Thursday, July 18, 2013

Racism or an Undefined Reason?

The "race card" is being pulled more often than ever. Whether it's a "who killed who" or getting turned down from job openings, people claim that their race is the main problem. I read through a The New York Times article and found that educated black males are stating that racism is what is affecting their job opportunities. "In Job Hunt, College Degree Can't Close Racial Gap" was published by Michael Luo explaining these statements. Is racism actually playing a part in the increasing unemployment rate?
This article tells the many black men that are turned down from job openings even with the substantial resume they obtain. But is the reason really a racist one? Many men changed their resume where it doesn't even hint towards their race to see if there was a difference. Johnny R. Williams is a thirty year old African American male that even deleted his membership in the African-American business students association. Barry Jabbar Sykes decided to use a Barry J. Sykes in his still-going research even though he's went by Jabbar his entire life. Do all of these changes make a difference?
My personal opinion on the whole matter is that even though racism is still alive in todays world, I don't believe it lives in such important issues like this one. With as many African American programs that are given to young black men and women, the idea of racism in jobs seems to be not only false, but fiction. The same people that are hiring other educated males are the same people that elected our president who we all know is an African American himself. Racism isn't the issue. It's just a misunderstanding that is being treated like all other matters lately: by using the excuse of racial circumstances.
Every day, someone is "pulling the race card," but some things are just too far. Blaming everything on racial problems isn't going to help problems we're all faced with. The unemployment rate for black males are doubled than white, but that doesn't necessarily mean it's because their black males. This is a nation that was built on equality, and it's seen in everyday life. My opinion is just one in the millions that are there, but this issue doesn't involve racism. It's the same reason a lot of people are turned down from job offers, black and white, and it's because "you aren't right for the job".

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