When we were given this assignment my initial reaction was that this was going to be a tough paper to write, which ended up being true. I had a tough time trying to pick a topic and I wasn’t sure where to even begin. I know the topic of race is a very uncomfortable issue to discuss and it is a very easy topic for many people to disagree on. I was a little nervous and unsure to choose the topic of white racism because I never really thought this was a real issue I just thought it was something I felt. After doing my research and seeing all of the examples and the more I read everything the more I could relate to the articles. Realizing that this is a real issue and that I wasn’t the only one who felt this type of discrimination confirmed to me that this was the topic
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I am writing about this just because I feel affected by this and I am trying to just give some knowledge that this type of racism does exist. Writing this paper has definitely brought me out of my comfort zone because this is the first time I have ever written a paper about racism where I really talked about how I truthfully felt. I know when the topic of white privilege is brought up especially in classes I never speak up because in some classes that is definitely a trigger point for me. When I people discuss white privilege it just frustrates me and I never knew I had this trigger point until I attended college. In my personal experiences with some classes, especially the ones I have attended at temple the focus of racism is on biased towards certain races. I grew up with my father in the police department and my mother who is a lesbian so the issue of race and discrimination has always been an uncomfortable topic for me, which is why I try to avoid the issue. I truly feel that everyone is dealt different struggles in life and it is up to you to decide how you handle them. If you only base your struggles and where you are at in life on your skin color, I feel like in some cases that is just an
I am writing about this just because I feel affected by this and I am trying to just give some knowledge that this type of racism does exist. Writing this paper has definitely brought me out of my comfort zone because this is the first time I have ever written a paper about racism where I really talked about how I truthfully felt. I know when the topic of white privilege is brought up especially in classes I never speak up because in some classes that is definitely a trigger point for me. When I people discuss white privilege it just frustrates me and I never knew I had this trigger point until I attended college. In my personal experiences with some classes, especially the ones I have attended at temple the focus of racism is on biased towards certain races. I grew up with my father in the police department and my mother who is a lesbian so the issue of race and discrimination has always been an uncomfortable topic for me, which is why I try to avoid the issue. I truly feel that everyone is dealt different struggles in life and it is up to you to decide how you handle them. If you only base your struggles and where you are at in life on your skin color, I feel like in some cases that is just an