...systemic racism, which is structured racism into our social and political institutions, which is executed deliberately in contradiction of cultural groups. Similarly, the letter objective was to create internalized racism, where two individuals from the same background have hatred towards one another. The methods used centuries ago were to keep us living in a white male predominance society, in which they are depicted as the superior. One of the methods that systemic racism is manifest is by the implantation of drugs in the urban communities. The implantation of drugs in the urban communities typically results in the incarceration of a black descent male due to the tracking of drugs or the usage of drugs to execute themselves. The high level of government surveillance in the cities are for the solely purpose to...
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...As children, we are taught about racism and physical differences that make us diverse; however, have we genuinely grasped the concept of how we are not different? Outside we may look different, but what is inside has no discrepancies. Coincedently, this belief adds on to what goes on in people's minds. Two reasons; internalized racism and internalized white supremacy. M;l.,m/any people get confused and mix these two reasons and their meanings up. People seem to think that the internalized racism is correlated with whites and the internalized white supremacy is correlated with African Americans. This has become the result of our school systems failures. In this day in age many people need to understand the differences between these two terms....
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...Both "In Search of April Raintree" written by Beatrice Mosionier and "Someday" written by Drew Hayden Taylor feature characters, April Raintree and Janice, who believe negative assumptions and stereotypes about Indigenous people even though they themselves are Indigenous. "In Search of April Raintree" is a book about April Raintree and her life of racism, prejudice and her struggle to accepting her identity. While "Someday" is a play that centers around Anne, Barb and Janice. A family that was separated due to flaws in the system and is the story of how Janice ends up reconnecting with them but leaves after she discovers the truth about being Indigenous. Despite different living situations and contrasting childhood experiences in terms of socio-economic...
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...Racism and Its Effects Introduction Racism is an ongoing force that negatively impacts the lives of Americans every day. The racist mindset in America stems from the times of slavery, where blacks were thought to be inferior to whites. Throughout history, the ideology of race and racism has evolved and developed several different meanings. Today, we can still see the devastating effects of racism on people of color, as well as whites. “Racism, like other forms of oppression, is not only a personal ideology based on racial prejudice, but a system involving cultural messages and institutional policies and practices as well as beliefs and actions of individual” (Tatum, pg. 9). As a result of this system, it leaves the oppressed at a great disadvantage in society. This includes “access to social, cultural, and economic resources and decision making” (Rothenberg, 2007). In order for change to come about and for the American society to reach racial inequality, we first have to acknowledge the problem openly, which our society has yet to do. In this paper I am going to analyze the meaning of racism and how it affects both people of color and whites. In doing so, I am going to explore how racism impacts one’s racial identity, using my life experiences as an example. I will also demonstrate how racism leads to prejudice and discrimination and provide examples of these. I will close the paper with solutions and ideas to improve our communities and our society...
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...The character of Pecola is the most affected by the standardized ideology of racism through the concept of beauty. The unreachable concept of white beauty victimizes Pecola and allows the African American community to also discriminate and address their self-hatred toward Pecola. In contrast to Claudia, Pecola has no self-love for herself as she always sees herself through the eyes of others and her only aspiration is to conform to the standard of beauty to be accepted in the community. The narration of the book allows readers to unfold that it was Pecola's own assumption to feel ugly and that her deep internalization of white beauty standards and their value drives her to her ultimate insanity. The character of Pecola loses or never has...
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...For years, black women have been negatively impacted by generational systems of oppression. In The Bluest Eye, Toni Morrison demonstrates this oppressive cycle as well as the long-term, damaging affects of internalized racism. Utilizing various perspectives from black women and children alike, Morrison shows these woman’s quest to find love and acceptance within society. This paper seeks to analyze this theme of love and the black woman identity. In doing so it will evaluate how white beauty standards, media, colorism, and internalized racism all contribute to enforcing division between black women and cultivate a cycle of self-hate. The book focuses on the journey of Pecola Breedlove, an eleven year old, dark skinned black girl, who prays...
