Is racism still prevalent in the United States? Do people still make decisions based on the color of someone's skin? Do people still make racial jokes? Are we as a society still racial profiling?
Michaela (12:00)
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I think some racism is still prevalent in the united states today. Maybe not so much in Illinois, but in other states in the US. Racism isn't just everyone against African Americans it's everyone against everyone. Every person gets profiled against no matter the color of their skin or the clothes they where or their ethnicity. Comedians on t.v. make racial jokes all the time, people watch the t.v. and repeat the jokes. I do believe that racism of any kind is morally wrong.
kahla ryder
I strongly believe that ther is still a bg race issue with the united states, however when one thinks of racism they think black and white. We still have to consider latin Americans, Asians, and even muslims. These have all been part of Americans fight against racism. I in these more mordern days African Americans and caucasians get along better then any other race, we have grown to adapt to each other can for the most part come together. dont get me wrong there is still alot of racism but it just depends were you stand.
Racism is still a problem to day and I think it is our fault that we do not end this demolization of people at the beginning when it was realized that it is a problem. It is up to our generation to stop it before it gets worst. The causes of racism are not the matter of skin or race, or religion it is the the way we as people now think of others. We judge people by the way they dress, the way they talk, and even by their grades. We judge our own president and senators when they do something we do like. Is that right? No it is not, we must think about the situation and think about what we would have done or think we would have done in the situation. They are just doing what they think must be done to keep us as citizens safe. We also still judge by race. The biggest is Mexicans and Arabs. When we see on of these two races we either think of illegal immigrants or terrist and that is how we treat these people here in the US. That is not right. We are a free country so we must treat everyone like they are in a free country to and not just in a country that doesn't like them because people of the same race are doing things we don't like. We must jugde people by whats in side and not whats out side. As they say do not judge a book by its cover.
I think that racism is still going on today. It has gotten better but is still there. The whole society is about profiling people. People dont admitt that they do it, but they do all the time. Racism is everywhere and it is sickening. In my mind we are all the same and no body has the right to judge us based on the color of our skin.
cody sullivan
It is deffinatly still around and in my opinion it always will be as long as there are problems with thugs and gang bangers. Why would it stop. You are always going to have rednecks and people that don't like white people. It goes both ways. I am not saying that it is right, but you will never get everyone to conform to the same beliefs no matter how hard you try.
I do believe there is still a lot of racism going around the United States. It is not something that i think will go away any time soon because of the past issues that have happened over decades/ years ago for all races. The sad thing about it is that kids get brought into the world and are taugt to think/ act a certain way, therfore, the hatrid someone has agaisnt a certain race never really calms down or goes away because it is renewed generation after generation by those who are racist against others.
Oshawa Wardlow
There is a lot of racism still going on in the United States today. There is still a problem with racism in the south. Many people dont know that. racism is going to be around for a while. Some people wont give you a job because of your skin color, or how you talk, or just how you present yourself.
Stephen Simmons
I do feel that racism still exists to a certain degree. I actually know several people who can get this way at times. Today in society, I think that blame is shifted to the people of the different race. This is done so no one has to take responsibility for their own actions. "They are different so it had to be them" is what I have seen numerous times in my life. No one today can just fess up and take the blame. Everything has to be shifted. Another reason for racism is that today no one really likes change or to be different. If you are different from a group of people, you get excluded and left hanging out to dry in some cases. To be different means to be less today in society. If you are different you dont get the same things in the same way. It sucks but its true.
Josh Kaufman
i think that racism is still prevalent in the United States because i stil hear people calling peolpe of a differnt color names not to thier faces but they are still being said.i do think that people make desisions about others by looking at them like after 9/11 anyone who lokked like they were from the Middle East was questioned about what they were going i have a uncle who was questioned before geting on plane jsut because the people thought at he was from the Middle East. And i know that people still make racila jokes becaeu i have family members who make them all the time.And i do think that are society still does racial profiling by just looking at people and not geting to know them before hand.
Layine Shields
I think that racism is still strong in parts of the US and i believe it goes in all sorts of directions. Not white to black but black to white and every other race in the world. The two thing that feed it are sterio types and double standards in all dirrections.
