Socially, there are stigmas casted on minority races to blend into a society. If those norms are not confined to, racism occurs. For instance, I come from a Pakistani background, women are known to be more modest and cover up. In some western societies, women tend to be more flaunting and confident. A western society would view a minority raced woman who is covered as an outcast in their society. When the woman is subjected to be an outcast, racism begins to form. Society would view the minority raced woman as inferior to the majority. By societies holding these norms and placing stigmas on minority races that act outside of the norms, it only creates more of an unprogressive …show more content…
Anyone can turn on the news and witness an act of racism. Whether its police being unjustifiably brutal towards a minority race or a storeowner going off on specific race, racism still happens. Personally, coming from a Pakistani immigrant father, I have learned the wrath of racism. The tragedy of 9/11 has really changed American perception. As a country, one would think it would bring a country together as whole. However, it had only split a connection with Arab-Americans, South Asian-Americans, or any American with a Muslim background. My own father had his own experience of the wrath of racism. Around the time after 9/11, my father worked in the worse possible place for a visibly Pakistani man, an airport. One day, my father was minding his own business at work, while a man walks up to him. This man with the rage of prejudice in his heart, threatens my father that he would kill him if he did not go back to Pakistan. Immediately, my father calls the police. The police escort the man and for the next few days stayed near my father. This is racism and the wrath of it. The major issue is, is that this in our current era. The ramification of the racism system still has its tolls. Consequently, history is only repeating itself. By not recognizing the issue of racism and working on eliminating it, it only delays progression to our