Racism In Canada

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CANADIAN YOUTH ARE FACING RACISM AND DISCRIMINATION

Have you ever walked through a crowd of people without a single thought of being judged by others? One simply does not think like that. Youth all over Canada are facing this problem. There is no way for us to believe that we can simply ignore the thoughts of being judged because it is not human nature. It occurs all around the world and no matter how much you try to block it, it would still be at the back of your mind. People can be judgemental on many things, whether it is for what you are wearing or what you are skin color may be. As they all know, Canada is known for its diversity: its cultural background, the people’s gender, religious beliefs, and our sexual orientation. However, do …show more content…

However, racism never stops in Canada. When it comes to multicultural people, who have different values and beliefs, there is always conflict. Racism plays a big role in teens lives this generation. Whether it would be with a different race fighting against each other or even sometimes their own race fighting against each other. Teens could ruin other teens lives with negative thoughts about one’s culture. Not only does racism affect the single human being, but it could also affect the whole society. The society will blindly follow what one says without understanding the naked truth. As teens like to joke around about different races and outer appearances, they do not take into consideration that they are being brutally racist against one's culture or against their skin …show more content…

Not always is that true, however, it can happen. In 2011, bullying caused 198 teens to commit suicide . People do not take things, such as being racist to one another, as seriously as they should. A 15 year old muslim teen got bullied everyday and got called a terrorist just because he was muslim. As a result, that 15 year old teen beat up the bully, leaving him with a broken nose. Even after the the teen defended himself, more people walked up to him and called him a terrorist again for beating the other guy up. You see, this cycle of racism goes on and on forever. If this cycle does not stop, people will always just go against different cultures. Therefore, they are always trying to be more superior. Youth these days have so much knowledge in them that helps them create new inventions and new projects. Although when it comes to being racist, all their knowledge goes down the drain. As an unknown writer of this quote said “In this century of knowledge, being racist only proves how low in society you really

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