Race Relations

We all know that descrimination is bad. But how many people know that descrimination is still a problem today, in the 21st Century? Maybe you knew that, and maybe you didn't but the point is that you should, we all should know that descrimination is still a problem. I had to read some articles and American Studies class, and I am now supposed to be writing about my findings and answering some key questions. The real question: Is anybody reading this? Anyway, when racism makes its appearance this day and age, the whole world pretty much knows. This likely has an immense effect on the community in which the incident took place because now people know that there is racism within that community. For example, when a woman posted a "Public Pool: Whites Only" sign in Cincinati, it caused a lot of outrage, and people were offended, even though the woman claimed that it was intended to keep certain hair products used by a certain black from clouding up the pool. Or how I might not look at Panera the same way, now that I know that there was some supposed descrimination in one of its franchises. This is also true with the incident at MSU; I might think that it is a really racist school based on one racist incident. Now, I am by no means suggesting that these incidents are insignificant and sould be ignored, as I think that these incidents are important, and they do have a huge impact. Racism is looked down upon today, and that is most definitely a good thing. Whites are definitely shown in a negative light in these article, and that has an impact. But I think it makes people all the more conscious about what they say and do, which is also a good thing. Lawsuits are often filed against whites who do such outrageous and racist things, such as both the pool incident, as well as the Panera descrimination. But these actions need to happen; people should not be able to get away with such atrocities. Blacks are certainly impacted by this, as they probably feel that they are not safe, even though the Civil Rights movement is long over. I mean, you would think that this is long said and done, but it is not. Blacks are outraged that descrimination still exists, and they take action for what is right. The fight for true equality is not over. I am not convinced that the fight will ever be over, but it is something for which the country (and the world) should continue to strive.