Jeremy Miller
Is racism still prevalent in the United States? Do people still make decisions based on the color of someone's skin? Do people still make racial jokes? Are we as a society still racial profiling?
I think a lot of racism is still prevalent in the United States. I know several people who can be that way sometimes. I think some people are just more racist to certain races than others are and that is the biggest problem. I would like to say that it has slowed down tremedously with our generation, but i don't think it really has. Not that its right, but part of it depends on where you come from and how you were raised. Some people don't understand or know how to act when they are around people of other races. As for the future, I hope that it becomes less of an issue with the future generations, but when you have so much war, media violence, and anger in this world, it would be hard to do so.
Luke Brown
Racism is still alive and well all over the world!!!! Yet it seems to be on the increase in the United States, after it was on the decline for decades.One of the biggest issues concerning racism in the United States is the issue of "racial profiling." Racial profiling is only recently been brought to the forefront of racism issues.
Amanda Borders
I believe that racism is still around today. Ever since 9/11 many people are racist towards anybody that looks Muslim. They think they are all terrorists and are going to bomb every building in America. Many people still see African-Americans and think they are ghetto, some uneducated, and on welfare. Many people see Mexicans and think they all must be illegal immigrants and shouldn't be here in this country. Then some people see "white" Americans and if they don't have the right car, house, clothes, or friends then they are considered "white trash". These profiles are everywhere in America. It's on the t.v and movie screens. I believe all this profiling is very sad and wrong. Nobody has the right to profile anyone because of their skin. If people just got to know each other and educate themselves on different cultures and not judge that they may see that they have stuff in comman with everyone. Who knows maybe they might make a new friend.
Elizabeth Martinez
I believe it is still prevalent within the world, not just the United States. It is sad that people do not have the intelligence to look beyond the color of skin, religious beliefs or sexual orientation. GOD created everyone for who they are, and people need to stop being so narrow-minded and accept the changing times.
Cheri Adkins
As a young black african american i see racism everyday. People say it doesnt exist any more but it does. It just like my mom say,"back then they use to wear sheets over there heads, now they don't because they just dont care." I fell that what my mom says in very true. I use to work at meijers in champaign and one day when i had just got done cleaning the bathroom i walked out and a little boy was stading there wit his mother. I smiled and the little boy said," mommy look its a nigger," so i look at the mom thinking she is about ot tell her son that he is not suppose to say that and they she looks at him and say, "its ok shes a nice nigger," then she looks a me and walks away. If that isnt racism i dont know what is. Who teaches there children that. I mean its not like i came out of my mothers stomach saying i want to black. This is how God made me.
Racism is very prevalent in the United States. Racial profiling is not uncommon. Racist jokes are very common. I think discrimination has improved in the workplace. People are still racist, but now that society is aware of this people in positions of power are watched. There are even laws that require minorities to be hired.
Racism is still a big problem in the U.S. There will always be a little bit of racism no matter what. When things like 9/11 and The virginia tech massacre happens, people start to be a little sketchy when it comes to all middle eastern people and all asian people. What gets me so mad is that white people seem to be the bad guys in the end. It isnt ok for a white comedian to go on stage and make fun of black people, but its ok for a black comedian to get on stage and make fun of white people. I dont understand that. Everybody is racist towards somebody even if they dont try to be. Racism is in every state and every country. The only way it will leave is for rascist generations to die off and schools keep teaching younger generations that racism is bad. But kids tend to learn a lot from their parents, and if their parents are racist against somebody, most cases their kid will as well. It's something everybody is going to have to live with.
Zach Lutz
I think racism is still prevalent in the United States. I think that people need to learn more about each other cultures so that may understand why people are the way they are. I feel a lot of racism has to do with age. Growing up, people tend to conform to just their type of race but as you get older you tend to realize that it doesnt matter what race you are but the person you are. I feel that affirmative action is very wrong. Just because you are a certain race does not mean you should get special rights at school,a job or anything else. I feel that it should be even across the board so that there is no difference and everyone would be on the same page.
Charlie Ramshaw 12:00
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