Problem Definition Analysis

1) Racism continues from generation to generation because of what our culture says to children about racial superiority. The negative conotation of race only exists in our ideology. While we can not become color-blind, the same way we cannot ignore if someone has blue eye or green, is 10 years old or 60, we can learn to love people for their differences. Hating someone for their skin color, and noticing it, are two different things.
*This site offers a general view but more importantly several interesting links:
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2) Racism used to be about fighting for "equality under the law," but now, reverse racism is taking place. The goal of these "race leaders" is to provide special quotas and privilages, like affirmative action, for their own race. These groups do not want a color-blind society, they want to make their race superior. http://www.reasonvsracism.com/


3) The fight against racism has lost ground in the past 30 years. Now, racism is more subtle and occurs despite laws against it. Today it occurs through racial profiling, police brutality, residential segregation, and employment discrimination. It is the government's job to enforce laws against these practices. http://archives.cnn.com/2000/US/09/21/us.racism.ap/index.html


4) There is such a thing as a difference in races and identifying different races does not make you a racist. If you do not believe in equality between races, THEN you are racist. Therefore the problem is not in the idea of race existing...because it does. http://www.frontpagemag.com/Articles/ReadArticle.asp?ID=983


5) There is only one race in the world...the Human Race. There are 3 types of racists: the open racist, the covert racist, and the unconscious racist. It is fear from these groups that keeps racism alive and groups apart.
*Even if you don't agree with this general statement, this site has several good links to many different view points* http://www.geocities.com/SiliconValley/Hills/8908/rframe.htm