Race

Racism is something we learn about in school and experience constantly. From a young age kids are taught to treat other people with respect. Everyone gets a turn doing a job on the job chart and picking on others gets you a time out. So why is racism such a problem? People do not only feel uncomfortable around people of other races or cultures, but they have even been motivated to hate them. It is scary that people's hatred for others can be driven by something as arbitrary as physical appearance. Race is a heavy topic to deal with and people tend to avoid the seriousness of the issue itself by ignoring racism or even joking about it. This point only perpetuates the growth of racism.