Martin Luther King Jr. once said “I have a dream that little children will one day live in a nation where they will not be judged by the color of their skin but by the content of their character”(MLK Jr.). However, that dream has not yet been fully embraced. Racism and discrimination are pre-existing and a continuing issue throughout America. Social and news media that are involved, show that racism is embedded in our society; individual incidents among Americans prove that racism is a not isolated. Racism and discrimination date back to the early Americas when obstacles were present between Native Americans and European settlers. Later, the 1900s slave trade of African Americans also contributed to the issue and effect of racism and discrimination.
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On the internet, people are able to explore racism in many different aspects. “The freedom of racist communication is becoming greatly enhanced through the use of the internet and other new technologies, and new, dangerous and rapidly changing forms of racist expressions are likely to emerge”(Law). Social media has portrayed existing stereotypes as well as introduced new stereotypes that have been altered in a negative transformation that help to encourage racism. Stereotypes are a shorthand way of way of generalizing a culture or race and over time the stereotypes have been blown out of proportion. Now with technology and social media playing a big role in influencing society and daily life, racism that is expressed could alter the view of differences in younger children. Because of this, racism and discrimination have the possibility of being expressed starting at a young age. Not only does social media have an input towards racism, but so does social …show more content…
Martin Luther King Jr. tried to change soceity in 1962 when he gave a speech that inspired a great portion of people in America. Rosa Parks stood up for what she thought was right not only for herself, but for the others that were like her who were being treated poorly, due to the color of their skin. She chose to boycott the usage of transportation, as well as many
On the internet, people are able to explore racism in many different aspects. “The freedom of racist communication is becoming greatly enhanced through the use of the internet and other new technologies, and new, dangerous and rapidly changing forms of racist expressions are likely to emerge”(Law). Social media has portrayed existing stereotypes as well as introduced new stereotypes that have been altered in a negative transformation that help to encourage racism. Stereotypes are a shorthand way of way of generalizing a culture or race and over time the stereotypes have been blown out of proportion. Now with technology and social media playing a big role in influencing society and daily life, racism that is expressed could alter the view of differences in younger children. Because of this, racism and discrimination have the possibility of being expressed starting at a young age. Not only does social media have an input towards racism, but so does social …show more content…
Martin Luther King Jr. tried to change soceity in 1962 when he gave a speech that inspired a great portion of people in America. Rosa Parks stood up for what she thought was right not only for herself, but for the others that were like her who were being treated poorly, due to the color of their skin. She chose to boycott the usage of transportation, as well as many