DOES RACISM AFFECT YOU

[2getherwewin]

I WAS BROUGHT UP TO RESPECT EVERY ONE NO MATTER WHAT COLOR THEY ARE.

[ancmetro]

       For sure!...There are a lot of prejudiced people in this world.

[bowrunner]

I find that most racism comes from the blacks not the other way around.  Unfortunately they are being led around by the nose by the likes of Jesse Jackson, Al Sharpton etc.

[dreams316]

im a white male and my girl friend is black and we live in nyc. and we get looks every where we go and we get looks from white and black and spainish and asian

[healthfreedom]

IT IS VERY SAD THAT SOME PEOPLE HAVE NEVER LEARNED HOW TO JUST RESPECT PEOPLE FOR WHO THEY ARE.

[tuscarorarain]

One time my brother Lucas got arrested for taking the fall for an Army buddy who had pot. (This was before he enlisted.) My brother is more Native American than I am. He is almost completly full blooded. Anyways the officer obviously thought every one who was not Caucasion was African American. They called him the n word and arrested him without reading him the miranda rights. He got the case thrown out, but I could not beleive the officer acted like that. Everyone is the same. Color is just skin pigment differences. I hate any racism. In my book every single person gets respect until they don't deserve it. Even when someone says a lie about me I let it go. The reason why is because I know in time people will see who I really am so I don't worry about the small stuff. Its hard being mixed raced because sometimes you feel you don't fit into any one racial place. I know a lot of Caucasion people who have a view that Native Americans are full of pride simply because of their heritage and not based on who they are themselves in the present. Then I know Native Americans who think Caucasions are theifs who look down on them. Its ackward being in both places. So many times I want to say something and often do not. Thats where I am wrong though. I feel like if we want racism to stop we need to stand up in a proper way.

[pgk1965]

i believe there is good and bad in every culture and its  very sad that there is still racesism in 2012

[wildequusheart]

I would say it's probably safe to assume that racism affects most if not all people at some point. Consider for a moment that the Civil Rights Act was passed in 1964, just 48 years ago. Many of the people who fought for or against racial equality are still alive, and not everyone against equality changed their minds just because a law was passed. And that's just one (very large and important) example. We, as a society, are moving closer and closer to greater tolerance and understanding of people with different racial and cultural backgrounds, but the reality is that one of the reasons we are moving towards more peaceful integration is that new generations of people are growing up in a more culturally diverse environment. Younger generations are more tolerant, but the intolerant in older generations are usually just as intolerant. The residual effects of centuries of racism will remain for generations (maybe forever), and events will occur that may make previously tolerant people believe that racism is justified or even necessary (think 9/11. We'll always remember.) The best we can do is to continue to teach new generations to respect others and to see people as individuals and hope that future generations won't have to struggle with racism the way many have.