What if you were put under medication due to racism? Sound unimaginable right, also what if you were informed that racism is fixed within society? Racism is the act of hatred targeting a group due to their physical appear. Racism can vary; as a result, the act of discrimination can affect the group or person through trauma. Today’s time, the term racism cannot be labeled in a single category. The ideology behind shows that humans unconsciously subdivide themselves; submerging hatred or single aggression against another party. Under this social science study, racism can influence the health of America’s population. Society continues suppressing the issue pertaining to racism, rumor has it that minority groups having to be second to …show more content…
The Birdcage symbolizes boundaries, encourages the standpoint of how society differs from racism. Differing in terms that can be ignored, but how can you ignore an elephant in the room? Although the novel target feminism, it represents all social ranks, whether it is gender, race, as well as sexual orientation. The oppressor is the attacker, as for the party getting attacked, they are the oppressed. The minority group they are the bird stuck in the Birdcage. Oppressed by society mentality, stabilizing immobilization within the social ranks. Second to the majority, seems impossible to overcome an obstacle such as this. The oppressor may not be fond working with some who they considered to be lower than them, potentially performed hatred acts. “This means, at the least, that we may be found “difficult” or unpleasant to work with, which is enough to cost one one’s livelihood; at worst, being seen as mean, bitter, angry or dangerous has been known to result in rape, arrest, beating, and murder. One can only choose to risk one’s preferred form and rate of annihilation” (Frye). Harsh incidents like these can mentally affect the victim, and also cause injuries and trauma to the body. Mental issues allow many to feel there is no outlet to control the situation and remain in the place society place them from the beginning,