Saturday, November 30, 2013

Anti-Racism



This class and specifically writing this blog for class, has made me realize how racism is still an issue in Canada today. Although racism may not be as blunt as it has been in the past, it is still there, lurking secretly behind every stereotype and media portrayal of a certain ethnicity. The fact that I didn't realize racism was still a major issues, plays into my personal "white privilege" factor proving this point all the more.


Thankfully, there is movement and action happening all around Canada against racism. Although there is still work to be done, Canada has made substantial progress in comparison to the rest of the world in its ideals for national equality. This is important but we cannot turn a "colour-blind" eye to racism quite yet. Awareness is one of the key factors in overcoming racism. I hope that this blog will bring that awareness to my readers, as SOCI 3220 and writing this blog itself, has done for me. 





1 comment:

  1. After taking this class, it has really opened my eyes to the racism that occurs not just all over the rest of the world, but literally right in front of us, like from the Solidarity Halifax conference with Afriqville. I think that as Canadians it is easy to think that racism does not exist on the extreme because we take pride in identifying as a "multicultural mosaic". However; based on the events that we learned about including the recent situation occurring in New Brunswick, we can see that this is not actually the case. I definitely agree that awareness is one of the key factors in overcoming racism, as well as listening. The white population has to acknowledge white privilege and learn to listen to the stories, feelings and issues that minority groups express in order to move forward.

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