Racism in 2009
Racism Ok, the year is 2009 and unfortunately, one of the hottest topics is still racism. What a shame that with all the new technology, new styles, and new ideas and concepts in America we revert to an older term- ‘racism’ There is nothing futuristic about racism. The word ‘racism’ conveys images of selected groups of people who have prejudiced views of other people. Racist views date back to an uglier American time that many people do not care to talk about in the new millennium. Well, one might try to step into a new century and think that racism is packed neatly away archived in the history books; yet, that would be a foolish step to take. It seems that the new millennium has not buried racist views and beliefs. The tactic these days seems to be to subtle displays of racism. Today, there are subtle ploys such as denying and limiting credit to consumers based on where they shop. There are racist maneuver moves engineered in the housing market as predatory lenders set out with tricke...