The Pros And Cons Of Racism

People who discriminate against other races or other peoples sexuality are considered prejudiced. Prejudice is unreasonable feelings, opinions, or attitudes, especially of a hostile nature, regarding a racial, religious, or national group.(Dictionary.refrence.com) So prejudice and racism goes together because racism is a type of prejudice that is used to justify the belief that one racial category is somehow superior or inferior to others.(cnx.org) The Ku Klux Klan is an example of racist organization; its members’ belief in white supremacy has encouraged over a century of hate crime and hate speech.(cnx.org) Every day there are people who are prejudice against others. Maya Angelou states that “prejudice is a burden that confuses the past, threatens the future, and renders the resent inaccessible” (Goodreads.com). There is still prejudice in America.

Most Americans probably take race for granted as affixed and eternal fact and regard slavery as simply the clearest example of prejudice, but there are many more examples of prejudice. For example racism against many different cultural and religious groups, like Muslims, African Americans, or just the hatred some people have for homosexuals. Racism is defined as a belief or doctrine that inherit differences among the various human races determine cultural or individual achievement, usually involving the idea that one’s own race is superior and has the right to rule others.(Dictionary.refrence.com) Examples show daily the prejudice of some people hating on other people for a difference of skin color, religion, or sexuality.

Slavery is one of the earliest forms of prejudice. Slavery is the keeping of slaves as a practice or institution.(dictionary.refrence.com) The first African...

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...was sued in 2010 by an African American ex employee for 5 million dollars. Harmeen Jones alleges that his co-workers continually made racist, sexist, and extremely offensive comments throughout his employment. After he complained he was fired.(Huffingtonpost.com) Another example of prejudice in the work place is Lazaro Garcia, being segregated at Quietflex factory, that makes ducts for air conditioners. Then when Mrs. Garcia applied to transfer to another department, Department 910, where many workers say pay is higher and the work is easier and less dangerous, management did not even respond. Later 91 workers filed charges with the United States Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, accusing the factory’s owner, the Queitflex Manufacturing Company, of illegal discrimination.(nytimes.com) This helps now days to keep the number of prejudice happenings down.