Racism: The Topic of Decades For decades, racism has been an issue that has sparked numerous conversations. The constitution of the United States of America states that “[…] all men are created equal […]” (U.S., 1786) but equality of all men seems to be untrue in many cases. A large amount of U.S. citizens believe that racism no longer exists. Although racism over the years has reduced greatly, it still exists. Many activists in the past have fought for the social equality of all people, but to no avail. The belief that “racism is dead” or “nobody is racist anymore” is what is killing the advancement of our society. Until we realize that racism does in fact truly exist, our society will never fully reap the fruits of our labor. The change the people of this nation have worked so hard on enforcing will crumble. Citizens of this country seem to forget that segregation was less than 100 years ago, and many of its victims are still alive today. Racism in the United States still exists because I have witnessed it
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My first experience with racism was at the age of eight when a substitute made a joke about my name after seeing it on the attendance sheet. At that age, I wasn’t aware of how serious what she had said was. As I age, I seem to get stereotyped because of the color of my skin or because of the texture of my hair. Jokes that start with “I’m not trying to be racist but...” seem to be thrown around constantly by my peers. No longer should having friends of different ethnicities be a justification for this type of racism. Our society seems to have come a long way but racism still effects our society. Al Sharpton, and American civil rights activist says that “though racism may be less blatant now in many cases, its existence is undeniable” (Sharpton). While I have my own experiences, so do so many other citizens of the United
My first experience with racism was at the age of eight when a substitute made a joke about my name after seeing it on the attendance sheet. At that age, I wasn’t aware of how serious what she had said was. As I age, I seem to get stereotyped because of the color of my skin or because of the texture of my hair. Jokes that start with “I’m not trying to be racist but...” seem to be thrown around constantly by my peers. No longer should having friends of different ethnicities be a justification for this type of racism. Our society seems to have come a long way but racism still effects our society. Al Sharpton, and American civil rights activist says that “though racism may be less blatant now in many cases, its existence is undeniable” (Sharpton). While I have my own experiences, so do so many other citizens of the United