Race: the power of an illusion reflection Various fundamental beliefs held state that there are biological differences encoded between the races. Contrary to popular belief, the differences between races are mere physical features including skin color, rather DNA and genetics. In modern day society, it’s evident that race is just a social concept that generations before us developed, not a scientific one. In order to stop the spread of racism, it’s crucial that we further educate our generation and proceeding generations to understand the effects of racism.
At one time, the science of eugenics rested on simple medallion genetics in which one gene, each from father and mother, was believed to give raise to any trait, physical, behavioral, even moral. This led to a widespread social agenda to breed the best and the brightest children, creating a superior race while making the minority races instinct. With the …show more content…
In a society that once highly regarded the white race and frowned upon African Americans, it’s easy to understand why and how racism soared and still exist today. While a generation still exists in which racism was prominent and it was normal and legal to discriminate, we can understand why such issues are still alive. Previous generations remained ignorant to such issues and it was never a topic that was taught in education. That is why it’s common for traditionalists are more susceptible to obtain these racially driven beliefs, in which many of them got passed down to the next generation. In modern day society, it is now heavily talked about and explained so that we can avoid these problems in the future and for proceeding generations and it’s obvious why we must do this. As demonstrated throughout the past century, we see how ignoring racial issues creates ongoing problems for minority
At one time, the science of eugenics rested on simple medallion genetics in which one gene, each from father and mother, was believed to give raise to any trait, physical, behavioral, even moral. This led to a widespread social agenda to breed the best and the brightest children, creating a superior race while making the minority races instinct. With the …show more content…
In a society that once highly regarded the white race and frowned upon African Americans, it’s easy to understand why and how racism soared and still exist today. While a generation still exists in which racism was prominent and it was normal and legal to discriminate, we can understand why such issues are still alive. Previous generations remained ignorant to such issues and it was never a topic that was taught in education. That is why it’s common for traditionalists are more susceptible to obtain these racially driven beliefs, in which many of them got passed down to the next generation. In modern day society, it is now heavily talked about and explained so that we can avoid these problems in the future and for proceeding generations and it’s obvious why we must do this. As demonstrated throughout the past century, we see how ignoring racial issues creates ongoing problems for minority