Research paper
Kayathri D/O Veerapandian
50099370
ESL L12
Title : Racism will break Singapore’s harmony
Racism will break Singapore’s harmony
What made Singapore a multi racial country? Singapore is a nation created by our forefathers from China, Malaya (Malaysia), India and other foreign countries. The nation was brought together as one despite having people of different backgrounds, beliefs and values. The primary reason for how our country has come so far, being a first world country is due to our harmony. Though, there is a huge racial diversity in Singapore, the perspective of having a harmonious culture is what makes Singapore a united multi-racial society. However, crude actions by some inconsiderate Singaporeans could pose as a negative threat to the national unity in Singapore.(Brainc,2004) Racism has been prevalent ever since the birth of the nation however technology has take the seriousness of racism to a new level. As internet is now easily accessible, a racist post is able to go viral easily garnering more witnesses and resentments. The increasing trend of cyber- racism should be suppressed as it could disrupt our harmonious culture(Jiow, 2013) which could deter the stability in Singapore. Cyber-racism is an act of racial discrimination on a particular race by another on the internet. As internet is easily accessible due to the technology advancement in Singapore, there have been a increasing number of cyber crimes (Symantec Corporation, 2011 as cited by Jiow,2013) like cyber- racism as people often use this medium to vent out their frustration and voice out the opinion on situations that has upset them. An gullible person's post could become an act of racism if one uses a particular upsetting inc...
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The racism/intolerance that will be examined has been seen in America for centuries and in the last fifty years, seemed not to be such an issue anymore and that is intolerance toward one's ethnicity. Coupled with the advancements in technology and in the purported enlightened attitudes that people show one another, the very thought that r...
The late 60s were a time of unrest in the United States; many cities were experiencing race riots. The riot in Detroit started on July 23, 1967, this ended up being the deadliest race riot in the history of the United States, and the riot lasted five days. During the course of the Detroit riot forty-three people were killed, 1,189 people were injured, and more than 7,000 were arrested. After the riot President Lyndon B. Johnson established a commission to investigate the riots in Detroit in 1967. President Johnson informed the commission that they had the freedom to follow the truth where ever it would take them. The commission was chaired by Governor Otto Kerner of Illinois. According to the report President Johnson instructed the commission to find the answers to three questions. “First, what happened? Second, why did it happen? Third, what can be done to prevent it from happening again?” The commissions’ conclusion was that, “Our nation is moving toward two societies, one black, and one white— separate and unequal.” The commission’s report also states that “Segregation and poverty have created in the racial ghetto a destructive environment totally unknown to most white Americans.”
...able they really are with overtly racist stereotypes; and even with all the “human right”’ movements that spring about there is still the need for long-lasting solution against combating prejudices. By displaying stereotypes jokingly, especially ones that pertained for the Asian population, Yang proves not only do people hold prejudice against other groups with his examples of Asian stereotypes, but that stereotypes are still prevalent in today’s society.
Racism is one of the world’s major issues today. Many people are not aware of how much racism still exists in our schools workforces, and anywhere else where social lives are occurring. It is obvious that racism is bad as it was many decades ago but it sure has not gone away. Racism very much exists and it is about time that people need to start thinking about the instigations and solutions to this matter. Many people believe that it depends on if a person was brought into the world as a racist or not but that is not the case at all. In fact, an individual cannot be born a racist but only learn to become one as they grow from child to adulthood. Basic causes, mainstream, institutions, government, anti racism groups, and even some hidden events in Canada’s past are a few of the possible instigations and solutions to racism.
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It is believed by many that over the last 15 years, we as the human race have been able to look past racial differences around the world and come together as one species. People believe that in the 21st century, all races are seen as equal and not discriminated against, and that concepts like White privilege do not exist. Anthropologist, Ken McGrew, did field work in a city called Coldville, in the state of Wisconsin. He wrote that it is not acceptable to express racist views in a place like Coldville, and that it is a place where White people refuse to believe in racism (2008:121). Within the education system, anthropologists, Rosemarie Roberts, Lee Bell, and Brett Murphy report on the experiences of youth in the New York City education system