Racism, sexism, and homophobia are more evident in white communities and other religious groups that have difficulty drawing the same levels of public disgrace. However, each is increasingly being used in competition with another (Stockdill & Danico, 2016). To most people, any of the three forms of prejudice is an attempt to use someone else’s perception as a way to discriminate (Stockdill & Danico, 2016). The social problems, among many others, may take either explicit or direct forms, and often, manifestation comes in indirect and subtle forms. When these forms of discrimination occur, there are several actors or causes, visible or not, that influence the reason for the social problems. Some of the causes or actors comprise family culture, political decisions that influence family or school life, posters, billboards, and other forms of advertisement (Stockdill & Danico, 2016). Other causes constitute song lyrics, movies, television shows, learned internal messages in an individual’s mind, and literature.
The social problems are embedded in institutions and systems, and in a manner, the society is organized. Further, the forms of injustice are historical, meaning they are deeply rooted in how society marginalizes certain members of certain social groups. The inability to draw the same line should never be responded to by threats to members against the minority groups with justified ignorance of their rights or need or disenfranchisement. From an outlook of society, one of the possible solutions to social injustices requires implementing efforts to empower members of minority groups, like women and LGBT members (Stockdill & Danico, 2016). The other possible solution is through the equal application of the law instead of threatening to withdraw equality rights. From an outlook of learning institutions, possible solutions might involve encouraging students to talk about and explore the problem and become more aware of privileges and personal biases (Stockdill & Danico, 2016). Others constitute interrupting racism, sexism, and homophobia when students become aware of them and seek and investigate to understand words to use when talking about inclusion and equity.
Reference
Stockdill, B. C., & Danico, M. Y. (2016). Transforming the ivory tower: Challenging racism,
sexism, and homophobia in the academy. University of Hawai’i Press in association with UCLA Asian American Studies Center.