Effects of Racial discrimination

Paper instructions:
It is an expository essay. Prepare  3 sub topics with 2 supporting statements each and also a conclusion

Oh, God, look, there is a pubic hair in my brush. Oh, no wait, wait, that’s just one of Rochelle’s little nappy hairs,” said Laura. When Rochelle asks Laura why she relentlessly teases her, Laura

responds, Because I don’t like Negroids. Sorry.” This is one of the scenes in the hit 1996 film The Craft” which has a storyline in which a white character named Laura racially harasses an African

American classmate named Rochelle. In the old times, racism is very prevalent. But it is very alarming that even in this modern era, racial discrimination or racist bullying still persists. It is no

laughing matter. It has enormous effects to individuals such as depression and anxiety, decreases achievement and opportunity in life and worst, abandonment to their own cultural and parental

values.

A person’s whole world can change from experiencing discrimination and they can become depressed and anxious. The physical, verbal and emotional bullying, insulting or degrading

comments, name calling, gestures, taunts and insults or ‘jokes’, these stressors trigger depression and anxiety. A Cornell News Service study in 2009 did a study on the effects of racism saying

that racial discrimination erodes mental health. Moreover, having no one to support or someone to tell