Race post 9

This week we have been discussing race and its impact it has on our day to day lives. Learning that race is just some made up term in order for us to differentiate people sort of makes me sick. I never realized how poorly people are treated just because of the pigment in their skin or the way their face may look. Learning something like this really makes me question our society. Why did we ever assume whites were better than blacks? What made someone "white like me" better than someone with a darker skin tone? In class we talked about how someone would define race. Coming up with a definition was near to impossible. We are all individuals and it is impossible to define race and put people into those categories. In the "White Like Me" video, people showed what it was like to be categorized into many different racial groups. It made me genuinely feel terrible that we mistreat people or even are afraid of certain people the second we look at them. But because of our society, being a white female, I will never quite be racially profiled as those with dark skin are. Race was made up and race is what people want you to believe. Race should not even exist but it does and it probably will for a long time. We continue to use racial slurs and jokes openly, we continue to assume every Asian should have their eyes a certain way or should be the next Albert Einstein, and we assume every tall black man is the next Michael Jordan. We can not define people by the way they look! We need to stop ourselves next time we want to crack a joke and be more socially aware that we could truly be hurting people with pointing out the way they look.  
Check this link out
http://www.funcage.com/blog/24-unfortunate-examples-of-accidental-racism/