It has been interesting to hear so many different opinions by people with different backgrounds, whether they are socioeconomic, racial or cultural. It was definitely informative to hear and learn about the concept of race as a topic of scholarly purposes unlike the previous experiences I have had with the media or my personal experiences.
As a person of a minority group in America, the concept of race has always followed me, and I believe that the U.S is in no way ready to move past it any time soon. The truth of the matter is, the concept of race will be a sensitive topic for a very long time because we as an American society are way too heavily involved in it.
Race as a topic of discussion has gotten much more liberal due to many civil movements and continuous education, but the U.S is an incredibly large country with a broken education system. People in the metropolitan areas such as Chicago, New York, Los Angeles and others are bound to be more exposed to the concept of race compared to people who reside in rural areas such as Wyoming or South Carolina. Evidently, many of the metropolitan areas belong in the blue, or more liberal states, which more minority groups tend to reside in.
Although racial equality has gotten much better, it is still a fairly recent transition for many, and I feel that a lot of people are not ready to move past it. You would be surprised how concrete one's mind can be once it is made up as extremely religious people such as Westboro Baptist Church would primely exemplify.
I am interested to see what directions the U.S as a country will head towards in regards to the topic of race. Will it have gotten better or will it stay the same? I guess all we can do is wait and find out.
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