Racism and Sexism

Racism is a controversial issue. Racism, however often has played the central role in such conflicts. Racism has historically been defined as the belief that race is the primary determinant of human capacities, that a certain race is inherently superior to others, and/or that individuals should be treated differently according to their racial designation. Sometimes racism means beliefs practices, and institutions that discriminate against people based on their perceived or observed race.

I am going to be talking about some of the issues of sexism and racism. How people are kept in their place by society and by themselves. How has this unequal affected individuals lives and the business world. If women are being liberated or not. Different examples of racism and sexism, and analyze who tries to gain by it and why. These are some of the issues I will be discussing in this paper, along with examples from the films, readings and discussions in this Communications 10 class.

The Watts Riots and the position of power are portrayed perfectly through the movie “Heat Wave”. The father is qualified to be a carpenter, but after eight weeks of finding no job due to his race, he settles with a janitorial position. The blacks who suffered were permitted to care for white children, cook or do housekeeping. White women on the other hand were a different question because they were white and women. This questioning left room for white males to come in and manipulate them. Because of this odd position many women praised the white male protection and forgot about their own suppressed living conditions. The same goes with JT; his dream throughout life was to be a pilot, but when his principal tells him that it is highly unlikely, he settles washing cars for the rest of his life. Over the course of history, not much has changed. Women got to vote and gain a little Independence but not that much. Today the average man still makes more...