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The United States of America
Though many white people declares that they are no longer racist, African-Americans often today encounter the same prejudice they did in the 1960s. The United States does not give equal opportunities to African-Americans because of their background stereotyping, origin and color differences. They do give privileges to the Whites therefore the opportunities are not equally distributed among all of the people living in America. As a result, racism and prejudices are still found in parts of the United States of America.
Due to background stereotyping America is not able to provide everyone the identical opportunities. America consists of people from different backgrounds, some are thought to be honest, cooperative and peaceful people whereas some are thought of as rapist, gangsters and thieves and trouble makers. Blacks are mostly considered the group who cause fear and anxiety. While White considered to be sound and peace lovers. In “Black Men and Public Spaces” by Brent Staples, he argues that people are differentiated and his behavior are kept about them. As he was a Black man people did keep a distance from him due to his races stereotype but he tried to change their attitude by giving them space and proving himself as a good person. Unconscious prejudice and racism still exists. “The fearsomeness mistakenly attributed to me in a public places often has a perilous flavor,” a quote taken from his book explains that people did not have to fear him, as he would not harm them, but they did and kept a prejudice against him. They always made him feel the “odd one out” and stayed as far as possible from him (Paulsen, Miller, Hines & Hirsch-Cook, 2013).
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In Conclusion, America cannot be considered a melting pot where everyone gets equal opportunities because they do discriminate people in the light of background stereotyping, origin and color differences. Therefore, the American culture creates privileges for some and leaves others unprivileged. In my opinion this discrimination should be eliminated by conducting awareness programs to enlighten people to consider each other their fellows and to explain people in the light of humanity that everyone has been created equal by God and we have no right to discriminate them on any grounds. An equal environment with equal opportunities should be created for everyone to eliminate this discrimination and everyone should be given equal privileges. In supporting of this, Albert Einstein says “Before God, we are all equally wise, and equally foolish.”

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