Many people claim that this distinction in race is necessary because the society in which we live is still racist and only parents of the same ethnic group would be able to give enough cultural support to the children. On the other hand this distinction on races can be considered racist for some people and it could contribute to create a racist society. In the section called “Room for Debate” of the New York Times website, we can find a debate showing different arguments about this issue. In the depate there are three participants with very clear and strong positions. One of the participants is Kevin Noble, author of the article “Not a Deciding Factor but not to be ignored”.
The northern parts of the United States accepted African Americans, and many try to escape to the north to try to get employed and leave the racial segregation in the south. The south had state laws that prevented African Americans from doing what they believe are right. (265, packet) Even though it was said that, African Americans are equal to whites under the constitution, as long as part of the United States still have the segregation going on, then the African Americans do not have rights in the whole country. This was a huge obstacle to stop the racism and try to fit them into the society to live with whites. Women were part of the minorities along with the blacks because of the way they were treated.
This is definitely not true because there are many Asian women dating different races of men, but society does not see this. I am not saying that people should only interracial date, but I believe everyone should be open to interracial dating. Racism is still prevalent in this world and the best way to fight it and eventually kill it is to interracial date. Certain parts of society will frown upon it at first, but eventually it will be accepted just like a lot of other things that was deemed “wrong” in society was accepted later on. For example, blacks and many other races of people were eventually deemed equal to white people by society’s
In order to lessen the problem of racial tension in America it is crucial for one to recognize the similarities between minorities and non-minorities. In the essay "What White Publishers Won't Print" Zora Neale Hurston claims that the white majority is not interested in the common lives of the minority population. She asserts that this lack of interest by the majority heightens the racial tension in America. To overcome racial tension in America, these stereotypes of minorities can only be replaced by truly understanding how much the white majority has in common with their minority members of society. Although some will argue that there are no similarities present when comparing minorities to the white majority, many of these people do not want to believe that minorities live a normal life just like the majority population.
Segregation After the civil war in the USA, the African Americans gain “equal” rights. But the 14th amendment in 1868 (Absolute equality of the two races before the law) didn’t include “social rights” which meant that they didn’t get much choices in society, like choosing where you wanted to sit on a bus. This still made the African Americans feel inferior, knowing that within their home town the “whites” had the choices, and actual freedom. Blacks responded to their situation in 4 ways as their situation began to worsen from 1877. They would co-operate with any willing whites, migrate to the North or West, protest politically and would follow accommodationism.
It means that if a black person applied for a job against a white person, the employer cannot hire the white person based on their colour preference, they must compare the skills and attributes to be brought to the business and evaluate fairly. It includes direct and indirect like the Sex Discrimination Act. Direct would be only advertising for a black male for a job as it would discriminate white people. Indirect discrimination would be where a job advert only wants blonde people for the job purpose, this would discriminate against all people without blonde hair. EQUAL PAY ACT 1970: This act makes it law for employers to pay men and women equally in the workplace.
A child should not have to worry about racism at any point in their lives. Logos were used to describe the beliefs Reverend Jeremiah Wright. “He used incendiary language to express… rightly offend white and black alike.” What is this teaching our children of the future? That it is okay to have a church with only your race? Wright is not the only reason of racism but he certainly isn’t trying to stop it.
The message that the author is trying to deliver is obviously related to the color-problem and could be seen in Kimberley‘s words during her conversation about race with Jordan : “White‘s a color, I‘m a person, a human being, not painted.“ Black and white can be considered almost as a paint that is applied to the skin, but should not affect the identity of the individual. While Jordan is worried about how society will accept him with a white women, Kimberley bears scars from her childhood because she was not black enough. She struggles with the fact that in a society dominated by blacks she must prove all the time that she is African American woman. Finally, this prejudice in society made damage for all her life as Kimberley explained, she said: “On the outside, it may look wrong, it may sound bad. But to understand what it did to a person, it had to be you.
Thomas mentions that gay and lesbian marriages should be the choice of the individuals not the government. He promotes gay and lesbian marriages by saying those who vote against gay and lesbian marriage are people of injustice. He states that we cannot solely base our decision on history alone, if so most states would still prohibit the marriage of different races. Thomas states that marriage should promote family and stability and people should not be denied this right. By depriving millions of gay American adults the rights that come from marriage, denies equal protection against the law.
The Constitution, until recently, did not apply to blacks; blacks feel they deserve payments from 310 years of slavery, destruction to their minds and culture. Dr. Martin Luther King's dilemma in the United States was of a different kind. He was torn between his identity as a Black man of African descent and his identity as an American. He urged Americans to judge based on the content of the character not by skin color and also believed in non-violent protests. Martin Luther King Jr’s main perspective during the fight on racism was equality.