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Affirmative action has caused progression in society and allowed many organizations to drift away from structural racism and getting rid of this tool would only take steps back to a more colorblind society.

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Affirmative Action in todays society plays a massive influence in where if we didn’t have it in place, racism would flourish in our society eventually leading to an unfair lifestyle for various races.

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Affirmative action is necessary in the sense that without it, we would be degrading back to a system built upon racism, ultimately denying the potential of POCs in the country to an equal lifestyle.

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Diversity leads to connection between races, increased compassion, and democracy, as well as paves the road to a progressive future; lack of diversity leads to ignorance, violence, and perpetuates the system of racial prejudice that exists in society today.

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Stopping affirmative action would cause the progression in society in regards to racism go backwards due to the fact that it is unconstitutional and would lead to higher discrimination rates for all diverse individual

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The lack of knowledge about your own race is caused by the expectations within society as more children are beginning to be raised with the idea that speaking about race should be feared rather than embraced.

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Racism and cultural discrimination are not naturally born traits. They are learned through their surroundings and in order to diminish that trait parents must raise their children to recognize the differences in cultures and race and learn to accept them.

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Race is a defining feature in society, but we are too afraid of being controversial to teach it to our children. Children are not born with discriminatory ideals, and teaching them that race is not real but still important will lead to a more educated and tolerant society.

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Racism is taught by the parents and the environment that a child grows up around. Therefore when raising a child the child should be taught to acknowledge and recognize race rather than just to ignore it and not bring it up in their childhood. This will result in an equal and fair living environment.

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Teaching children about race and color instead of not seeing people for their individuality and beauty, can better the national identity through accepting uniqueness.

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The idea of "race" is affected by the exposure and education of children and adults; racial realities show how innocence in children and heighten the idea of race vs. skin tone.

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Individuals have been guided by society to relate skin color to culture when in reality an individuals culture stems from their own traditions and values

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The act of ignoring race rather than embracing it is more damaging as it is percieved, and negatively reflects later generations. Exposure must be required in order to create a generation who will embrace all cultures and races equally and respectfully.

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Children should be raised to understand race rather than fear, ignore, or feel hatred towards the race; Once this is accomplished we will see results by having our newer generations embrace cultural and racial differences, and a generation which is ultimately free from the prejudicial views of today.

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Children can play a major role in the education of society, in that when they grow up they will be able to have acknowledgement of race and the importance of it, creating a better future for society and its people.

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Race is something to be acknowledged with children and not ignored because of the effects it has on society, both in the past and now.

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The color of ones skin is just color, yet it has long been attached to race and racism, which itself is passed down through teaching, explaining why some children appear more innocent, knowledgeable, or accepting.

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Text Claim: The indoctrination of children in an anti-race society constructs a "they vs. them" conflict where the innocent are falsely educated creating a more racially charged or "colorblind" culture, yet the education can change creating a "post-racist" society where all are embraced and understood and perception isn't dependent on but sill recognizes race.

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Text 5: Society educates children to perceive skin color as race when in reality raising children should come with a responsibility of educating race and its unrelated connection with skin color.

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Text 5: Society educates children to perceive skin color as race when in reality raising children should come with a responsibility of educating race and its unrelated connection with skin color.

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Lack of acknowledgment of each individual's racial identity creates a deep divide between society due to common belief that "color is not visible or that race should not matter" when in reality unique races create a more diverse national identity.

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Raising children to recognize and understand race, rather than to fear/ignore it, will result in a generation which embraces cultural and racial differences and is ultimately freer from the bounds of racism and learned prejudicial taboos.

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Text 6: "Ending Affirmative Action would be a Terrible Mistake" Jeff Raikes

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Text 6: "Ending Affirmative Action would be a Terrible Mistake" Jeff Raikes

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Text 5: "What I am Learning from my White Grandchildren" Anthony Peterson

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Text 5: "What I am Learning from my White Grandchildren" Anthony Peterson

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Colorism affects one's Personal Identity through Institutionalized prejudice of one's self-image.

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Continuous lack of representation and/or misrepresentation of one's race and skin color gives rise to self-hate and internalized racism, barring them from the pride and self-love which grows from community.

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In modern day society women are treated differently just based on the color of their skin. With these judgments and remarks being made everyday the self-image of these women have been damaged or destroyed just because of the color of their skin.

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It is easy to lose a sense of pride in ones self when faced with a prejudice society that encourages superiority of one race over another, often this causes internalized racism because feelings of inferiority are imposed upon people of color.

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Colorism, a rampant racial issue experienced out as well as inside ethnic communities, has a direct relationship with lowered self-esteem and perception, but can be eradicated through representation of all skin tones, not just those that are deemed most desirable.

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Self-image can be greatly affected by colorism, which can shatter one's sense of belonging and create internalized racism which ultimately alters their self perception.

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Racism pushed upon ethnically different individuals can cause internalized insecurities and battles with ones self, however those struggles are what makes those individuals stronger and more accepting of themselves

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Lack of acceptance and external colorism can lead to devastating self-hate and internal racism, impacting ones self-esteem, pride, and self-love.

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Self-evaluation, along with exposure to proper representation will ultimately improve your self-image and introduce you to others who share similar experiences/cultures, which allows for further representation to be established.

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Through societal prejudice, women of color are often silenced, have implanted ideas of inferiority, and damaged self-image just because of the shade of their skin.

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Colorism affects a community's culture by damaging the self-image and the sense of belonging of the members of the culture.

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Text Claim: The Institutionalized Prejudice that many people can face can create internalized racism which can destroy their sense of belonging and self-esteem; despite this, people can and do band together to fight for a greater tomorrow.

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Self-image is affected by colorism which can be affected by the representation of a culture, causing an impact on self-image and perception.

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Accepting

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Text 4: "What Colorism Feels Like as an Indian-American Woman" MALAVIKA KANNAN

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Text 4: "What Colorism Feels Like as an Indian-American Woman" MALAVIKA KANNAN

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Text Claim: Colorism as an institution often manifests in lack of representation thereby leading to decreased self-worth and internal prejudice within marginalized groups.

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Text 1: "I'm Mexican. Does that Change Your Assumptions About Me?" Vanessa Vancour

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Text 1: "I'm Mexican. Does that Change Your Assumptions About Me?" Vanessa Vancour

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Text Claim: Assumptions of one's cultural background, unconscious as they may be, are still harmful but can be malleable.

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Text 2: "The Loneliness of Being Mixed Race in America" Vox First Person

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Text 2: "The Loneliness of Being Mixed Race in America" Vox First Person

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Text Claim: The strength of one's multiracial cultural identity is defined by the structure of the community and other's perceptions of the validity of one's cultural performativity.