Reflection

            Oppression to me is those things that make us feel separated from the society. Racism is not one of the subjects that will appear every day in our conversations. Despite the fact that most individuals will try to ignore the fact that it exists racism lives among us all (Corlett, 2010). Racism has obviously marked the lives of most of us in one way or another.  To be racism is an important history part to everyone who has been oppressed.

I felt very marginalized and oppressed one day in school when my fellow students against me because the fact that I would not communicate proper English. They judged me by my looks and my speech thus forgetting that race cannot be utilized in establishing who we are.  As a student who comes from an origin where English is not a part of us, I have been brought up to understand that individuals must cope with different people in order to conquer. The event was horrible for me which made me realize that racism plays a greater part in our everyday lives.  This made it clear to me that I have not been the only individual who has been mistreated because of their origin and skin color in the society today.

            I have always ignored the fact that racism is real as well as a tangible concept until I witnessed it.  This event challenged by attitudes thus helping me understand the thought that racism can be termed as a concept of biology that is real. The concept of racism has always been unidentified in a manner that never puts the white individuals at a disadvantage.  This has always put most individuals at a disadvantage (Corlett, 2010).  This is why most individuals hold misconceptions in regard to racism.  The race is the construction of the society which holds a biological sense thus defining it in real (Corlett, 2010). I realized that the concept of racism applies in my life since my race is defined by the perceptions and judgments made by individuals. I am strongly attached to my   traditional background which makes me less privileged as compared to the white individuals who are treated in a better way.  I am terrified that the perception while not end sooner because those that are white are treated better in the society and therefore, receive better services.  The concept of white superiority will not end sooner because for those that are not white there is no courtesy that is held for them.  The concept ties this to the concept of social construction because how individuals identify me based on their perceptions and judgments that are mainly influenced by racism.

            Based on ‘’The Souls of Black Folk ‘’ race and racism are threads that are interwoven in which one thread is an illusion and the other one is a painful experience in reality (Dubois, 2014).  The only thing that might help in building better societies that are not characterized by race superiority is by confronting the irrationality of every person (Dubois, 2014).  Racism terrifies me because it is mainly influenced by social construction and genetic concrete. While growing up I realized that the concept of racism only focuses on the victims thus avoiding to pay attention to the victims. The concept should, however, incorporate all the involved individuals to ensure that the perception and judgments of individuals based on race is eradicated completely.  The concept should not ignore the real perpetrators who are the societal institutions. From experience, racism can be defined as much more that several hateful individuals as it is perpetuated by a general system.

 

 

 

 

            References

Corlett, J. A. (2010). Heirs of oppression. Lanham, Md: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers.

Dubois W.E B. (2014). The Souls of Black Folk. Simon and Schuster. Copyright.