Friday, May 14, 2010
Will you win the Race?
What is race? Is it your skin tone? Is it the way you look? Is it who your parents are? Most people think that race is based on all this that you have to be categorized into a specific race. That you are either black or white or hispanice or native american or asian. As of the past few years Jews were never considered white they were considered their own race category of Jews. Now most jews are considered white because they fought to be considered white. White is supposedly the pure culture and all others are unpure. Hispanics even fought to be considered white hispanics instead of being a seperate category. In Brazil you can change your race by providing evidence that you are a different race. For example if someone is viewed as black they can change to become white by providing evidence that maybe their mom or grnadma was white so that therefore makes them white. Also in Brazil your family can be made up of different races. For example you could be considered asian but your sister could be white and one of your parents is white and the other asian. Race is made up and doesnt really existed biologically. Race is based on peoples perceptions of others. Race is just another way to divide people even more.
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