When we read the census in class, I was really surprised by it. I was shocked how a document that was sent out by our government to essentially every person in the country, was so politically incorrect. I think this is a reflection of the fact that our government is made up of majority rich, white men, and does not proportionately reflect the diversity in the United States. I think a lot of where the racism in America comes from, is all the way at the top. Aside from the obvious, Obama, the majority of people who make up the government are white males. They all also have a substantial amount of money. If our government was built proportionately to our population, it would be made up of about 50% women, which it clearly isnt, about 15% Latino, which it also isnt, and about 13% African American, which again, it is not. I think this reflects one of the reasons why discrimination and predjudices exist in our country. There is already a certain bias and majority within the government, and when the people who are in charge of a country a significantly of one ethnicity and race, the effects trickle down from all the way at the top to the very bottom.
Brigit May, Post 6
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