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Racial Inequality In Our Society

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Mahatma Ghandi once said, “You must not lose faith in humanity. Humanity is an ocean; if a few drops of the ocean are dirty, the ocean does not become dirty.” Ghandi believed that even with the wrongs in humanity there is still good in human nature. Despite the negative actions of verbal abuse and non-acceptance that people commit today, we still have the people in the world that make it a better place. We also have people to this day that still discriminate against race even though they have been educated with the issues that come with their actions. Racial inequality is the main issue in our society that needs to be confronted and corrected. The negative effects of race inequality are accepted into the job industry, educational views, and …show more content…

As shown in a article by Scott Marshall, he shows an image of all different kinds of race that are being criticized today by people in our society. This image shows the constant labeling that comes with all different types of skin colors. Society perpetually believes that people of a certain race have a definite future or standard that they have to meet. For example, not all Muslims are terrorists and Asians don’t always have to be exceedingly smart in math. There are many negative effects that come with continuous labeling and bullying. People use it as something to make fun of you for. Why should your ethnicity be a joke? With bullying can come mental problems like depression. No one should have to be in that state because of their skin color. Assumptions can lead to false statements about someone which could very much ruin a future or chance of one. However, we have these labels for a reason, where it might be because it happens a lot in the certain racial group or just made up. But, that gives no reason to make everyone be thought of that way. People would have to start the change against these labels. We can provide publication towards anti-racial inequality and bullying. By educating people about the problems that are happening daily, they will be able to see the negative effects that come with constant racial

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