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Racism

May 25, 2011
By ajaaayb BRONZE, San Diego, California
ajaaayb BRONZE, San Diego, California
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"Life is like a box of chocolates, you never know what you're going to get."-Forest Gump


Racism
There is no avoiding it
Everyone is at least a little racist
But there are those who put this aside

We are all red when it is hot
We are all blue when it is sad
We are all green when we are sick
We are all the same color on the outside

What does color have to do with anything?
It does not determine someone’s personality
Their age, their intelligence, their willingness to do things for others
You cannot judge someone based on what is on the outside

Not all Asians are good at math
Not all African Americans are gangsters
Not all Mexicans play soccer
Not all Caucasians are good at Tennis

We have plastered these stereotypes on our world’s people
Everyone is placed in their own separate racial category
But what do these placements in our society all mean?
Absolutely nothing

The author's comments:
This was done for my 10th grade Advanced English class about "To Kill a Mockingbird" themes, and in this case, it's about Racism.

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