Racism is much more than simply using racial slurs or making small jokes about a specific race. Racism is the discrimination of a certain group of people because of their culture or skin color. For someone to be a racist they must have a hatred or prejudice towards a specific culture. Many people today use racial slurs as a form of humor and do not realize the history connected to the word. These people are not racist they are simply unaware or uncaring about the possible offences that can be taken. True racists take their acts a step farther and often commit violent and discriminatory acts towards the people they see as different. One example of this today is Neo-Nazism. Neo-Nazism is a post World War 2 social movement seeking to revive Nazism all over the world. This group has organized reputation in many countries and their members are known to attack, harass, or even kill members of different races and religion. These white supremacists believe that they are the dominant race and all others are not equivalent. These people are examples of racists and not the people who may make a few inappropriate comments.
Lawrence C
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