Black Skin, White Mask By Frantz Fanon

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Despite living in a country that is known for equality, justice and freedom, what many do not know is the amount of unequal and prejudice treatments many people are subjected to every day. Gender and race play a big role is the equality system in America despite popular belief. The Civil Rights Act of 1964 ruled that discrimination against any race, religion, sex or ethnicity would be illegal and punishable by law. Unfortunately, there have been many cases of racism and some have even gotten away with it. Black Skin, White mask was a book written by Frantz Fanon in 1952. It was a psychological study on racism and domination of the white male. Written during a time where there were no civil right laws, this book explained how
What isn't known is that there is still racism that takes place in the workforce and in big companies. Recently, Wells Fargo is being sued for $125 million. The 4th largest bank in the nation was charged with targeting minorities with higher costs when it came to loans. A Queens bakery in New York City was also fined $25,000 due to telling a young black girl that she couldn't be hired because of her skin color. In sports, many athletes have also been accused of racism. Instances of this occurred when a college quarterback was caught on video yelling racial slurs at a concert. Most popular, was the recent audio recordings of a professional basketball franchise owner, Donald Sterling. The Las Angeles Clippers owner was caught telling his girlfriend that he did not want her bringing black people to his games. After the tape was released to the media, a public outrage arose. He would step down as owner of the team and was criticized by many celebrities and people around the nation. What many don't understand is that while his racism is an awful trait, it isn't his fault. Sterling was raised in the south during a time period where racism was a very common thing. He was born and raised by raciest parents and was unconsciously brought up that way. This goes off what Fanon was trying to explain where he believed the unconscious teachings of racism made young boys that are learning how to perceive the world,
In his writings, he talked about how “whiteness” was a way of seeing yourself. Yancy pointed out that when a white person goes somewhere, they tend to point out how many black people are there. He further explains that whites defend themselves by claiming they have black friends when being accused of racism. He goes on to say that it is socially normal for whites to mark black people as dangerous and different. According to Yancy, the only way to get rid of this is to have society stop making “whiteness” relevant. This may be invisible to culture but ignoring it doesn't make it any better. His book, labeled “Look, a white!” portrays the double standard set in America as black people are often pointed out while nobody every singles out a white person. He explains his views of the Trayvon Martin case, which clearly are not sided with the outcome of the verdict. Trayvon Martin was a young black male who was shot and killed by a white Neighborhood watch male. Martin was perceived as a boy who was minding his own business while he walked through a white neighborhood. George Zimmerman, the neighborhood watch dog, shot and killed him cleaning that he felt threatened. He was was found not guilty by a grand jury and was released. This is just one of many examples of how the juice system has problems that need to be faced. Recently, a white male Ferguson police officer was found not guilty after shooting and