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Racialization, to differentiate or categorize according to race, is still prominent in today's society. Race, a social construct, was created by society. There is no gene in the human body that defines what "race" you are, therefore, it is only an idea that individuals came up with. Yet, people in today's society still categorize individuals by their race and stereotype individuals by what race they most resemble. People grow into this society with the idea embedded into their heads that the whiter you are, the better off you will be in life. People who are lighter skinned are more socially acceptable, will be treated differently, and will be respected more than those who appear more Indian or are darker skinned.
"The thought occurred to me, that here in the U.S. we operate under a caste system that is determined by the shade of your skin. We make immediate judgments about a person's place in the hierarchy based on the color of their skin. We
determine the amount of respect we......

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