Institutionalized Racism

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I believe that race relations in the United States were heavily impacted by institutionalized racism of the past. Jordan Chaney made an extremely good point that even though our society is more accepting of race and sexuality, sometimes opinions and prejudices are so engraved in a person’s mind that they can’t stop themselves from thinking that way. When these ideas are passed through generations and are still practiced or spoke of in front of children, we will continue to see racist, even if they do not realize their ways. Just because segregation and Jim Crow laws are not publicly practiced now, it does not mean that all families, especially those of KKK members, have given up on the idea of white supremacy. When Mullainathan talks about “unconscious prejudice” he really means unconscious racism. It explains in the reading that we tend to have “fast thinking” discrimination and base our thoughts after previously learned habits or stereotypes. Though we don’t mean to discriminate it often happens without our …show more content…
“White privilege” is privileges that white people have over black people, white people often take privileges like income and advanced education for granted. Many Caucasians have never feared that police the same way African Americans do because they are fortunate enough to not have a stereotype that makes them more susceptible to police shootings. “Institutionalized discrimination” is discrimination that takes place on a grander scale. This kind of discrimination is common with law enforcement like police. Kristof’s arguments, like his argument about accepting a system that acts racist being a greater problem than flat-out racist, are convincing to me and are well planned and backed up with evidence. Kristof’s article opens your eyes to the excuses white people make instead of accepting discrimination and supporting

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