Prejudice and Discrimination Based on Race and Ethnicity

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1. Have you ever experienced prejudice or discrimination based on race or ethnicity?
Explain how common this experience has been in your life. How did this experience
make you feel?
In today’s society, discrimination and prejudice concerning ethnicity and race have
become a norm (Bottero, Wendy and Irwin, 467). As a Mexican worker in the United States,
discrimination based on race is an issue of concern. While working in an American oil company,
I experienced a lot of discrimination based on my race. To begin with, we have salary differences
across race groups. In my job group, all the whites received a hundred percent of their salaries
while my salary was only sixty-five percent. When I brought in complaints, threats of getting
fired would arise.
Secondly, lack of provision of better working resources. For example, offices used by the
whites were different from the ones other races used. Besides, the working equipment’s were in a
lousy condition hence being exposed into dangerous conditions. Lastly, offensive remarks from
the management due to lack of respect was another issue that was of concern. For example, in
case of minor mistakes, cruel and offensive words could be used to intimidate me.
The racial discrimination made me feel worthless. I felt as if I was below humanity and
less of person. Consequently, I developed trust issues with every white person due to the
prejudice. The experience was infuriating and taught me great lessons in life. I learned that the
way you treat a person could negatively or positively impact the person. This is because, in many
cases, victims of prejudice may end up in suicide.