Race, Prejudice And Racism In Western Europe
RACISM IN EUROPE
I have chosen to talk about racism as it is one of the most explosive topics around and one that people rarely greet with sincerity.
Racism is the belief that the genetic factors which constitute race, ethnicity, or nationality are a primary determinant of human traits and capacities and that ethnic differences produce an inherent superiority of a particular race. Racism's effects are called "racial discrimination."
Racism of various forms is found in every country on Earth. Racism is widely condemned throughout the world, with 170 states signatories of the International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination by August 8, 2006. In different countries, the forms that racism takes may be …show more content…
Being a taboo subject and a controversial topic, many persons have tried to explain and find the reason to such human behavior towards another group of people. Such researches are the hope of many to see the racial discrimination ending.
We all know the stories of Racism resulted in centuries past, especially in the past wars, but nowadays in Europe also we have a lot of “events” about that. For example in various places throughout Western Europe, in 2002, as Amnesty International highlights, there has been a rise in racist attacks and sentiments against both Arabs and Jews, in light of the increasing hostilities in the Middle East. Earlier in 1998, in an area of Germany a right wing racist party won an unprecedented number of votes.
In Austria, the Freedom Party was able to secure the majority of the cabinet posts. The party is an extreme far right party, whose leader, Jorg Heider, has been accused of sympathetic statements towards the Nazis. The European Union has reacted to this indicating that Austria’s participation may be in jeopardy. In Italy, there are attempts to try and deal with the rise in undocumented immigrants from Tunisia. The reactions from the right wing have been labeled by some as being “openly racist”.Into 2010 and problems of racism in Italy continue. For example, a wave of violence against African farm workers in southern Italy left some 70 people …show more content…
The growing economy invites immigrants from North African countries such as Morocco. However, the poor conditions that immigrants have had to endure and the already racially charged region has led to friction and confrontations. At the end of the Reconquista, Panish Inquisition imposed pureza de sangre ("racial purity") against Jews and Muslims. The Discovery of the New World also led to the famous Valladolid Controversy, in which Bartolomé de Las Casas opposed Sepulveda denial of the existence of "Indian souls". Spain has attracted mixed race mulatto (African and Caucasian) and mestizo (European and American Indian) persons from its' (ex) colonies since the end of the 17th
I have chosen to talk about racism as it is one of the most explosive topics around and one that people rarely greet with sincerity.
Racism is the belief that the genetic factors which constitute race, ethnicity, or nationality are a primary determinant of human traits and capacities and that ethnic differences produce an inherent superiority of a particular race. Racism's effects are called "racial discrimination."
Racism of various forms is found in every country on Earth. Racism is widely condemned throughout the world, with 170 states signatories of the International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination by August 8, 2006. In different countries, the forms that racism takes may be …show more content…
Being a taboo subject and a controversial topic, many persons have tried to explain and find the reason to such human behavior towards another group of people. Such researches are the hope of many to see the racial discrimination ending.
We all know the stories of Racism resulted in centuries past, especially in the past wars, but nowadays in Europe also we have a lot of “events” about that. For example in various places throughout Western Europe, in 2002, as Amnesty International highlights, there has been a rise in racist attacks and sentiments against both Arabs and Jews, in light of the increasing hostilities in the Middle East. Earlier in 1998, in an area of Germany a right wing racist party won an unprecedented number of votes.
In Austria, the Freedom Party was able to secure the majority of the cabinet posts. The party is an extreme far right party, whose leader, Jorg Heider, has been accused of sympathetic statements towards the Nazis. The European Union has reacted to this indicating that Austria’s participation may be in jeopardy. In Italy, there are attempts to try and deal with the rise in undocumented immigrants from Tunisia. The reactions from the right wing have been labeled by some as being “openly racist”.Into 2010 and problems of racism in Italy continue. For example, a wave of violence against African farm workers in southern Italy left some 70 people …show more content…
The growing economy invites immigrants from North African countries such as Morocco. However, the poor conditions that immigrants have had to endure and the already racially charged region has led to friction and confrontations. At the end of the Reconquista, Panish Inquisition imposed pureza de sangre ("racial purity") against Jews and Muslims. The Discovery of the New World also led to the famous Valladolid Controversy, in which Bartolomé de Las Casas opposed Sepulveda denial of the existence of "Indian souls". Spain has attracted mixed race mulatto (African and Caucasian) and mestizo (European and American Indian) persons from its' (ex) colonies since the end of the 17th