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Racism by Mind Map: Racism

1. Racism can be expressed in numerous ways.

1.1. This week General Motors is getting sued for racism at their Ohio plant.

1.1.1. "It comes after years of racist language on the assembly line, scrawled slogans and swastikas on restroom walls, and nooses suspended in the workplace". - David Welch

1.1.1.1. Welch, David. “GM Lawsuit in Ohio.” Bloomberg.com, Bloomberg, 2019, www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2019-01-23/racism-at-gm-from-insults-to-nooses-spurs-warnings-and-firings.

1.1.2. People handled this in an act of lawsuit.

2. Numerous careers and plans have been killed because of people making mistakes due to racism.

2.1. David Sterling (Former Owner of Las Angeles Clipper) was forced to sell his team of racial slurs.

2.1.1. "The committee unanimously agreed to move forward as expeditiously as possible and will reconvene next week"- Adam Silver NBA Commissioner

2.1.1.1. Bolch, Ben. “Adam Silver Has 'Absolute Confidence' That Clippers Sale Will Happen.” Chicago Tribune, Chicago Tribune, 9 June 2014, www.chicagotribune.com/la-sp-adam-silver-20140609-story.html.

3. Social media portrays more hate then there actually is because its so easy.

3.1. This causes hatred between races making it look a lot bigger than it actually is.

3.1.1. "You don't have to be a news anchor for people to see your opinion. This can make an uproar from both extremes"-Palemo Veijo Otero

3.1.1.1. Alsaad, Abdallah. “Does Social Media Increase Racist Behavior? An Examination of Confirmation Bias Theory.” NeuroImage, Academic Press, 8 June 2018, www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0160791X18300630.

4. News will only report what will make a good headline.

4.1. While there is racism in todays society the media headlines make it a lot worse than it is.

4.1.1. "Todays media has focused so much on racism that is becomes headlines and more interesting for viewers to read or watch when it contains racism."-German Lopez

4.1.2. The people have yet to find a solution for it. Regulating this makes it hard because it would take away our constitutional rights of freedom of speech.

4.1.3. Siefried, Evan. “Opinion | Media Bias against Conservatives Is Why No One Trusts the News Now.” NBCNews.com, NBCUniversal News Group, 2018, www.nbcnews.com/think/opinion/media-bias-against-conservatives-real-part-reason-no-one-trusts-ncna895471.