Racism is Unacceptable & Unjust

            How can anyone discriminate against his or her fellow human being? .

             We deserve equal no matter what background, sex.

             or religion. Differences make us unique, but no matter how different.

             we are, we're all human in the end. .

             Racism, the action when one person or group from one race discriminates against another person or group because of their race, differences or beliefs (e.g. religion) As the anonymous person above says we are all human with different backgrounds and qualities which should not lead to discrimination. As singer, Gavin Rossdale says, "There is nothing to justify racism." It is wrong and unacceptable and can hurt people mentally and physically.

             Although racism is unacceptable, "Hatred and cruelty based on differences- different skin colors, different religions, or different political beliefs -are nothing new." The Bible is filled with conflicts between different groups. In Ancient Rome, despised Christians were fed to lions for public entertainment and "by the fourth century, Jews were blamed for Christ's death as well as for any other crimes that could be pinned on them" . The Ku Klux Klan (a secret club) has been "stalking, intimidating, hanging, and hurting blacks and other minorities" since 1866. Some were killed because they were Christians or blamed because they were Jewish or hurt because of their color. What is the logic in this? There is none. .

             Inappropriate behavior of racism has happened in the past, and it still happens today. A brother and sister (grade 2 and grade 1) were walking home from school one day when a bully decided to "play" with them. He punched them in the stomach and yelled racial slurs at them just because they were Chinese. It was not hard to see why this boy was so rude: when the parents tried to talk to the principal, he ignored their demand to punish the bully because as long as they were "off the school property" the children were no longer the school's concern.

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