Definition

Racism is two words, race and ism

Race is a social construct which is created by people who colonized in 15 and 16 th century for what
purpose? to maintain the difference between their right privileges social and legal standings over
those that their colonized

Ism is a system so racism which is founded out of race which is power dynamic is a system that put
in place to maintain that power dynamic by the colonizer over whom they colonize so racism added
the base of race is about power and prejudice

Racism is a set of beliefs about the superiority of one racial or ethic group, it is used to justify
inequality and is often deep-seated in the assumption that differences between group are genetic.

Why it happens

- People are so quick to judge

We often put labels on people. He dresses like this so he must be into this music. She goes to that
school so she must be rich. We can also stereotype people from different racial backgrounds as
“lazy”, “brainy”. The way to beat the stereotypes? Don’t judge a whole group. Get to know people
from different racial backgrounds and find out how much you have in common.

- People blame others for their problems

When we feel angry or frustrated, we often look for someone else to blame for our problems. As a
community, we can do the same thing. People who look or talk differently to us are an easy target.
You can hear it happening today in comments like, “those people take our jobs” or “they get
government handouts all the time”. Nearly all the time, these statements are wrong.

- Sometimes people born in surroundings that normalize racism

A person can be racist because it is influenced by the pattern of character formation from birth,
social norms in society and the political, economic and cultural system of a country that tends to be
racist. So it becomes habits from time to time.

How to solve the problem (can be more than 1)

- Speak up against racism

We need to speak up whenever people said something wrong about us, tell them that you’re not
okay with that, tell them that’s wrong so hopefully they don’t do it again

- Learn dan respect about other people and their culture

By learning about other people, your life will be greatly enriches and your appreciation for your own
culture will deepen. It also adds your knowledge about their culture so that you don’t accidently
doing any kind of racism

- Acknowledge racism in all its forms

Bcs many people think of racism as always overly blantant or intentional, but racism comes in many
form. Most people claim to hate racism, but if they aren’t able to identify what it is, it will inevitably
continue to thrive