As we all already know, racial discrimination is any kind of discrimination on individuals basing on their skin color, race, ethnic or national origin, physical appearance, language, religion and culture. You would think that we are in modern times and the “world has changed” but child, the world just can’t get past hate and racism. This pandemic is part of a big virtual system of hierarchy that it is impossible for us to escape the grip of its hand.
Why racism is still extant?
How we are raised: Most of our life habits (or what is good and bad) are acquired at home, in society and everything surrounding our upbringing. Racism can start with people around us expressing racist views which we later in life take on ourselves or it can kick-off from when we raise our kids in bubbles where it’s hard for them to interact with other kids from different backgrounds. When we are young, there are different factors that can shape our attitudes towards different things.
Categories: It’s common for people to keep company of people with the same interests, background, culture or language to feel a sense of belonging. However, this leads to an ‘Us’, ‘Them’ mentality over time creating sectors (which cause ingroup allegiances and intergroup conflicts) thus discriminations, which solidify racist perceptions and…
