Summary Of Racism By Lawrence Blum

In Lawrence Blum’s article “RACISM: WHAT IT IS AND WHAT IT ISN’T”, he dissects the terms racist and racism in order to explain why both words are ultimately used to describe how someone perceives an action or situation that was orchestrated by another. Racist and racism are two words that carry heavy connotation in American society. To be called a racist in the open creates the same feelings of those around as if you were called a murderer. While the two terms can carry heavy implications, they both at the same time are drastically overused by perceivers to describe the situation at hand. These concepts when directed towards an individual or group can allow for the complications in the way in which one lives his or her life. Within the United