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The concept of discrimination has been in existence since the beginning of time. Whether humans are

discriminated against because of their gender, their clothing or their skin color, derogatory judgment
has affected, and still affects, people all over the world.
The most common type of discrimination is racism. Generally, when racism occurs, the white majority
perceives themselves to be superior to people of color. Although this racism exists, most white people

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Inadvertent and advertent racism is a part of most people's everyday lives. lt exists in countless places
America's law enforcement, the.medical field, DA Wall Street, in schools and in the

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Goff, assistant psychology professor at UCLA, showed examples of how law enforcement officials can be
influenced by unconscious bias not only when it comes to race, but also in regard to what they perceive

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such as the Freddie Gray case and the University of Missouri protests. This type of racism is intentional
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"lesser" because of their skin color, they are just perceived as such. lt's difficult ao ,.f,no*i";t. ;;O
accept, but all people have the history of racism within them, the good and the bad. The memories
the oppressors and the oppressed will be ever-present, and there is nothing anyone can do to

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What people can do is take a step back and let people of color "do their thing." lnstead of protesting the
"Black Lives Matter" movement, realize that it doesn't mean that black lives are superior to others. The
"Black Lives Matter" movement's purpose is to draw attention to the racist atrocities occurring today

that should have ended a long time ago.