Hate crimes targetting people of color are the most severe, and most common, way that racial inequality and discrimination presents itself. Police brutality has become a social normality of sorts; Due to the fact that crimes committed against people of color, specifically African American men by police officers, happen nearly everyday. Another instance of racial discrimination would be crimes against Muslim people, who are beaten and cast away because of their religious beliefs. Believe it or not, this is a form of racial discrimination, given that it is targetting people, or individuals, of a specific ethnic background. People of Mexican or Latin descent are also preyed upon by racist organizations or a singular person. Individuals are victims of horrible crimes because of how they dress, their voices, or the color of their …show more content…
Media plays an important role in keeping the issue of inequality present in our lives. A civil rights movement is something that many people have thought they would never be a part of, but in everyday life you are part of it and are either a part of the solution or of the problem. Gender, racial, and sexual discrimination is a war that is not yet won, and is something that will be fought over for years to come. Our generation may be the generation to end the fighting, to put a stop to the senseless violence and arrogant remarks geared at someone different than ones self. Get up, get out, and fight, the war is not