Racism Today

1. Is it okay?

2. The Past
Racism was a problem
with the events of Rosa
Parks, Segregation, and
violent acts on the
streets.

3. Martin Luther King Jr.
I man that worked so hard to
change America for the better.

4. Today
Where are we at?
Today we fight against
direct racism.

5. Equality
Teaching society about
race equality.

6. “It’s Just a Joke”
Society is filled with racial slurs, comments, jokes, and
acts. We see it in TV shows, movies, advertisements, or
even a walk down the street. Racism has been around for
a while; society has eased up to racism from acting on it
to keeping the thoughts to ourselves. Now it has become
a joke amongst friends and families, jokes about all
ethnic groups, even against whites. For example, “white
people don’t have rhythm,” “Africans Americans steal,”
“Asians are good at math along with terrible drivers.”
These stereotypes are such a part of society that these
ethnic groups sometimes live up to the expectation.

7. TV Examples
An African American walking through a
suburban white neighborhood.
Key & Peele- Hoodie

8. In Conclusion
Racism has changed through
time, however us as a society
should ask ourselves, are
jokes okay or could they
create problems?

9. References
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