Oppression and Human Relations - Essay Example

There were all racist comments about a student as he was black and he belonged to another nation. I saw that no one stopped them from ragging him; whereas everyone displayed a sense of pride in what they were doing. They thought themselves to be superior, spotless, good guys, and pious as they had the color white. Furthermore, a student of white origin threw water balloons at the other guy and humiliated and harassed him just because of his color.

At that moment, I was surprised to see that such racism prevails even in the 21st century, when people project themselves to be modern and open-minded. This racist act witnessed was a shame for every individual who states him/herself to be broadminded. I had a sensation of inferiority seeing such behavior and the narrow-mindedness of the people. The white students did enjoy their actions and were feeling proud of their actions. I was numb to what I saw and my adrenaline rush was to the heights. My idea of a free world, democracy, and non-discrimination was all changing. I thought of challenging them and showing them the real picture of the world where black people are working hand-in-hand and are at times also superior to white people in their activities. I wanted to protest and save my friend from the torture but feared it as I too had a dark color. Nonetheless, I went back to my place and wrote a letter to the college authority regarding the incident, and the racism that was being faced by the students who were there to study. I went to many individuals in the college who signed the letter to demonstrate their support for anti-racism in colleges.  

The incident in the college divided the students into groups, one who believed in the idea of superior and inferiority and the other who perceived equality for the success of the individual and nation. The incident displayed actions of supremacy and racism in the college.

INTERVIEW

Questions Framed:

1. Should Racism prevail in this modern world?
2. What should be done to stop racism?

I interviewed my friends and my neighbor regarding racism.

According to Respondent I, racism should not prevail in the modern world. Racism shows the backwardness of thought processes when the world is reaching new heights. Racism exhibits inequality, lack of education, cultural values, and above all human values. He added that in the modern world, people should believe in togetherness and not fight on a petty issue of color. In response to the second question, he stated that people should be punished if they pass racist comments or jokes. People should be educated on racism and coerced to change their views regarding racism and sexism comments.

Respondent II was against racism, he presented an idea of a free world where people should be judged by their behavior and not by color. He stated that togetherness and a sense of friendship should prevail in the modern world to encourage inter-social behavior.

He was very annoyed with the people who supported racism and commented that they should be vehemently punished and sent for mental treatment.

According to Respondent III, he supported racism as he believed in supremacy. He stated that because they have a white color they should be treated in a superior manner. He believed that the color difference is because of good behavior, superiority, and spotlessness.

SUMMARY REGARDING EXPERIENCES OBSERVING, CHALLENGING, AND TALKING ABOUT RACISM

Racism is belief, action, or a mental state where people tend to be superior (Cheney, LaFRance, and Quinteros “Racism in the English Language”). In this paper, I experienced an incident at my college where a student of black origin was tortured just on the ground of his color. His talent and behavior were of no importance to others, and his color became his identity. He was termed as a bad guy, and evil, and was harassed and tortured to the fullest. I was shocked to witness such behavior in modern-day society where people claim to be equal and on the other hand still believe in orthodox racism. Even in the interview conducted, people had contradictory views regarding racism. According to my opinion, racism should not prevail in the world, when people are trying to bring peace, and harmony and build a sense of togetherness. There should be nothing like white privilege as color is not the criteria to judge a person.