Racism

On Wednesday night we spent time discussing about prejudice and racism. I agree with Tatum that everyone is prejudice because we all grow up with those words from parents and everyone around. When we were young, our parents always said don’t go out or talk with strangers especially those with suspicious looks. What did they mean by suspicious look? The one with furious face, or torn clothes? What is it to say that they are bad people? In my opinion, there are good side and bad side for this. Without prejudice we might walk straight into the alley where this bad guy is waiting to rob someone, but because of prejudice we know that we should not. Also because of prejudice we might not be able to get to know someone special that we thought he/she is a bad person because of his or her appearance.

From the prejudice, it can create racist which has become a worse issue. Why would one says don’t live in neighborhood that there are people of color are majority of the area? Who is it to say those are a bad neighborhood? From my perspective, I think because people of color have more reputation on committing crime, selling drugs, and other bad things. This doesn’t mean they are all bad. In Bonialla Silva passage, the interview from Jay, student at WU, he said due to the lack of education, they grew up in the household that they cannot afford them to go to school. For example, 50 cent started to do and sell drugs since he was twelve years old, “I didn’t want to ask her for a pair of Air Jordans when I knew she couldn’t afford them, so I began working to get my stuff and not stress her out”. Because of poverty, people of color tend to do the wrong things in which can make other people look down on them as a whole. I think they should get a chance to get the same education as others, and also they should choose to do the right thing.

http://www.notablebiographies.com/news/A-Ca/50-Cent.html