Instant Access To 100,000+ Essays!

What is racism? There are many ways to describe it. The Oxford desk dictionary defines it as: “The belief in the superiority of a particular race”. Racism is a very important thing to deal with especially after the events of September 11 2001, the war on Afghanistan and the war on Iraq. Racism is a horrible thing, it can ruin lives, make people turn on each others; and generates hate between cultures, in order to get rid of it, here are three things that can be done: (1). Making people understand especially children that in every race there are stereotypes (2). Condemning all racist groups and racist leaders, (3) Stopping the encouragement of racism on the media; and (4) Protecting the people who are getting discriminated against. First, people should understand that in every race there are stereotypes. Unfortunately people have always tended to blame a whole race for what some individuals have done and that generates more hate and misunderstanding between cultures. Tupac once said: “If you don’t know me, don’t judge me.” He said that because he was a delinquent black child and people used to him in a bad way without understanding the reason. Every person is an individual, no matter what color, what origin or what c