White Like Me
In the documentary “White Like Me,” Tim Wise discusses the hidden or perhaps more accurately, ignored racism present in America. He starts by pointing out that most white Americans are blind to the privilege that being white provides them. When asked what it means to be white, a white person often wouldn’t really know, because they don’t really have to think about it, which in of itself is one of the many privileges of being white. In fact, white people feel that when people attempt to compensate for white privilege, they are being discriminated against. Time Wise continues on to show the underling racial inequality that is still present in America, and how the negative perception of black people has changed but has not gone away. Over time direct racism morphed into more indirect forms of racial …show more content…
The criminalization of drug use, and the negative perception and association of welfare has had a tremendously negative affect on black people in America. In America black people are disproportionally poorer than white people, and poor people have a tendency towards drugs and are in need of government assistance. By criminalizing drug use and creating a negative perception of government assistance, black people are negatively affected and negative stereotypes are reinforced. Yet with all this evidence, many white American’s turn a blind eye or a “colorblind eye,” because they don’t want to see the racism that they or their peers exhibit. The cold hard truth about white American’s denial of racial inequality might lie in the fact that if there was racial equality, white people would be forced to give up the white privilege that they don’t even
In the documentary “White Like Me,” Tim Wise discusses the hidden or perhaps more accurately, ignored racism present in America. He starts by pointing out that most white Americans are blind to the privilege that being white provides them. When asked what it means to be white, a white person often wouldn’t really know, because they don’t really have to think about it, which in of itself is one of the many privileges of being white. In fact, white people feel that when people attempt to compensate for white privilege, they are being discriminated against. Time Wise continues on to show the underling racial inequality that is still present in America, and how the negative perception of black people has changed but has not gone away. Over time direct racism morphed into more indirect forms of racial …show more content…
The criminalization of drug use, and the negative perception and association of welfare has had a tremendously negative affect on black people in America. In America black people are disproportionally poorer than white people, and poor people have a tendency towards drugs and are in need of government assistance. By criminalizing drug use and creating a negative perception of government assistance, black people are negatively affected and negative stereotypes are reinforced. Yet with all this evidence, many white American’s turn a blind eye or a “colorblind eye,” because they don’t want to see the racism that they or their peers exhibit. The cold hard truth about white American’s denial of racial inequality might lie in the fact that if there was racial equality, white people would be forced to give up the white privilege that they don’t even