Every generation has seen some sort of racism. Hundreds of years ago, the slave trade was not a taboo subject. Today’s grandparents probably went to a different school than their African American counterparts. Currently, America is facing riots that resemble those fifty years ago in a time of segregation and anger. Millennials are constantly surrounded and engaged in the growing rate of racism thanks to explosion of media surrounding it. This anger is being fueled by the media and growing every day. Racism is a growing fire created by our media outlets.
Discrimination due to race has been going on for centuries. After years of abuse, mental and physical, victims are going to be upset. Even since the expansion of social media, people of all race can display their opinions and thoughts to the public. People across America who are not affected directly can share ideas and make plans through social media, often causing those to band together. In certain situations, this starts protests and …show more content…
Before Brown v. Board, African American children could not even go to school with their white peers. Many families struggled with sending their young kids to school since “colored” schools were completely out of the way of the communities they lived in. Literacy tests were given to African Americans to deter them from voting. Public media does not recognize this and how the country has evolved, even after 50 years. Looking back even farther, people can see that racism has been extended to those who would seem to have “white privilege”. The Irish were once treated like sewage in the streets, even worse than African Americans at one point, but the Irish do not have a sense of entitlement based around their culture. The sense of entitlement is inhibiting growth between people and cultures. Today’s media needs to stop validating this and focus on how entitlement is shaping our
Discrimination due to race has been going on for centuries. After years of abuse, mental and physical, victims are going to be upset. Even since the expansion of social media, people of all race can display their opinions and thoughts to the public. People across America who are not affected directly can share ideas and make plans through social media, often causing those to band together. In certain situations, this starts protests and …show more content…
Before Brown v. Board, African American children could not even go to school with their white peers. Many families struggled with sending their young kids to school since “colored” schools were completely out of the way of the communities they lived in. Literacy tests were given to African Americans to deter them from voting. Public media does not recognize this and how the country has evolved, even after 50 years. Looking back even farther, people can see that racism has been extended to those who would seem to have “white privilege”. The Irish were once treated like sewage in the streets, even worse than African Americans at one point, but the Irish do not have a sense of entitlement based around their culture. The sense of entitlement is inhibiting growth between people and cultures. Today’s media needs to stop validating this and focus on how entitlement is shaping our