1. Summary
Racial classifications are rooted in external factors such as skin color or facial characteristics.
It also refers to the social characteristics of mankind. (nationality, religion, language, tradition)
Some sociologists and biologists believe that race is a social construct. In other words, it means that racial classification is meaningless in natural state, but it is a man-made division created by humans later.
The best way to understand race is to recognize socially organized boundaries and biological and genetic factors. There is a certain biological difference between races. However, the actual criteria used for racial classifications are artificially organized.
Racism is perceived as an insult to the dignity of basic human beings and human rights.
Structural racism refers to the inequality embodied in the social organization or system.
Historical racism is a form of inequality which is caused by racial discrimination of past generations. Historical racism relies on " whiteing " in social history by elites of education, politics, and economic . The elites support modern white citizens to sustain racial imbalance inherenting in American history and culture.
One countermeasure against racial imbalance in America is Affirmative Action. Affirmative Action is a practice of favoring or benefiting certain races to create an atmosphere of racial diversity and equality. It tries to overcome historical social disparities, but sometimes is condemned as racist.
Today, the weapons of our colored Blindness era are to depict racial minorities through media outlets. A typical example is the film ' The Matrix '. A white male uses racial minorities for the purpose of achieving his greatness. White people tned to pack white supremacy in more polite, gentler, and more variable forms.
Recently, racial inequality is found in many aspects of society.
2.Interesting
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| What is ethnic minorities? |
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| people who are turned over despite of living twice as hard as than others. [from. netflix drama 'master of zero'] |
The color blind racism is a new form of racial discrimination. It is a relatively easy to be indoctrinated. Mass media includes everything you can learn such as songs, radio broadcasts, web dramas, movies. Even though we have heightened consciousness or behavior of racial discrimination, we can be exposed to the color blind racism nakedly. As an example of that, I have not found the racist issue of the film ' The Matrix ' so far. Why didn't I have any question that superhero is always white hetero men? Also I didn't have any doubt when ethnic minorities always appear as villians or assistants next to white men.
We just don't make direct discrimination, we are not treating ethnic minorities equally.
3.Discussion
Latest releases of the Marvel series, ' Thor : Ragnarok' ranked No. 1 in China and South Korea ranked second. In addition to, China and South Korea are always locate among the top five in the list of countries that consume the most of the Marvel Series. Because of this, Korea and China are considered to be the main attractions of Marvel.
But why is there any movie in Marvel that the main hero is an asian? Marvel has made numerous attempts so far. They made a hero movie most actors are constitued of black people. Also they made many hero movies powerful women take an active part in the movie. But Marvel still does not have any plan for Asian heroes. Why don't they make an Asian hero despite the fact that the largest portion of the marvle series is Oriental?
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