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and beaten by the police within an inch of his life, many people think racism is no longer
a relevant problem that's just not the case.There are rising numbers of people that are
getting fed up the fact that racism is more American than the Fourth of July. America
has been an enslaved or segregated country longer than it has been a liberated and
equal country but as we learn more of what's happening its not all that equal.
Referring back, Rodney King was a big wake up call. People were in outrage the
country was pretty much split there was also the infamous L.A. riots. which caused
caused 53 deaths, 2,383 injuries, more than 7,000 fires, with almost $1 billion in
financial. But at least this is one of the cases with a somewhat happy ending with
officers being charged. But still this type of thing should have never happened in the first
place.
One of the most recent and known is of Michael Brown, black, 18 and unarmed
was shot by Officer at the time Darren Wilson. The encounter isnt exactly clear but what
is, is that it doesn't take 6 bullets to kill someone not only that Darren Wilson emptied
his clip when he fired more than twelve rounds. One of the worst things about this is that
this entire incident was avoidable, apparently the PD in the area only has 1 taser
(Hasset). 1 Taser! Wilson said he doesn't like to wear taser because they're
uncomfortable that is one terrible excuse because his comfortability level some one
now has a chalk outline. Thats not even the worst of it, there are maybe a handful of
protests that got violent but the rest were peaceful. But the Gov. of Missouri decided
that the peaceful ones needed to be punished. The police sent military esque officers on
them tear gassing and bombing the peaceful protesters.
until around 1950s. But the effects of the blackface is minimal compared to the effects of
the govt. it self. Considering the govt. once allowed the slavery of black people it comes
to no ones surprise political cartoons used to be extremely stereotypical with big puffy
red lips and exaggerated.Not to mention we still have football team named the
Redskins. But many people cant help absorbing stereotypes given to them by the
media today (Mooney).
that you could detect a bad guy by the tone of their skin. Not to mention that also
obsessed like most the right wing is about black republicans going along with the right
its okay to mention that Andrew Breitbart showing a doctored video of Shirley Sherrod.
Representation is a problem too with about 45% of blacks shown on television are
republican but only 4% being so (Deggans). Black people are often portrayed as thugs
and criminals in the media, even the police are quicker to think a black man is a criminal
(Deggans). Media is also very racist to Arabic muslims often assuming terrorist=dark
islamic man. The media and culture have never been nice to african-americans and
other minorities.
Racism isnt inherit you arent just born with it, its taught. It cant be stopped
unless it is recognized and called we cant stop just ignoring. Racism is alive and well in
america today and we have to stop it.
Racism Today
Mr. Huegh
3rd Hour
Nick Easterling
3/11/15