Tuesday, April 19, 2011

Race and Ethnicity

These are my friends. They are of different races. Race is a reification based on biological differences in people from different countries. My diverse friends in the above picture are all socially considered "asian", "mexican" or "white".

Racism is the belief that one race or ethnicity is superior the other. This belief often leads to crime and violence. It is historically used to justify inequality and place blame on certain races or ethnicities for social or economical problems. This is a picture of Jacob, who is white, killing Scott because Scott is Mexican.

In some historical instances, racism has lead to genocide. Genocide is the systematic elimination of an entire race, ethnicity, culture, etc.

Segregation takes racism to the next level. It is formally denying a race, ethnicity, or cultural group of certain rights.

Prejudice is an idea or belief that is applied to all members of a race or ethnicity. Some examples of this are: all women are bad drivers, all Asians are smart, all Jewish people are greedy, etc.


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