For this post, I read a lot of
different articles about “reverse racism” and some had stronger points than
others. In the end, it bothered me that there is even such a thing called reverse
racism because we are learning about, in depth, the barbaric, unethical,
horrendous things black Americans went through during the civil rights movement
and way before that. How disgusting and awful it was back then for racism to be
acceptable, it will never change. We cannot turn back the clock. But we can
make a better future. Therefore, as we are learning more about the Civil Rights
Movement, before and after, we see how hard the fight was. We see how brave
people were and how they truly were never giving up until America stopped being
such a nightmare. Then, why, throw racism back at other people. Not just white
people but Muslims, and Mexicans etc. How can we take the words and put them to
action from the comedy film, Semi-Pro,
and simply just have “Everybody love everybody”? We are now in a generation
where we all are just as disgusted with what our American ancestors did and
what life was like decade and centuries ago. In a CNN article Blacks and whites see racism in the United States
very very differently is about exactly what the title says. The author Ryan
Struyk referenced earlier data and stated that the bottom line is people who
are not white, see racial discrimination a lot more than whites do.[1] In
a poll over 87% of black Americans say that black people face a lot of
discrimination whereas only 49% of white Americans say the same.[2] At
my age, most people still have family members that were alive to go through the
entire Civil Rights Movement. So, for 90% of black Americans to still feel
discrimination towards them is horrifying. In CNN poll in 2015 81% of white
Americans say they believe black people have as good as a chance as white
people in their communities to get a job they are qualified for. 54% of black
Americans say that blacks do not have as good of a chance as white Americans to
get a job they are qualified for. This baffled me. Why do you think black
Americans feel they do not have a good chance of getting hired in their
community for a job they are qualified for? It makes no sense to me. I believe
America has work to do and a lot to change on the way everyone views every
other race. The only way to eradicate racism entirely is to stop using race as
an excuse and start making the absolute best of whatever life that you live.
MLK in context - an exploration of King's life and work from an historical perspective
Its strange that reverse racism exists today after we spent one of our class lectures talking about the irrationality that exists behind racism and racial inequality. As we are pointing out the idea of someone in a majority being discriminated against for being in the majority, we are simply just reaffirming the inequality that exists instead of resolving it. It's crazy to me that polls of white people see discrimination as nonexistent in the world today when everything from public housing and school systems and job availability are still largely divided by race. The picture is painted as if the fight for racial equality and the civil rights movement was a success and is now over, when in reality, the fight is more present than even in working with future generations to see color of skin as something as arbitrary as someone's height.
ReplyDeleteI believe that reverse racism does not and cannot exist. By claiming that reverse racism exists, people are misinterpreting the definition of racism. Racism is not just one person being rude to another person of a different race. The existence of racism in America started in 1619 when slavery came into being, and has continued to be reinforced by prejudice and segregation ever since. White people who believe in reverse racism are undermining the horrors that black Americans have endured in this country including slavery, segregation, and violence.
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