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RACISM IN THE U.S - Coggle Diagram
RACISM IN THE U.S
RACE (Crash Course Sociology, 2017)
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ETHNICITIES (Crash Course Sociology, 2017)
“are socially constructed categories based on cultural traits that a society finds important, rather than strictly biological traits”
Example: “Two people of the same ethnicity can be entirely different races” 
PREJUDICE (Crash Course Sociology, 2017)
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DISCRIMINATION (Crash Course Sociology, 2017)
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Inclusive Language meaning (Meier, 2019)
- A way you communicate showing respect to the people who are around you
- “Involves terms that are culturally aware”
- Respect individual identity
Tips to follow Inclusive Language
- Understanding the importance of context
- Delve into words about ability
- Learn about why pronouns matter
- Think about gendered language
- Inclusive language definition for sexuality
- Examine your vocabulary for racial inclusion
- Considering messaging about national origin
- Don’t age others
- The language of faith and holidays
- Don’t assume socioeconomic status
- Learn and listen
Examples
be clear how they prefer to be called (they, she, he, zem them, etc)
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“When you know better, do better” (Jewell, 2020)
Call someone in
- circle out a negative and bad comment to someone in private
- You can send them videos and articles to explain the stereotype (so they understand clearer) or just call them and explain it bothers you their comments.
- You can email or message someone to explain why you feel offended with a comment they made “against” you
Call someone out
- you make a negative and bad comment to someone in public
- Learn how to listen and hear others. Thank them for their honesty and comments; show them you heard them.
- It helps you to be heard (it is better if more than one person in involved so they can pay more attention to you)
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STEREOTYPES
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"Exaggerated and simplified descriptions that are apply to every person in a category" (Crash Course Sociology, 2017)
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Stories about black people (Thurtson, 2019)
- “White woman calls cops on black woman waiting for an Uber”
- “White woman calls cops because a black girl is selling water"
- “White woman calls cops because there was a black family making a bbq”
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Games of Words
(Thurtson, 2019)
- First Level: reverse the roles
- Second level: increase the credibility of the reversal
- Third level: change the action
According to Plihcik (2020) racism has four meanings:
- “Social and institutional power & prejudice”
- “A system of advantage based on race”
- “A system of oppression based on race”
- “It is a white supremacy system created by independent on an all class collaboration called white created to end across racial Alliance and labor solidarity”
Example of racism: John Punch’s story
- He was an African indentured servant
- He ran away with a dutchman and scots man, but they were caught
- The dutchman and the scot man were sentenced to 4 additional years of servitude and John Punch was sentenced to perpetual servitude
- He received the worst punishment just for being black and respecting the white race