Problem Of Acceptance Essay

The Problem of Acceptance that Keeps Reemerging There is a problem that keeps blistering its way into society, racism. The first question one may ask is what truly is racism? People around the world hear the word racism, but they do not truly know the meaning of the word. The second question one may ask is: what are the wrong ways that people perceive the act of racism? People have gotten better about treating others who are different in a better way, but racism is still a problem that haunts most societies. Additionally, people’s rights have improved since the time of Jim Crow as described in a song narrated by Marissa J. Winokur (b. 1973-), “You Can’t Stop the Beat” (Winokur et. al., 2002), but there needs to be some improvements in society …show more content…
For example, the writers of the article “The Unnecessary Death of Eric Garner” considered the choking of Eric Garner at the hands of a police officer an “unnecessary” death. He was killed for selling people single cigarettes from a pack of cigarettes and “resisting arrest” (“The Unnecessary Death of Eric Garner”). People who witnessed the incident videotaped the encounter with the police choking Eric Garner, showing Eric Garner screaming, “I can’t breathe.” The jury who heard the case did not think that the death was “unnecessary,” because they did not convict the police officer for killing Eric Garner (“The Unnecessary Death of Eric Garner”). This current incident reflects similar incidents that took place in the 1960s, the setting for Hairspray, when there was police brutality toward people of color. The rulings in this trial show that the United States still has some issues of racism, like those addressed in the song “You Can’t Stop the Beat” (Winokur, et. al). “I was lost til’ I heard the drums, then I found my way” (Winokur, et. al.). The United States is still “lost” when it comes to racism. There would be fewer deaths, like Eric Garner’s death, in a more stable society where race does not