Part 1
Prejudice, a concept that proves to be is well and universally known across the world. The term embodies any disregard, misconception, preconceived opinions about something or other people based on factions of fallacy, misdirected beliefs, and opinions. Prejudice is independent of regions but is directly and purposely specific to given tenets and factions of people. In the United States, prejudice takes and assumes varied forms and angles. One of the TED talks sessions continued to shed light on topic with several speakers pointing that prejudice affects people of color such as blacks and Latinos, women, and the LGBT (lesbians, gays, bisexual and transgender) individuals with no one raising an alarm or foul play cry on the same.
Although the prevalent prejudice is widely known across the United States, no one talks or rather likes to mention the issue. To the black people, for example, parents of black children raise them in fear of the unknown, limiting and stripping them of complete childhood experiences due to the black oppression by the police and the vigilante. The black parents know well that their children are not the same as the white. Similarly, even the white people acknowledge the same. Therefore, it implies that both the oppressed and the oppressors are consciously aware but are naïve to talk about it (Smith). According to Biggers, everyone knows the past shared path between the whites and the people of color, but no one is ready to dialogue or debate on the matter. Hence it continues to prey on the blacks and the Latinos. This is an indication that although racial discrimination and oppression was abolished, the roots and the tenets of the same are still practiced without the federal government taking action.
In his address, Jimmy Carter points out that women are still being oppressed in America. He adds that the law is negligent on the matter hence nocturnally watches as sexual harassment on women by pimps and brothel owners continue to thrive. Moreover, Chang and Dozlos lament that prejudice on the LGBT people is on the rise not only in the United States of America but also in China, India and other parts of the world. The situation asserts that the laws and regulations have neglected the very fundamental obligation of ensuring equal rights for everyone.
Part 2
Silence on racism and prejudice
The TED talk video in question is a presentation by James White Sr., a business consultant, master trainer and mentor. James is also a former American air force soldier. He poses a presentation on why and how the roots and factions of racism and discrimination have been evident in the past years and how they still are in existence even after many constitutional amendments to counter and finish oppression.
White states that once, 8 African Americans were killed in cold blood by white police officers because they were being suspected to be criminal gangs. Mr. found himself in a dire predicament when his grandson asked him about the murders and why they occurred, most importantly is why they could not be persecuted instead of being killed. White continues to explain how his white friends were amazed and perplexed on the fact that police patrol officers would ask him to raise his hands slowly from the steering wheel and produce his driving license, the entire process would be carried out as if he was a preconceived armed and dangerous suspect. The same happens today in the contemporary America where racial discrimination continues to take ground without even a whisper from the government on why people of color are flagged off differently from white people.
The presentation by Mr. James White synchronizes with the matter on prejudice since both address the same issue regarding discrimination, racism, and prejudice that happens between white people and people of color. Civil rights seem to be directly but silently violated. Women continue to be oppressed and mistreated as minor fragments of the family, society and government in general. It, therefore, follows that prejudice is real, active and continuously percolating through the lives of the American public with no questions asked or any action taken against the vice.
Works cited
Biggers, Sanford. “An artist's unflinching look at racial violence.” Online video clip. YouTube. YouTube, February 2016. Web. 11 August 2016.
Chang Jenni and Dazols Lisa. “This is what LGBT life is like around the world.” Online video clip. YouTube. YouTube, May 2015. Web. 11 August 2016.
Carter, Jimmy. “Why I believe the mistreatment of women is the number one human rights abuse.” Online video clip. YouTube. YouTube, May 2015. Web. 11 August 2016.
James A. White Sr. “50 years of racism -- why silence isn’t the answer.” Online video clip. YouTube. YouTube, November 26, 2014. Web. 11 August 2016.
Smith, Clint. “How to raise a black son in America.” Online video clip. YouTube. YouTube, 22 March 2015. Web. 11 August 2016.
