Informative Essay On Racism

How many times a day do you hear the word ‘racist’ or ‘racism’? More and more often, this word being used incorrectly and excessively. With the rise of political correctness, people are becoming more and more sensitive to racism among other things. However, this oversensitivity to racism has gone too far. In this politically correct world we live in, simply saying the word black makes you racist, but this does not align with the definition of racism, and the idea that participating in a different culture makes you racist for trying to destroy the culture is simply wrong. Do you think that if someone says the word ‘black’, that they are being racist? Now, of course, that would depend on the context it is used in. Sure, it could be used in a racist manner, or it could simply be used to describe something. One of the words most closely associated with racism is nigger. This word is derived from its root word ‘negro’, which simply means black in Spanish. Not as bad as you would think, right? Or do you still think that it is an offensive word? The only reason that this would feel racist is because we, in our minds, give it the power to be. Some might argue that it is racist because the ropa blanca (the whites) in America called their African slaves by the colour of their skin. It doesn't really

The belief that all members of each race possess characteristics, abilities, or qualities specific to that race, especially so as to distinguish it as inferior or superior to another race or races.” By this definition, you are not being racist unless you seek to put that person's race below your own. This usually is not the case. In my experience, when someone says ‘black’, they are referencing the culture of coloured peoples, not aiming to discriminate against people of