Governing the United States: USA Today, or USA in the 1960s?
Carlos brings up a very controversial and sensitive subject for
Americans of all races. I too feel that black people in America are
treated far more differently than other races. I believe that white
privilege and male privilege exist in this country so if you're a white
guy, you definitely have it made. I have witnessed this firsthand on
many occasions because I grew up in south Dallas where a majority of my
friends were not white. Police officers and teachers treated my friends
far more differently than I whenever we had got caught skipping class or
getting into trouble despite ALL of us being guilty. As an American, we
should feel shameful and disgraced to allow such blatant racism to
thrive in a land that we front as "equal". Despite our shortcomings as a
nation, I hope that this mentality dies out with the older generation
and that my generation can abolish this kind of behavior through
acceptance and understanding because we are all people.
