Introduction
Racial discrimination presupposes intolerance towards people with a different skin color or to those of other ethnicity, origin, and sometimes gender. Those who discriminate, refuse to work, communicate, and do other activities with people of a specific group. Likewise, racism occurs when there is a governmental standard or policy that is the equivalent for everybody except for the individuals of any particular race, nation, country, ethnic birthplace or worker status.
Main body
One of the most exposed to racism groups in the United States is the population of African Americans. They have been facing multiple social, political, and economic restrictions throughout the history of the state. Since the American Revolution, African Americans were racialized and are still prejudiced as the lowest racial caste. Not only do Afro-Americans suffer from discrimination, but also the LGBTQ community encounters multiple impediments (Bernard, Hoggard, and Neblett, 2018). In the U.S., members of this community may confront a double minority, which implies they are accepted neither by their white LGBTQ representatives nor by their ethnic groups. Such circumstances occur because people tend to mingle gender and ethnicity. For instance, African American LGBTQ individuals are thought to be aggressive and violent.
Moreover, women are subjected to gendered racism and are vulnerable as well. Afro-American women are still unaccepted to society, but they learned to cope. Age, class, and gender tend to form people’s experiences within the community; however, these fundamental criteria can be attacked by other people. Thus, black women are racialized not only due to their skin color but also because of their aggressive behavior.
Conclusion
To sum up, it seems reasonable to state that racism is a destructive power that makes people believe that people of different skin color, ethnicity, or even sex are worse. Either people’s attitudes or governmental policies may be the cornerstone of racism. Afro-Americans, LGBTQ representatives, black women, and other minorities are still vulnerable due to multiple stereotypes and biases which do not allow them to live freely.
Reference List
Bernard, D. L., Hoggard, L. S., and Neblett, E. W. (2018) ‘Racial discrimination, racial identity, and impostor phenomenon: a profile approach’, Cultural Diversity and Ethnic Minority Psychology, 24(1), pp. 51–61. Web.