Race. The characteristics of a person, by the color of their skin. Racism. The treatment of a person based on race. Does it sound funny? Does it sound weird? I know. Those words, just want to make you cringe with fear. Should it? No. Should race relations in America be amended? Yes. I do believe so. Contrary to the public’s redundant belief that everyone is all happy and smiles, that we just come together in one big happy family of colors, it is not going to happen. It may happen in the schools, but when our future students graduate into the real world, it is only black and white. Race and racism will never go away, like writings on a wall.
There were several things that I have learned about race and racism. Race is, as people would call it, a socially constructed word, which is always used for legal purposes, such as identifying the demographics of people, and at the same time, used against people of color. At the same time, it is not biological, but then, at the same time, it can be genetic, based on our features, and hereditary. If there is a biological race, why do Hispanics consider themselves a race, even though they look white?
Racism is the treatment of a person based on their race. Racism can occur directly, or indirectly. It can occur individually, or institutionally. For example, in individually, a person treats another person (usually of color) wrong. In the case of institutional racism, it is the denial, on the basis of race, the federally protected opportunities that every American should get.
When I read the article, it saddens me that we still live in racism today. I remember when I was a kid; they showed everyone holding hands, playing around like it is all cool. The worst part of it, the adults do not know that children know about race relations in America. It took a while for Disney to finally have a black princess. I wonder, will we ever become the real America?
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