The Pros And Cons Of Racism

“Racism is the belief that characteristics and abilities can be attributed to people simply on the basis of their race and that some racial groups are superior to others.” (Shah) Racism is a common issue facing people today. Racism can be displayed in a variety of ways, but often people misuse the word racist and racism. For example, at my school, if you do not attend the black history program then you are considered racist. There are many statements that are said out of anger and hurt like, “you’re racist!”, “of course you’re smart, you’re Chinese.”, or “you only hate me because I’m black.” Teenagers use racism as a form of defense when being bullied, and also when they are doing the bullying. Often, people use racism or the word racist when they are bullied as a way to make the bully feel hurt in the way the bully hurts others. Having issues like racism in high school can affect people the most because school by itself is stressful. High schools are not the only place where racism is displayed. Racial problems are happening all over the world like Europe, Australia, Africa, Asia, etc. A lot of the huge reasons for racial problems across the globe just stem from the media. Stereotypes are grown rapidly from multiple things. Wars, resources, jobs, they all can grow

We often try not to involve ourselves in situations where racism is used because it can be turned around and used against us. If people continue to be this distrustful with others then how do we expect to be trusted in any situation? Whether it is police brutality or common racism among teens, we are all guilty of distrusting people and judging them on their outer appearance. To me trusting is one of the main parts of treating people how we want to be treated. No one can expect for everything to be handed to them, you have to earn anything you want in