About half of the American population sees racism as a “big problem." Many of the problems with this is because people see them as an inferior. You may not see it as much as you used to in the past but it still exists, people think that just because their skin tone is not the same as theirs that they are not as good and deserve to be treated poorly. White Americans, not all, feel superior or even better and especially more deserving than that of others of a different color. Some even believe that someone is "less than human," and tend to alienate them because of their skin tone or anything else about them that others see that sets them apart from society, may be caused by hatred or their beliefs.
Moreover, racism is an illegal crime because it is an unauthorized act to treat anyone with disrespect just because of their race or ethnicity. Causing someone to "feel like they don't belong" can lead them to depression and probably suicide. In some cases, it can make someone angry, if it is the victim. Racism can destroy relationships and can create "divisions within society." Racial discrimination can ruin a person's life and self-esteem, it can hurt someone mentally disrupting their health and affects how they learn and perceive things.
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As humans, we are affected by a natural reaction of us feeling threatened, aspects of what makes us who we are, tend to be attacked. Things that are important like our families, personal space, or property and our identity, racism is what a human's "natural reaction" is in order to protect ourselves and what we are worth. We try to protect these sometimes through violence or other ill-mannered