Prejudice or discrimination based on skin color, origin, and/or religion. A group with institutional power (or more control) is technically benefiting from racism, even if they do not want to be. For instance,
white men actually benefit from racism especially in the U.S. and Europe because of the power that heterosexual
white men receive. Even if you are a white man (like me) who does not condone or accept it, you are still benefiting from it. Unfortunately, this type of racism is difficult to battle due to unequal population. Some believe that a fair system would be if there is a 15% black population and a 75%
white population (these statistics are just made up), then the seat in
government should be 15% black and 75%.
It is not based on the perpetrator's intentions, but on the perception of the victims. Someone may joke that he hates green
people, but green
people may not take this as a joke.
Many liberals see racism as a
white-person thing due to their heavy institutional power, while many conservatives think that any prejudice statements are racism (reverse-racism). Not all conservatives are racist and not all liberals are anti-racist.
It is predicted that this generation will break the political parties. These young
people see that religion, race, sexuality, gender, identity, origin, etc. do not matter and all
people should be treated equal. These youngsters have the power to end racism, sexism, and division.
