Prejudice And Racism Analysis

Racism is a problem in our country, if my interviews are to be believed. Kelly said that "will its certainly better that it used to be" and my neighbor Ginny said "I think its better than it was... but, there is definately room for improvement." Both Kelly and Ginny discussed racism from the prospective as it relates to a moment in time. Comparing their experiences from the 1960s and 1970s with the current time we live in. At a glance are their comments were almost exactly the same. But what sticks out to me is the words "it used to be" which makes it seem like they have seen a lot worse during their life than what is shown on tv or in the news today. Given their ages they were most likely in elementary, grade and high school when racial tensions were at there peek. So the level of …show more content…
So what do the interviews and the book all haven in common? Really there is only one thing. Kelly, Ginny and the characters in the book both have experiences with racism. The characters in the book experience racisms in their daily lives and observed racism during a time when the government generally allowed policy to contribute to the racist mindset. Today, those government policies and practices do not exist and we have laws to prevent racist activities. Also, if someone experiences racism, there are laws that can be enforced to correct the racist activities. In the book, Institutional Racism, by Shirley Better, is states "Many people associate racism with bigoted individuals and radical groups on the fringes of society." Shirley Better discusses that racism is bigger than the negative attitudes of people. Racism touches the basic fabric of the lives as Americans. One aspect of the racist mindset that continues today, are the words that society calls racist. This mindset or these words are or are not racist is a matter of point of view, Obviously, the actions and words that everyone would say are racist. But, it seems that there is a a lot name calling that people say are

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