EDF2085-Reflection #17

Racism is something we are always hearing in our society in today’s world. It is something in which we must go beyond in what we see in that person, but see what’s inside, their capabilities, personality, and who they are. This tells so much more about a person, rather than seeing the outside cover and judging them from there. I have seen institutions act in a racist manner and have their own favorites which is not fair for the rest. I have also attended people at stores which get offended if you speak to them in Spanish because they say that they are “American”. For example, there was once a customer in whom an associate approached in Spanish and the lady told her, that wasn’t it obvious that she was English/American that she had blonde hair and blue eyes and she wasn’t like the rest. I believed to interpret that as super rude because what does it matter the color of your hair or eyes; you’re still a person just like the rest of us. I have also learned by reading this that race issues are very abundant here in the American society that it has almost become a stable component. Race is a term that could be used for biological purposes if you are talking about let’s say Asians, Americans, African Americans, etc. All races have different traits and genetics. Let’s say just because they are white doesn’t mean they will have blue eyes or be good at running. It all varies and changes and has nothing to do with race according to scientists. Ones race isn’t determined by all of this. Race has nothing to do with your physical attributes. Racism is never a good thing, because following it comes prejudism, discrimination, and a whole bunch of negative things. We shouldn’t judge others or give more importance to, those that are different from us. Every person is born the same, the only difference in exceeding the highest level of education is where they come from geographically, economic, and historical status and factors. Racism is any action in which we do that could be done intentional or unintentionally that excludes someone from something due to the color of their skin or their race.