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...Sandra Robinson Professor Duarte SSC 101: Social Issues October 1, 2015 Internalized Homophobia I would like to say that this is most interesting subject and one that is really miss understood by many in our society. I have started to research some information concerning this subject and I find that there are many dealing with this situation in my mist and even in my circle in the church. The definition is defined as lesbians and gay men that really fear being the way that they are but it is what it is. I have through my studies in the last week found out that Internalized homophobia is defined as the involuntary belief by lesbians and gay men that the homophobic lies, stereotypes and myths about them are true. There are two logical, predictable consequences of a lifetime of such messages.1 First, heterosexuals will grow to believe many of the messages, and treat these with this issue and kind of people accordingly. They will be thoroughly indoctrinated into their role in heterosexism, protecting their heterosexual privilege by colluding with the perpetuation of heterosexism / homophobia. But there is a second logical consequence - these same messages also stick to lesbians and gay men, resulting in internalized homophobia. Lesbians and gay men are taught to act out the lies and stereotypes, doubting themselves and other gay people (sometimes called “horizontal hostility.”) This is the...
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...Muhammad Usman Qureshi Mr. Michael Steele 15 January 2016 Racism Speech Festival-16th Jan Honorable judges and respected guests, Imagine living our lives in constant paranoia, where we feel like we are being watched everywhere we go. Imagine living our lives, where we feel like we are judged on everything we do. Imagine living our lives, where we are judged for the color of our skin. This, ladies and gentlemen, is racism. Racism causes thousands of cases of deaths and destruction across the globe every, single, year. In our modern society, ‘racism’ is a combination of prejudice, prejudgment and bitterness directed against someone of a different skin color, different culture and even a different belief. There are different forms of racism; interpersonal racism, institutional racism and internalized racism. No one likes to be left out, so Why do we judge? Why do we pass the torch of stigma to this world? Why do we ignite the flame of hatred? 50 years ago, Martin Luther King dreamed of the day these children will no longer be “Judged by the color of their skin, but by the content of their character.” But today, we see that racism remains as a very real threat to our world. We’re not born with racism; we are born as blank pieces of paper and act upon what is written on it. We act upon what society tells us. Is this what our society is? A community of individuals that strive to discriminate Asians, Africans and Arabs? Statistics by the Oxford...
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...It’s time to recognize that our daily vocabulary just isn’t acceptable anymore, we hide microaggressions in our conversations and deny their existence. Sexist, ableist, and racist language has become part of our culture and we need to stop. Internalized racism isn’t acceptable racism. Microaggressions are the foundation of hostile environments, and have massive impacts. "A lot of white people should shut up and listen. They really don't know what the African-American experience truly is. When you have people getting shot in their cars for no reason and being put in fucking jail cells and it's for profit, we have a serious problem, and the first thing you need to do is get educated. Don't try to do this, like, 'Blue lives matter.' Don't try...
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...Male privilege…In black and white Dorrell Anthony Alexander Western Washington University What is “Privilege”? When we speak of privilege, what exactly are we speaking of? Many find it easy to get the basic fundamentals of a “right” and a “privilege” confused, so for foundational purposes, I would like to lay out how they differ. First, let’s talk about two of the different kinds of rights; “natural” and “legal”. According to Merriam-Webster (2013) Natural rights are “rights which are "natural" in the sense of "not artificial, not man-made”; “as in rights deriving from logic, from human nature, or from the edicts of a god”. They are ”universal”, (they apply to all people, and do not derive from the laws of any specific society),”They exist necessarily, inhere in every individual, and can't be taken away” ( Merriam-Webster, 2013). For example, it has been argued that humans have a natural right to life. They're sometimes called inalienable rights. Legal rights, in contrast, are “rights based on a society's customs, laws, statutes or actions by legislatures” (Merriam-Webster, 2013). An example of a legal right is the right to vote of citizens. “Citizenship, itself, is often considered as the basis for having legal rights, and has been defined as the "right to have rights"(Broidy and Agnew, 1997), Legal rights are sometimes called civil rights or statutory rights which Broidy and Agnew (1997) believe are “culturally and politically relative”, since they depend on a specific...
