Defining Racism: Can We Talk?
By: Tatum
"But if you are paying attention, the legacy of racism is not hard to see, and we are all affected by it."
Within this quote, Tatum is asking the reader whether or not they have ever been affected by racism. Whether they say yes or no, the answer is yes, we all have been affected by it. This quote is important because it sheds light on the fact that everyone has been a victim to racism. She then goes on to discuss that the impact of racism started when we were just in elementary school. How even when we were just children, we were segregated into racial groups.
"We may not have polluted the air, but we need to take responsibility, along with others for cleaning it up."
This quote is important because unfortunately many people are guilty of exactly just that. If no one is prejudiced towards them/if they consider themselves not racist, they believe that the issue of racism has nothing to do with them at all. However, they could not be anymore wrong. This quote stresses that in order to end racism we need to make a collaborative effort. They say that there is one race and it is the human race. Therefore, in order to achieve this one human race we need to speak out and fight for change.
"We have to be able to talk about it in order to change it."
Personally, I feel that this quote speaks for itself. Although discussions of racism can be difficult, they are discussions that need to be had. There are many times in which people feel uncomfortable discussing these topics and therefore they get swept under the rug. However, instead of dismissing these real world issues, we need to face them head on. Talking about these issues will help us to better educate ourselves about these injustices. This education will help to bring change.
This is a brief video that addresses how it takes more than one to end racism:
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