Extra Credit

In the video Race: The Power of An Illusion the reason people discriminate against others is investigation. In the first episode “The Difference Between Us” college students take a class to study the differences between races. The students included a variety of different races and are all given DNA tests to see if there is a difference in the biology when comparing different races. All the students were asked whom their DNA would be most similar to. Naturally the students each said they would have the most similar DNA to the people they looked most alike. When the results came out race had nothing to do with biology.
Similarly people believe that African Americans have something in their biology that allows them to be better athletes. When blacks began to dominate track events they were labeled as excellent athletes but as far as intelligence was concerted they were still perceived as inferior. In the video athletes at a track event were asked if race had anything to do with athletics. Many of the athletes said that African Americans had an advantage any time they lined up against a white athlete.
It amazed me to see how DNA and biology have nothing to do with race. It proves that the only difference between races is the color of our skin, not the unfair stereotypes people are assigned. Furthermore, the video showed that there is more of a difference in DNA between two completely similar fruit flies than two completely different looking human beings. The experiment shocked the students taking part and proved that discriminating against others is superficial and hurtful for no reason.
The fact that some privileged whites used the success of black athletes to claim that they were uncivilized and unintelligent. Some people said the only reason African Americans were so good at running and athletic activities is because just a few years ago they were running for their live in the jungle. It amazes me that some people can use anything to establish power, privilege, and dominance to a group of people who have a minor difference between others. We are all different and can’t discriminate against those who have differences that society say are inferior.