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...factor in society long since the times of slavery and when the Jim Crow system was still allowed in American society. However, back then, racism was more obviously present and easy to spot. Nowadays, whether intentional racism or not, one has to look truly hard and at different angles in modern, everyday occurrences to see the faint remaining traces of racial discrimination in society especially if the person is white. People of fairer skin often find it difficult to notice modern racism, either because they believe it is an obsolete issue or because they take for granted what advantages their skin color awards them as a given for all when it is not. These advantages drawn from a white skin tone is generally addressed as white privilege which most whites would deny having or are oblivious to. Since white privilege serves as an invisible shield of protection and favor, white society is likely to have more advantages over non-whites, especially...
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...Put differently, when one accepts and live the stereotypically classification of his/her race and thereby limit that person’s ability to advance or think of advancing beyond that stereotype, such a person may be experiencing internalized racism. An acquaintance of mine who is of Arab ancestry was interested in counter terrorism position in one of the top security agencies in the United States but showed hesitation in applying because he felt he may not be considered or trusted because of the 9/11 terrorist attack. Kahatsu defined evidence –based public health as “the process of integrating science- based intervention with community preferences to improve the health of population” Coriel 2010 p.5 Evidence-based practice involves best available research evidence (qualitative and quantitative) from sources like scientific literature in systematic reviews and journal articles, public health surveillance data, program evaluation, community members and media. Evidence –based...
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...For me, the game of basketball has always been a sanctuary. It's been a place where I've been able to escape and find peace,” said Michael Jordan. This sentiment resonates deeply with many athletes who turn to sports as an escape from the everyday hardships of life. In Richard Wagamese’s novel Indian Horse, the protagonist Saul’s journey mirrors this sentiment. Amidst a plethora of trauma, discrimination, and struggles to forge his identity, Saul discovers hockey as not just a game but a refuge. However, this refuge proves to be unsuccessful due to severe limitations. Saul’s journey demonstrates that sports can provide an immediate escape from reality. But they ultimately fail to offer lasting refuge from trauma, systematic racism in sports, and personal identity struggles....
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... at the University of Akron, there is not a misrepresentation of different cultures on the campus, but there may be a misrepresentation of non-caucasian students in the technical fields, or the “smart” classes. I began to see my internalized racism and hated myself for it. I thought some students were lazier by the way they look or act; a stereotype that we should throw away entirely. Even attempting to remove stereotypes, I find it difficult to connect with people of different cultures - there is too great a division. The most I have been able to connect with is via my co-workers at a part-time job just South of campus, Chipotle. At that restaurant, I learned more than I ever thought I could. I learned things such as; people of color can be racist toward their own culture, believing that some members perpetuate negative stereotypes and further a ‘negative’ name. People of color deal with vastly different issues than I do, for example, the stereotyping that can sometimes be seen in law enforcement, racism in the workplace, difficulties applying for loans, not being taken seriously in professional or academic situations. Working at Chipotle has taught me about racism in the world, cultures in urban environments, and the inherent normalization of racism in...
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...Racial profiling stems from a root of internalized hate and little to no knowledge about the minority or racial group that is being discriminated against. Ever since the 9/11 terrorist attacks in New York, there has been a very skewed perception about p.o.c. from Middle Eastern countries. Since passenger jets were used to bring down the twin towers in 2001, the TSA developed screening devices and techniques to minimize the chances of an attack through means of aircraft. With these new devices, all passengers are to be screened without any judgements of race, religion, or ethnic origin; unfortunately there have been many cases that would say otherwise. There have been many lawsuits against the TSA with claims of racial profiling towards people of Middle Eastern and Asian descent. It even goes to the extent that passengers on a flight can be removed if the other passengers feel uncomfortable or unsafe. US Citizens have an internalized sense of fear because of the attack and as a result of that, most muslims feel isolated because of fear of being suspected of terrorism. According to an article from USA TODAY, “ Many Arab Muslims say their community is turning on itself- shying away from a society increasingly inclined to equate...
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