struggles with recent deaths of black males at the hands of white police officers, that conversation is more crucial than ever, black parents like Roland Nicholson say (Murray, 2015). Academy Award-winning actor Morgan Freeman has been quoted saying that recognizing Black History Month is “ridiculous” and that the best way to termination discrimination today is to “stop talking about it.” As for discrimination in society in general, Freeman said, “If you talk about it, it exists. It’s not like it exists and we refuse to talk about it, making it a bigger issue than it needs to be is the problem here.” Racism has affected the world for thousands of years, it is a serious social problem that threatens the value of people’s lives and cherished ethics. We have all seen the harm that racism has done. Parents of all races are now asking: “How can we raise our children to be allies to people of color, to help put an end to racism in the United States?” This is a critical goal, and it’s a goal that’s attainable, but families can only accomplish it by being premeditated in their parenting. For decades, white families have been hesitant to discuss race with their children, fearful that they might misspeak or be misconstrued and inadvertently foster chauvinism and bigots in their own children. When