Defining racism

 Defining racist looks away from the more overt side of racism you see in the news and instead looks at prejudice that is ingrained in many people. In the opening the author talks about a study done on pre schoolers where they were asked to draw a native american. When they drew this almost all of the students drew the native american with feathers and some type of weapon in their hand and an aggressive look on his face. As small child I definitely would have drawn the Native american the same way at that same age I would have also related to the students needing The person to be described as indian instead of native american. 

The next section of the reading talks about how racism is based on system of avantages  

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  1. katie527girlOctober 19, 2023 at 8:04 AM

    Hey Alex, I think so much has been said recently about Native Americans and how society pictures them. In Foxboro Mass, there has been a vote by the school board to change the school motto. They were the Warriors with a picture of a Native American. I don't think this is a bad thing. I never looked at the Washington Redskins and thought how terrible. I have some Native American friends who share this opinion. They are proud that their culture is represented on the shirts and fan gear of those that wear them. I have also heard this about the NFL team, the Washington Redskins. My Native American friends did not feel upset or degraded in any way. They actually felt bad that Pop culture is removing their Native American identity from mainstream media.

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