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Racism Quotes In The Help

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Racism is a monstrosity that still exists in our society, despite what many people believe. Just like in The Help, some people today believe that racism has disappeared from the world but they are horribly wrong. While racism might not be as prevalent today as it was pre-civil war, it still influences our lives. In The Help, black housemaids serve justice to their racist “employers” who treat them like they would slaves. "A bill that requires every white home to have a separate bathroom for the colored help. I've even notified the surgeon general of Mississippi to see if he'll endorse the idea.” This shows just one of the many racist acts Miss Hilly commits, through a league made of rich white women, forcing …show more content…

“But then I realize, like a shell cracking open in my head, there's no difference between those government laws and Hilly building Aibileen a bathroom in the garage, except ten minutes' worth of signatures in the state capitol.” This quote shows how jim crow laws were not always actual laws, but they had the same effect. Jim crow laws were the new form of slavery, that technically didn't break a federal law, but instead restricted people of color to where they could do hardly anything and had no …show more content…

Today, racism takes shape in the form of stereotypes. These stereotypes limit what people can do despite their race. A Latino male wouldn’t be expected to be the C.E.O. of a multi-billion dollar company, while a white male would. These stereotypes are not based entirely off of fact but are instead made up of assumptions. An African American would probably get a longer prison sentence than a white person would, just because of race. Finally, there is the social aspect of racism. African Americans are not expected to be smart and are pressured to be friends with other African Americans, the same goes for every race. Racism is nowhere near as prevalent as it was in the 1800’s but, it’s still very real and impactful. Racism is a disease that will infect anyone, it can be found all over the world, and nothing is being done beyond the point of eliminating slavery. In conclusion, racism will infect the hearts and minds of anyone it can. People need to see that the color of one’s skin does not matter, and should not affect their lives. Anyone can fight racism, and they don’t have to preach it’s deadliness to the world to do so. Just looking past one person’s race is enough to change their lives and thus those around them. Racism can be eradicated, but people are choosing to ignore it as it changed to fit into today

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Racism is still a very prominent issue in America today. Yes, it has improved from the days of slavery, and we do have a black president; but society is nowhere near equal, and that is not acceptable. White Privilege by Paula Rothenberg truly opened my eyes to the extent of the social injustice on African Americans. Many people are implicitly racist, meaning that they are unaware of their racism. And in fact, just by being white, one is oppressing another race because the privilege and respect that comes with the skin color.

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Racism is almost everywhere and has been around for years and we have just been chipping at it every second we can. The civil rights movement was a huge impact on the topic of racism and it is full of stories within it. Cases and trials of people who meant no trouble yet was judged by their skin. We know these people as black people, these people have been put through hardship during this time and are still being affected to this day. Brown V. Board of Education tell about how black children wanting the same education as white children.

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While certain laws prohibit discrimination based on race, they do not abolish racism completely. Some people are open to accepting change, but others, especially in the south, prefer to stick to their moral values. But regardless, people need to start accepting that racism is a myth. In the words of Grant Wiggins in the novel “A Lesson Before Dying:” “A myth is an old lie that people believe in. White people believe that they’re better than anyone else on earth – and that’s a myth.

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Racism is something that needs to stop being taken so lightly. It for one has a toll of impact on many people’s lives. For instance, racial name callings can have many affects on an individual of the opposite race who is being harassed because of the color of their skin. It can truly damage a person’s self love and respect for themselves. Often the ones who make others feel that way are the ones that lack those character traits.

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African American activist, and literary author James Baldwin once said, “Not everything that is faced can be changed, but nothing can be changed until it is faced.” In other words, Baldwin is saying that a problem can not be solved until it is faced, but not every problem that is faced will have a solution. Racism is a very large issue in today’s society, it is an issue that places individuals of color below individuals that classify as white. This is an issue that is being spread throughout government systems, and faced by many people in society. However, due to the white influence, the elimination of racism is being hampered.

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The Help ‘The Help’ directed by Tate Taylor in 2011 is a dramatic feature film based on the Civil Rights Movements in the 1960’s in Jackson, Mississippi. It shows how the African-Americans were treated in that time exploring the separation between the races and how one race dominated the other one because of the color of their skin. The main focus of the movie is on the racism, classism and segregation where the African-American population were inferior to the ‘superior’ white population. ‘The Help’ also shows how cruel it is to treat another human being unfairly this is shown clearly when Aibileen’s son gets killed, Celia being discriminated and segregation.

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