Racism in teen’s lives.

1. Racism in teen’s lives. By: Javier Garza English 2 2nd

2. Why are teens racist? • To know what racism is, teens have to understand that its not a normal trait that we have. We’re not born racist. It is a learned trait that can affect the teen at an early age in their child hood. They pick it up from either their parents, friends, and even teachers. This all depends on how or where the teen lives.

3. What is racism? • Racism is the prejudice, discrimination, or antagonism directed against someone of a different race based on the belief that one's own race is superior. • Here are some sub-categories of racism…

4. Reverse racism • Reverse racism is arguably the hottest form of racism in the 21st century. This is the term used when a white man is prosecuted against, become of the outcome of numbers of their colored members around them. Such as a new anglo teen transferring over to an inner city school. There’s a big chance he will get picked on.

5. Subtle Racism • Subtle racism doesn’t make the headlines that, say, reverse racism does, but it’s likely the form of discrimination that people of color most often experience. Victims of subtle, or covert, racism may find themselves snubbed by wait staff in restaurants or salespeople in stores who believe that people of color aren’t likely to be good tippers or able to afford anything expensive. Or when people refer to Mexican’s being good a only yard work.

6. Internalized racism • In this form of racism, people of color internalize the negative messages spread about minorities and come to loathe themselves for being “different.” They may hate their skin color, their hair texture and other physical features or intentionally marry interracially so their children won’t have the same ethnic traits that they do. This can effect teens that are being targeted by racism, making their psychological mind harder to comprehend who they are on the outside and inside.

7. Colorism • Colorism is often viewed as a problem that’s unique to communities of color. It occurs when minorities discriminate against those with darker skin than they have. For years in the black community, lighter skin was viewed as superior to darker skin. And even in teens of their own color, the teens will pick the teens with the lighter or even darker skin.

8. What are the psychological effects? • A lot of teens don’t understand that it picking on someone because of racism can leave some pretty nasty scars. These effects can range from stress, anxiety, DPD (double personality disorder), even OCD. And the long terms can range from hating your own race, or even suicide from feeling as though your race is inferior.

9. How can teens avoid racism? • Teens can avoid racism by going to an adult. Everything can be helped by just talking it out. Even showing the racist teen on just what he/she is doing can help change their minds. All this can help the next victim of racism avoid it, and help the racist teen learn a thing or two about what they do.

10. Links to the pages. • http://parentingteens.about.com/od/prejudice/ • http://racerelations.about.com/od/understandingrac1/tp/Four-Different-Forms-Of-Racism.htm • http://everydaylife.globalpost.com/stop-racism-teenagers-7024.html