The social cancer of current society

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Introduction
Through the history of human racism has existed, which included associated
discrimination and belief in racial differences (Maiter & Joseph, 2017).. The Oxford English
dictionary states that racism can be termed as a belief or an ideology in which the members of all
each racial group have certain characteristics as well as abilities that is specific to the race which
makes them distinct either as the superior or the inferior to a certain social group (Mascarenhas,
2016). However, it has been observed that the discussion about racism inevitable as some section
argues that the discussion can lead to some of the serious consequences, while others suggest that
prejudiced and racial discrimination are just the words and that the views should be expressed
without any restriction (Satzewich, 2014). It is observed that racism in the media has become a
major issue globally, and further with the development of globalization, the reports about the
bias have actually created an adverse influence in the media (Palmater, 2016). In this report,
certain an academic literature review is addressed, followed by a media summary, and finally, a
critical analysis will be presented in the paper. Racism is a major social issue that is prevalent in
the current situation.
Section A: Academic Literature Review
Racism is the social cancer of current society. It has slowly invaded society and has
erupted in violence. It was observed that after the second world war, racial hatred was din
decline; this was mainly because the world has been carried away by the shock and repulsion,
which was involved in repulsion (Bailey,2016). However, it was later observed that it has not
gone away and continues to exist in society. The main problem is that the racial outlook has not
changed and many organization which includes both public, as well as government,

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discriminates on the basis of racism. There are various instances that involved the massacre
(Baker, Price & Walsh, K. 2016). The society is impacted at large due to racism. Racial
discrimination has actually taken root in the heart and the mins of the people. There are instances
where people react differently and show different attitudes to people in stores, stress, and even in
encounters between citizens and the police (Carr, 2017). Racism has an individual characteristic
of prejudice, and it is one of the most complicated aspects ever. However, it is worse than in
reality; the racist attitude is woven into society as well in the system of the institution, which
does not go away. It can be corroborated by the fact that people of different color live in different
sections of the society and unequal treatment of law on the basis of the race it reflects the idea
that people are racist even if they are unintentional in doing so (Clair & Denis, 2015). The
Canadian always dismiss the evidence which is associated with racial prejudice, and there are
different treatment towards minorities. However, there are several victim testimonies that
establish the fact that racism does exist in Canada (Clair & Denis, 2015).
The common stereotypes of black Muslim and the other minorized communities do exist
in the society, and the print and the electronic media have been seeming to reinforce the picture
of “otherness” in the society which has contributed to the view that there are certain ethnic-racial
communities who are dangerous and deviant to the Canadian culture (Gulliver & Thurrell, 2016).
There are several instances of different attitudes and behavior of police officers towards minor
communities, which has proved that there are racial believes in society. However, it should be
mentioned that racism is always challenged in Canada, and there are measures from the
government as well as the individuals to change the notion and outlook to people towards the
social issue (Houshmand, Spanierman & Tafarodi, 2014). A significant and important shift in the
ideology takes place in the Canadian mindset from 1995 onwards as the municipal provincial as