Deon Blake
Dr. McClure
Engl-110-08
12 November 2013
Race is Not a Factor in Inadequacy Race in America today can be directly based off stereotypes. A person’s race is as irrelevant as the car they drive. Yet theses irrelevant things tell us something. It gives us a view on how better he or she is compared to one another. The way it is in our society and generation; a superior car equals a superior person. This is obviously not a biological reason, yet this is a way we divide ourselves as individuals. This is very comparable to the "micro-level" of racism mentioned in the writings of Michael Omi and Howard Winant, which separates two people by a noticeable factor (Omi 12). Race has nothing to do with my or anyone else abilities or intelligence.
In our society we build descriptions of an entire group of individuals that demonstrate a certain qualities of that separates one group from others. Our society defines these groups as stereotypes. When we glance at a group of people that stand out from social norms, we place them into another class. The motive is to not load ourselves with this excess of information. It is difficult to bear in mind everyone's individuality. This is why we have stereotypes. However, there are times when put a mark of superiority or inferiority onto another stereotype. We critic these stereotypes, and we do not distinguish the individuals in their group. That is how we view our stereotypes. Racism is more or less the exact same thing. When we see an African American, our view of them is a stereotypic African American. This goes as the same for other groups as well. It is much easier to group people collectively that our even our government stereotypes. It is too difficult to help every single individual, so the easiest way to help out is to help the general group. When the government offers to help out a group, the help may not