Why Do You Think Calling Someone By A Color Is Racist?

Ever wonder why people are scared to acknowledge a person's race? Or have you been in that situation not knowing if you should call them by their race? What do you think when you hear the word racism? Do you think racism is bad? Do you think calling someone by a color is racist?

Calling someone by their race, is it racist? This topic is not really talked about in society and is not brought up. But what is the reason, are they scared to, do we think it will hurt the person? What is the real reason? Some believe that it’s being racist. But you were just calling them a colour. Was it actually being racist. Well the answer depends on the way you say it, and even the person. For example if you say ‘’That black boy in the red shirt gave me the pencil’’ Many people's reaction would be ‘’You said black!!’’ But you might hear this alot on the news ‘’The first black president in the USA was Barack Obama’’ What’s the difference? So were they being racist? So people tend to keep quiet and just not bother recognizing a person’s race. As you can see calling someone by their race can and can't be racist. …show more content…
We ought to embrace and learn more about where they come from and their culture and religion. We should ask questions about how they live. Many people do not know how to react but instead they feel uncomfortable because they are not sure what to call them. For example what do you like to be called? You shouldn’t be scared to ask, ‘’what do u preferred being called?’’. Everyone should be treated fairly that’s why we should acknowledge