Racism: Causes & Effects on Society

Racism is a discrimination or prejudice directed against people who are in different belief, different skin color, and different background. It has been a major problem in society since 1950 until this day. (Devence, 2005) According to that, it has become a global issue. Human made wars against each other and killing each other because of our differences. There are some main reasons the cause this issue. However, there are also effective solutions to it.

Racism can cause really bad effects on a victim. Sometime, the victims can become angrier and more violent. It can destroy the respect from the others. It can destroy a bunch of people and create discrimination between each of us. “A Cornell News Service study” in 2009 researched about the effects of racism issue saying that racial discrimination can affect mental health. It resulted in many area of life such as family, friends, health, and finances. (Weebly, 2009) Everyone can be changed if they experience the discrimination. Racism can lead to depression, anxiety, and mental problem. Racism also affect to many big issues. For example In Australia, the Aborigines have lost much of their lands and they have been a victim of extreme prejudice. In, Asia Cambodians harbors extreme prejudice against the Malaysian. In Middle-East, the conflict between Israelis and the Palestinians still continue to exist. (Popular Issues, 2002)

According those problems, racism has become a big issue in many multicultural countries such as American and Australia. However, there are some main reasons that cause racism which are fear, ignorance, and lack of self-love. (Democratic Underground, 2009)

First is our fear. Human usually fear to loose what makes them who they are. It can be anything such as jobs, status, possessions, and personal importance. Human usually fear of being replaced by anyone who seem to be better than what they are.

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Once someone is replaced by the other who is better than they are which can make them feel useless. Fear is the main cause of racism especially from loss, which can cause a person to see difference between two people and make them feel threatening of what they experience as the rights.

Second is the ignorance. This is also one of the main causes that keep racism still exist. Ignorance is the condition is being uneducated and unaware. A group of people won’t see anything wrong with their actions because they see their actions as correct, and when someone is doing the different thing from their actions, people start to ignore each other. (Weebly, 2009)

Last is the lack of self-love. People who are the most racist are more to be people who have lack of confidence, self-esteem, and self-love. A racist person will always show their negative feelings into the others. On the other hand, when people truly love themselves and appreciates who they are as a person, they can appreciates the others as well.

From those causes and effects of racism, there are still some solutions which can solve this issue. Spirituality and education are the most important way to change our view. People will truly understand the negative effects racism. The more educated people, the more aware of what they are, the more of what they are different from the others, the more they see themselves, and the more respect they have to the others.

Racism is a feeling. This feeling is a representation of being worthless and being of failure. It can destroy the respect from the others which can lead to any big issues such violence and wars. The main causes are from our fear, ignorance, and lack of self-love. According to those causes and effects, Spirituality and education would be the best way to change people perception and find way to cope with our differences by keep noticing the negative effects of it.

References

Weebly (2009) Catholicism and Racism, Retrieved from http://catholicismandracism.weebly.com/

Devence (2005). Racism Today. Retrieved from http://www.studymode.com/essays/Racism-Today-65858.html

Popular Issues (2002), World racism – an international issue. Retrieved from http://www.allaboutpopularissues.org/world-racism-faq.htm

Democratic Underground (2009), The Causes of Racism. Retrieved from http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=389×6589799