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Recent tragedies rooted in racism, such as school shootings, mass incarceration of blacks, and the widening gap of income inequality prove that America is far from post racial attitudes. It is important to talk about race and to raise children to see color and to embrace it, not dissipate it and ignore it. Embracing race and color in a multicultural way is the only effective way to approach race in America. In terms of the systemic issues brought upon by race, it is important to talk about systemic racism as a social construct that alienates and marginalize people color. No matter how uncomfortable and taboo the topic may be, acknowledging that systemic racism exists and analyzing how and why people benefit from it is key in instrumenting effective change.
Racial micro-aggressions have an accumulative and harmful impact on people of color invalidating them as racial/cultural beings, undermining their spiritual and mental capacity, imposing a false reality on them. World views of racism seem to be very similar across cultures; although, governments are implementing programs in schools to educate the young generations, still not enough. The historical background of
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Modern Racism and Its Effect on Everyday Life Angela Washington SOC 120 Introduction to Ethics & Social Responsibility November 3, 2014 "Modern racism is the mindset that certain races are better or worse" with particular natural abilities or weaknesses. The evolution of modern racism from a hostile detrimental behavior to a more calm detrimental behavior is now often considered as micro-aggressions by individuals as part of everyday life or instilled from family rituals and environments. For example, blacks are considered criminals, unintelligent, and untrustworthy while whites are considered intelligent, trustworthy, and logical. Women are often seen as housewives that can’t handle working or hard labor while men are considered
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