Today, many people, from other races, with the exception of black people think that everyone receives the same opportunities. This form of thinking is incorrect. Black people do not get the same opportunities as whites. As an example, when a white individual and a black individual apply for the same job with the same company, both have degrees, and equal experience, most often than not, the white individual is offered the position. Many people in society do not understand the struggles that black people as a whole endure every day. With jobs and even schooling they are passed up opportunities that they need. African Americans are stereotyped on a regular basis, and because of this they are not afforded the same opportunities as other Caucasians. Black people do not get the same opportunities as white people because of prejudice and racism, which is put upon
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In Native Son Bigger is stereotyped and he mocks how white people treat him, how they think they are better than him, "Let’s play ‘white,’" Bigger said, referring to a game of play-acting in which he and his friends imitated the ways and manners of white folks”(Wright 229). This shows the mindset of a black person and how they feel toward white people.
Opportunities just get passed over to white people because they are afraid of what a black person might do. White society holds higher standards than the black community because black people have been put down and discriminated against. Despite this concepts’ status as a foundational American ideal, complete equality among all groups of people has never been a reality in this country. Instead, different categories of people are ranked into a hierarchy and maintain various degrees of wealth, power, and reputation, often as a result of prejudice and
In Native Son Bigger is stereotyped and he mocks how white people treat him, how they think they are better than him, "Let’s play ‘white,’" Bigger said, referring to a game of play-acting in which he and his friends imitated the ways and manners of white folks”(Wright 229). This shows the mindset of a black person and how they feel toward white people.
Opportunities just get passed over to white people because they are afraid of what a black person might do. White society holds higher standards than the black community because black people have been put down and discriminated against. Despite this concepts’ status as a foundational American ideal, complete equality among all groups of people has never been a reality in this country. Instead, different categories of people are ranked into a hierarchy and maintain various degrees of wealth, power, and reputation, often as a result of prejudice and