prejudicies

Many people believe today that there are no longer prejudices in our country. There no longer is slavery, ghettos of immigrated people, or schools for a particular race. However race and ethnicity still do matter in the United States. (Shaefer)

Even though prejudices are not predominate in our society today, we still see them everywhere. People often judge someone for the race without even knowing it. Often, minorities are the ones that get judged the most. It is a simple as brushing your teeth in the morning, when people see someone of another race they automatically think of the prejudices they have heard. They might not agree with these judgments, but they still are in their mind because of where they grew up or who raised them. One might not even think that they way the judge a certain race is wrong.

Many minorities such as, Asians, Hispanics, African Americans, and just about any other minority feel as if they are discriminated from something everyday. Minorities can be discriminated from a job opportunity, a loan, a school, a house, and other countless things. They are often looked at as an outsider, and if they can not really be trusted because they might come from a different part of the world or their skin color is not the same. Many people in the workplace fear minorities that have immigrated to the United States because they feel these new Americans will steal the job opportunities that they should have had. Children can even judge a person based upon their race because of the examples their parents or guardian set for them.

The dominant race, whites, usually take an advantage of being the dominate race. Peggy McIntosh (Shaefer) list several ways that she feels in which her races allows her to get ahead in life. For example, she feels that she could cash checks without suspicion or browse a store without being followed by a security guard. Many people view whites as be able to trust them in contrast to a minority. When approach by a minority on the street, one might not feel comfortable talking to them because of the prejudices that there are about that particular race. However, if they were approached by their own race, they would not feel this uneasiness.

Though many people would like to believe that race is not a factor in the United States and more, that is just simply not reality. Daily, different types of race get judged because of their skin type, the texture of their hair, or their facial structure. Though we have come far in are nation to treat every man equal, we still are not quite at that point.