Discursive Essay on Racism

Discursive Essay on Racism

Racism has existed for centuries, but during the last two hundred

years hatred toward ethnic minorities or even majorities has

fluctuated. Racism occurs all over the world, can happen to anyone and

will always exist. There are three different forms of racism, open

racism, violent racism and secret racism all express forms of hatred

towards ethnic groups. These forms of racism, although different, all

have the same main purpose, to promote hate towards ethnic groups.

Open racism expresses freedom of racial thought and speech. In America

it is allowed due to the First Amendment that protects political views

on racism. The American National Party and various other parties come

under this protection, and so does the British National Party and the

National Front. We do not have a First Amendment, but these obviously

racist parties still exist. Open racists promote their views through

propaganda, but soon may die out as it becomes socially unacceptable.

Violent racism promotes racism through violence and fear. This form of

racism is not allowed because it promotes violence to express its

ideas. Unfortunately, many violent racial groups claim they do not

promote violence, and therefore they are allowed because not enough

sufficient evidence exists to prove their violent intent.

Secret racism expresses ideas of racism in hidden ways and sometimes,

secret racists are not aware that they are racist. People nowadays do

not express their dislike of minorities and are not prepared to show a

feeling that could be called racist. Avoiding minorities on the street

and low pay to an employee of a minority are examples ...

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"purity of the race" idea, but they understand how it worked. Blond

hair and blue eyes are recessive genes. Two brown-eyed people can give

birth to a blue-eyed child, but two blue-eyed people cannot give birth

to a brown-eyed child. Dark skin and dark hair are also dominant

genes, so because of evolution, it must mean that the ancestors of

humanity had dominant genes. If they had only recessive genes, there

would be no dark eyed, haired or skinned people. This leads to the

conclusion that all people have a black ancestor. This is backed up by

the well-accepted idea that Africa was the starting place of humanity.

As African species travelled north to Europe they made the previous

inhabitants extinct.

Racism is a worldwide problem that will never be eradicated and there

are no simple solutions to it.