Laleh Taleshi: Racism

What are the causes of racism? How can it be prevented?
Racism is a big problem in today’s world. Racism is usually caused by isolation from different races and influence of others. Racism can develop at a very early age, depending on the environment of the child. If it not prevented or stopped in time, it could be fetal.

One of the main reasons for racism is often isolation. A child who grew up in a white community is a good example of this. He does not know any things about other nationality. In this child’s mind, only white people exist. Therefore, when this child sees a person of different color Is strange for him and he might be scared of that person or even attack the person.

In addition, another reason for racism is influence of others. Many parents’ behavior leads to the development of racist thoughts in their children’s mind. They tell their kids to avoid communication with kids of another nationality. The parents do not let their kids to even play with those kids. Another form of influence is the media. It is often shown in the movies that black people are criminals. I saw in the news many times the police arrested them. I think the media exaggerates about coloured people.

In conclusion, there are many ways to prevent or even stop racism. One of the ways is to treat everyone equally. Another way is to have open immigration policies so that people can learn to live with other people of different color, race and nationality.