Racial discrimination happens where people are treated in unfavorable ways because they belong to certain races. In addition, people may be mistreated because of having characteristics associated with certain races such as hair texture or skin color. In fact, any connection with certain race based organizations may cause mistreatment of people. This means that married people may be accorded unfavorable treatments because of their association with their spouses’ races.
Racial discrimination is experienced in work places and other public places (Miller 86). For instance, people from certain races may be denied job opportunities or other services that are readily available to those from other races. In some parts of the world, racial discrimination is particularly rampant and it results to loss of lives. This happens where people attack those from other races causing physical harm and death in some instances.
My first cognition of race segregation happened when my close relative was denied an employment opportunity in Canada because she came from Nigeria. It was difficult for me to understand the reason behind this inhumane treatment regardless of their qualifications. She had completed her master’s degree, and this proved that she had what was required for that job. The job was given to a white person who did not have an undergraduate degree. This is particularly serious since it affects employment in various parts of the world. In addition, she was harassed by her fellow candidates when she went for the interview. Some made fun of her skin color and went ahead to openly laugh at her right. The whole incident was so sad since there was no much she could do. Relevant authorities in that place did nothing to stop the vice.
Nigerian culture does not support racial discrimination. In fact, Nigerians love white skinned people as they associate them with wealth due to the fact that whites visit the country as tourists. On the other hand, most African countries were colonized by white people hence they believe that there is a lot of power in them. In fact, nobody thinks of discriminating against white people in Nigeria. Although there have been claims of discrimination by some Nigerian companies, such cases are minimal (Miller 86).
The government in Nigeria has put in place rules that prohibit any form of discrimination. In addition, many people in Nigeria do not know anything about discrimination. Nigerian people who have ever traveled abroad may have experienced various forms of racial discrimination.
American attitudes towards race are different from those in Nigeria and other African countries. American’s perception on race has been influenced by their experiences with strong discriminations against blacks. In fact, in some states it was impossible for blacks to get any form of employment. In many cases, blacks have died from assault and harassments from white people. Situations were worsened by the fact that blacks were harassed by white law enforcers.
This means that governments in American states were doing nothing about racial discrimination unlike their counterparts in Africa. Nigerians treat white people as visitors who are bringing wealth to their country. In America most blacks are not treated like human beings. In fact, some white people end up insulting black people associating them with animals such as monkeys. This is unfortunate because American governments are not doing enough to curb the vice.
Works Cited
Miller, James. Acting Out Culture: Reading and Writing. New York: Bedford/St. Martin’s, 2011. Print.