1. Summary
This text tell us about race and ethnicity with changing definitions of race. It also show us types of racism, social construction, biological lineage, prejudice, bias, discrimination. Race is classified with biological, morphological features such as skin color or facial characters. Racism is perceived as an affront to the dignity of basic human beings and human rights abuses. There are many expressions of racism: Individual-level racism, structural, cultural, historical, color-blind racism. Generally, structural racism and Individual-level racism is common.
2. What was interesting
I have some interest in racism. It seems that racial discrimination frequently happens in soccer games, and when I look for things like newspaper articles about it, I seem to be interested naturally. In fact, the racial discrimination I saw before reading this article is just a taste of it. But as I read this article, I was able to get to know a little bit more about the areas I was interested in.
3. Discussion point
As mentioned above, racial discrimination is occurring frequently in our society these days. As a Colombian player took on the Asian gimmick gesture last Saturday in the Colombian and Korean soccer games. If so, what kind of racism can be seen as an expressions of racism? And then, what is the correct posture we should take against such racial discrimination? I want to know what you think of those questions.
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The controversial Colombian soccer player's Asian beats gesture.
source: http://www.ekn.kr/news/article_lab.html?no=323670
Examples of behaviors that may be considered racist behavior include the act of tearing the eyes of a Colombian soccer player. The act is a ridiculous depiction of the torn eyes of Asians. In addition, it is widely known that the act of imitating monkeys is insulting the Asians. We should not criticize the person who has done the act, but should carefully inform the other party about the meaning of the action and why the action is wrong.
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