Diversity In America

Since the beginning of this diversity class, my perspective on race has changed. I view discrimination and prejudice as something that happens more in movies than in real life. This class helped me realize that internalized and outward racism is still extremely relevant. This is not only for black individuals, but also for Native Americans and other diverse people. I learned to think about the things that I experience as a part of a minority, and things that I take for granted as a privileged white individual. I take into account these hardships and realize what privileges I have and how I can use my privilege to help others—learning about America’s history of diversity and what we have done in the past that we do not want to repeat. When we …show more content…
I believe this mindset to be toxic because the people saying this are not the people of the oppressed. So, why should the Native Americans tolerate racism just because other people claim it to be good morals? They shouldn’t, and they didn’t. The Native American community worked to make teams and schools change their mascots. Native American reservations are known to develop serious hardships and cause risks for many people who live on the reservations. The reservation life not only causes physical issues and problems with jobs and money, but, “lower life expectancy and the disproportionate disease burden exist perhaps because of inadequate education.and cultural differences. These are broad quality-of-life issues rooted in economic adversity and poor social conditions.” (Disparities, October 2019) Reservation life can provide access to community to Native Americans but it can also cause many issues and prejudice. Privilege is a broad word that can be associated with anything. There are privileges black individuals have with other black individuals, and there are privileges that white people have with other white …show more content…
As a white, feminine, cisgender, woman, I am provided with the privilege of not facing racism daily and it is something that is constantly on my mind. I was born female and I embrace my femininity so I do not face homophobic behavior either. As a woman, I am presented with the privilege of not being criticized as often for being open with my emotions. Being a woman also has its disadvantages. Women are often seen as weaker than men in general as well as not as smart as men, being too emotional, and all women are good for is staying home and having children. Over the years, the rights women are provided with have gotten better. They are still not equal to men or even close to good enough, but they have gotten better. The U.S. Department of Labor presents the statistics that, “Overall, women are not paid as much as men, even when working full time and year-round. On average, women working full time, year round are paid 83.7% of what men are paid. This inequity is even greater for black and Hispanic women.” So, women, even though they are doing all the same work as the men, are getting paid

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