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Racism in the world

Racism is a long, drawn out problem in the world. Every person living on this Earth deserves basic respect, no matter gender, race or religion. People of color suffer because of racism. They live with daily effects of institutional racism and individual racism. Affirmative action is a policy or program aimed at countering discrimination against minorities and women, especially in employment and education.
Racism must stop and affirmative action is a good system that will help.
Granted, “two wrongs don't make a right; if it was wrong to treat African Americans unfairly, it is wrong to give African Americans preference and thereby treat whites unfairly." However, this objection to affirmative action is just a version of forgetting and rewriting history. The adverb "unfairly" suggests two more or less equal parties, one of whom has been unjustly penalized by an incompetent umpire. Racists discriminate against African Americans and treat unfairly. The African American society l...

Posted by: Angelia Holliday

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