maximum of hatred for a minimum of reason.” Racial discrimination has been prevalent
throughout history; it can take many forms, but all deals with unjustified prejudice against others
of a contrasting race or color. It can be mutual or onesided, blunt or subtle, violent or verbal
(What Is Racism?, 2). Children in school are mocked, adults judged, or, in worse cases, entire
populations fall subject to a ruler’s genocidal wrath, such as Hitler and the Holocaust. Irrational
actions such as these lead to insecurities or injuries of those victimized, based on beliefs with no
valid reasoning. For many, racism indicates an issue between whites and blacks …show more content…
People are naturally afraid and threatened by those who
are different from themselves; they feel security in who they are. Due to this pusillanimity, many
have been targeted and victimized, but not one ethnicity or culture is targeted solely. Emotional
distress and physical beatings have resulted from such cowardice, fear of diversity, and comfort
in uniformity. It is saddening when considering the struggles of those involved in civil rights,
trying to earn basic privileges revoked due to skin color or birthplace. Even more disheartening
are the people who continue to adopt this belief the exclusion of a certain group of people is not
innate, instead a learned behavior. Racial discrimination is not a topic with a black and white
definition; targeted races, oppressed races, and treatments of those victimized each vary.
People are quick to judge. When hardships are prominent, humans look for others to
blame, and it seems easier to pick a person or group of people to find guilty, generalizing
judgements for the group as a whole (Why Are People Racist?, 3). In addition, racism is a form
of asserting the superiority of one race over that of another; by doing this, one may not