Race And Ethnicity Issues

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Racial and ethnicity issues have always been a topic of discussion, and these are issues that need to be improved upon. Race and ethnic issues concern inequality and diversity. Racial issues and ethnicity issues have always been difficult to handle, and manage. I envision a future society, my ideal society, in the United States to have more tolerance and allowance. Allowing others to live the life they choose, and respecting their choice, even if it goes against your personal views; while also enforcing equality is what I see as my ideal. Inequality is quite present in the United States society. “Some may envision a society in which race has simply disappeared. In one version of this, it becomes as significant as eye color or hair color - …show more content…
Equal opportunity is a good way of putting the ideal society that I envision. Equal opportunity towards jobs and occupations should be in set. It is not right to disallow a member of society to have a job because of the color of his/her skin or the ethnicity of the individual. “America moves towards independence, the lethargic and immoral lubber is refigured as the ‘‘treacherous’’ cracker – a target not of ‘‘amusement and desire’’ but rather ‘‘arrest and death,’’ a social actor in need of containment, control, and surveillance.” (Peters, Page …show more content…
” (Gallagher, Page 1) I believe a common objection to my ideal would be the difficulty in achieving my ideal and the unrealistic sense of it. I would argue that nothing is impossible; an ideal like mine can be achieved by first, and ultimately, eliminating hate crimes. Also, enforcing equality towards human rights and justice would create a mutual understanding and respect towards other races and ethnicities. My ideal is to have acceptance; acceptance does not mean that there are no objections, but simply that every individual learns to tolerate the

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