There are a lot of weird things that go along with racism. Hate is the main cause of racism, but it’s strange that people often don’t know why they hate. Racism is just a way to act for them, as they do not accept people who are different from them.
Racism was brought to everyone’s attention with the brutal murder of George Floyd by a Minneapolis police officer who held his knee on his victim’s neck for nearly nine minutes as the man lay on the ground. This was while George Floyd was pleading for help and telling him that he couldn’t breathe. The other three officers present failed to stop the fatal attack on a black man who was not prepared to die. It sounds like it was a racist act against a black man, but it was strange that the officer’s wife and one of the other police officers present were Asian-Americans, apparently brothers.
Although police problems with black men have become an issue, others are killed by racist civilians in the general population. Ahmaud Arbery was an unarmed black youth who was fatally shot in Georgia. He was just jogging in a neighborhood when he was chased by two white men, a father and a son. They were armed and shot Arbery. The men were eventually arrested more than two months later and charged with felony murder and aggravated assault. This was a racist act, and it was rare that the men were not immediately charged.
The woman caught up in racist rants in Torrance, California, which were caught on video, was apparently venting her hatred for Asian descendants. She clearly was racist against Asians, but then she gets into her Honda car and drives off. It’s weird that she doesn’t seem to notice that she’s driving an Asian car.
Vincent Chin was a Chinese-American man who was having a bachelor party in Detroit in 1982. Japanese cars were gaining prominence in the United States, and the Big Three autoworkers in Detroit had been laid off. There was animosity towards Japan and the Japanese people due to this situation. While Vincent Chin and his friends were out at a club, they ran into a white autoworker with Chrysler and his stepson, who had lost his job at the Chrysler plant. A confrontation ensued and they were expelled from the club. The two white men wandered around until they found Vincent Chin and his friends at a McDonald’s. A fight ensued in which the auto worker hit Chin with a baseball bat until his head was split open. Vincent Chin died four days later at a hospital. It was a clear act of racism since white men did not distinguish between Asians of different ethnicities, but it was strange that the two men never received prison time.
Racism and hatred caused 120,000 people of Japanese descent to be driven from their West Coast homes and imprisoned in US concentration camps during World War II. Some people don’t believe that it really happened because it’s strange to think that such a thing could happen due to racism towards its own citizens in the United States of America.
With the coronavirus pandemic, many people blame China. As a result, Asian Americans are experiencing racism from various people. It is strange that many of the perpetrators of racism on display about the coronavirus are racial minorities. Asians are being approached by African Americans and Latinos, as well as white people. It is strange that those who have probably stood up to racism are attacking others with racial tirades.
Racism is a weird part of society. Racism is inexcusable, but it will be difficult to eradicate because there is so much hate and bigotry in the world. Government leaders must make changes, but there must also be a change in attitude among the general public before racism can be curbed and hopefully eliminated.