Reflection+on+Racism+in+Modern-Day+America

On January 20th, American race barriers were shattered as Obama stepped into the office of the presidency. And while race relations are supposedly settled in America, the topic of race is, and will be, an omnipresent issue in American society. Racial profiling is still a greatly important issue in American culture, and an issue that cannot be easily treated. After 9/11, America found a new outlet for racial profiling: Middle Easterners. Nowadays, it is not socially acceptable for Americans to be openly racist. However, race is an issue that has been swept under the carpet. Thus, Americans are sub-consciously racist, leaving their racist thoughts and notions to linger and mingle inside their heads. If we make race a more topical issue, then maybe we can snip at some of the roots that so deeply tie our nation to racism.

Racism? Today? In America?!