Prejudice And Racism In America

The issue of racism has been a social problem in America for many years. Racism has been around for a long time, but it seems that it has become or is becoming a bigger issue in America. Race can be viewed differently depending on the people and the environment in which they live, which would result in a different view on how racism is shown and perceived. Race, and the way people view other people based on their race constantly changes, making it a social construct.

Race is referred to as a group of people who have or share a common set of characteristics, and are believed to share a common bloodline. During the earlier times there were many races that were looked down upon and were not ‘accepted’ here in the United States. The reason why
Race, and the idea behind race and racism are constantly changing, whether it be for the good or for the bad. Today the view of different races has changed, and has caused people to act differently towards one another. After 9/11, the view of the Muslim race had changed completely. Today people view other people of the Muslin race differently because of the events that happened and the racist thoughts that are present. When people let the ideas behind racism to block their judgement, they begin to judge others based on their background as a whole, as opposed to the actions of the individual. People take what one person does and judge and discriminate against their entire race. It seems as if race is the first thing that people bring to light when oppositions or problems arise between people of different races. Recently in the media the shootings of people have been front and center for a while now, and it seems that the factor that the reporters face on is the race of the victim. The race of the person who has been shot, and the race of the person who shot the other person are the main focus of the reports, rather than the events that happened. They feel that race is more important and they then draw on that aspect which will only cause more controversy, and racist thoughts and ideas can be thought and brought out
Certain races, and the ideas about certain races can differ from person to person and even from country to country. Often times people are judged based on their racial background, and because of present racist ideologies, people are treated differently based on these thoughts and ideas. Maybe at some point in time a person’s race will not be a determining factor in the way we view and treat