She explained that racism will never end because it is a vicious cycle and that its deeper than what people think it is in that it is a social construct, which society has created. She admits that there is a possibility for racist acts to decrease in time, but racism will always be there. She states, “to say that racism will eventually end is like saying that people will stop sinning in the world”. However, when ask to imagine how people could end racism, she emphasized on the values of respect for all people and love, in that loving others despite the way they look like or the color of their skin. She explained that she chose love because there is nothing in the world that love can’t heal. On the contrary, the male African American interviewee thought that education was the solution to racism. He explained that when parents stop teaching their children that their race makes them better than other people, there will be no more racism in the world. In my opinion, both perspectives on how to end racism would be
She explained that racism will never end because it is a vicious cycle and that its deeper than what people think it is in that it is a social construct, which society has created. She admits that there is a possibility for racist acts to decrease in time, but racism will always be there. She states, “to say that racism will eventually end is like saying that people will stop sinning in the world”. However, when ask to imagine how people could end racism, she emphasized on the values of respect for all people and love, in that loving others despite the way they look like or the color of their skin. She explained that she chose love because there is nothing in the world that love can’t heal. On the contrary, the male African American interviewee thought that education was the solution to racism. He explained that when parents stop teaching their children that their race makes them better than other people, there will be no more racism in the world. In my opinion, both perspectives on how to end racism would be