Thursday, February 25, 2010

Is the US still a white supremacist country?


White supremacy is the belief that white people are superior to people of color, and a system in which white people have social and political dominance over people of color. I wouldn't say that white people are better, or superior, but it seems as though they have more power and opportunities in modern society. A good education is considered to be the beginning of power, and the easiest access to better opportunities. The better education you get, the better your career, and the higher your power. Out of the top ten colleges (named by Forbes), an average of approximately 56% of the student population is white. More than half of the top colleges' population is white. This is a direct representation of the power of races in our society. Even though there are 7 races considered when finding racial demographics, white people still make up more than half of that. Because of these statistics, it is clear that white people are showing dominance as far as power in society is going.