The Pros And Cons Of Discrimination Between Blacks And White People

Back in time, black people were not treated equally with white people. Many black people had to suffer with slavery, colonization, education disparity, and so many more abhorrent things. Now, things have changed dramatically. Black people and white people are treated equally, or are they? Many people today believe we have not done all we can do to subside discrimination between whites and blacks. Some would even say whites and blacks are worlds apart. I mean of course we have done a lot to stop discrimination, but is it completely gone? I personally believe we can do more, but nothing is perfect. I truly believe discrimination will never be completely diminished from society. There are two sides to this controversy between whites and blacks, one being that we as a country have made the necessary …show more content…
Basically, many people believe that black privilege is a new thing. Im sure you have heard of white privilege, and if you haven't it means simply if you are white it will benefit you just in general. Well, many believe there is no longer white privilege, but black privilege. Meaning that black people now get benefited. For example, John Blake a writer for CNN says, "If you try to embrace being white, you are portrayed as being a racist. If we had a White History Month, that would be viewed as a racist holiday." "whites were saying that blacks weren't so much victims of racism as they were victims of special treatment." In conclusion to black privilege, a lot of people believe black people are just acting "too sensitive" or "trying to be a victim" Moreover, only 8% of people say the country has already made the necessary changes according to Pew's Social Trends. In conclusion, we can infer that black privilege is a new growing thing, but does black privilege mean we have abolished racial discrimination? Not exactly, but it definitely does infer that black people get more