Racism By Bonilla-Silva Summary

Racism is a huge societal issue, and in this peer review journal, the author begins to explains the definition of racism, and how this may affect our society. Primarily, Bonilla-Silva goes deeper in with the meaning of discrimination, and the difference between the whites’ and the blacks’. This has been an issue in the past, and is still ongoing throughout the 21st century; racism is never ending. For his third point, he explores the history of racism, he begins to wrap up the details with the perceptions of “new racism” and “post-racial” America. This was brought back to the late 1900’s, and the events that seemed to be relevant to change in our society today. The fourth argument given, the creator begins to argue the idea of ideology of color-blind

Bonilla-Silva (2015) studied the history in 1970’s of new racism, and he had stated, “Those who rely on the racism-as-discrimination view have to contend with the fact that old fashioned, Jim Crow–type discrimination has been waning for years. Although we can point to a new type of prejudice…” (p. 4). This was a study done to know that everyone in today’s society has a different viewpoint; however, the argument of lacking racial regime comes into play. Americans are immune to the racial ideology, but they forget why they are having these differences instead of exploring the conclusion on them. A personal story of a librarian was studied, and the study stated that she supported the interaction between all races; however, she did not support neighborhood school (Bonilla-Silva, 2015, p. 7). This connected with color-blind racism, and how most American want to support to change of racism; however, they are uncomfortable with the circumstances. They studied personal stories by interviewing them, and getting their stance on racism. The journalist began to analyze the answer he received, and he came up with a perception of what society thinks versus how they internally fell about the situation. As the end result, the study found that “new racism” was a regime developed to reproducing White rule, and how the “multiracial white

I believe that racism can be altered dramatically if people stopped for a moment to put their differences aside to see the bigger issues our society is going through on a daily basis. I believe that we are the ones that can make a change to end racial decimation. As a Hindu, it is hard to take a stance on the whites’ side, or the black’s side; I mainly focus on my side. Every day we hear the media talking about racial issues between the whites’ and the blacks’; however, the racial issues between other races are not mentioned as often. However, putting all differences aside, I agree with the author’s argument throughout this study; white supremacy is a huge conflict with race. People of colored that feel invisible should stand up and make a difference. When the author talked about former President Obama, I found that passage and research significantly affective towards his work. Having the first black President was a changing moment for many people, some who rebelled and other who saw a different side to the black community. With a strong figure standing up, and making a difference from what the world perceives and then later proving the perception to be wrong, this can help change