Hate And Prejudice In America

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When someone hears the word prejudice, they assume it is speaking of hate against someone’s color. But prejudice means so much more than racial discrimination. It means white entitlement, classism, ableism, ageism, etc. The list goes on and on. There’s so much discrimination in this world and the majority of it comes from America. Americans say that everyone has the same chances and are equal but time and time again it is seen that this is not the case. Men, women, and children are all being subjected to hate and prejudice from entitled Americans. Even though Americans claim they are accepting of others, their actions show that America is still enslaved by prejudice.
Americans place themselves upon a pedestal. Americans believe the world revolves around the United States. The United States is …show more content…

In The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, one of the characters, Pap, believes that America is being ruined by negroes, “‘...here was a free nigger there from Ohio...They said he could vote when he was at home. Well

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