You can hear it happening today in comments like, "those people take our jobs" or "they get government handouts all the time". People who look or talk differently to us are an easy target. As a community, we can do the same thing. When we feel angry or frustrated, we often look for someone else to blame for our problems. Get to know people from different racial backgrounds and find out how much you have in common. The way to beat the stereotypes? Don't judge a whole group. We can also stereotype people from different racial backgrounds as "lazy", "brainy", "aggro"… you get the idea. She goes to that school so she must be rich. He dresses like this so he must be into this music. "Why is racism even a thing anymore? Haven't we moved past that?" The downside is that it can also set up differences between other groups and, over time, this might lead to us to thinking that our group is better than others. It creates a sense of belonging that is really important. It's normal to want to spend time with people that have the same interests, background, culture and language. We only hang around with people "like us" The problem is that, unless we do something about it, they can stay with us for a lifetime. When our family members or friends express racist opinions, it's common that we will take on those views ourselves. We take on the views of people around usĪ lot of our attitudes are shaped when we're young. There are many reasons why people can have racist attitudes. No race is superior or inferior to another. If we're all part of the human race, why are people racist? After all, there are no biological differences between people. It's a question that people ask all the time. "Why do people continue to be racist after so many articles, videos and talks about how racism is dumb?"
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