I just read an article that said most Americans white and black see racism as a lingering problem in the United States. Many of the people in the poll taken for the article say that they know people who are racist but few Americans of either race, about one out of eight, consider themselves racist.
Out of curiosity I'm wondering how many people believe that racism is a lingering problem that affects them on some level of their daily lives? How many are willing to openly admit that they have people in their close circles of friends or family that are racist and if so how does it determine how you relate to these individuals especially if you do not share the same opinions?
Chris Roberts Post 3
You raise some very provocative and important questions here, Chris, that are absolutely related to the information from Marger we have been discussing in class. What do the rest of us think in response to these questions?
ReplyDeleteMy one close friend (and my GFs brother) is overtly racist against Puerto Ricans. It comes from his dealing with them in Jamestown were people of Puerto Rican descent have a bad rep. I have a ton of arguments with him abotu his comments. I never let him just make a comment that is racist or whatever without letting him know my stance on it. I think its a good way to counter it
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