Race and Ethnicity
In Canadian society, we are welcome to a diverse society, which allows anyone no matter what race or ethnicity. In this essay, I will discuss from a feminine perspective how to distinguish between race and ethnicity and how prejudice and discrimination have contributed to keeping the distinction alive.
Race is a term used by many people to specify groups of people distinguished by physical characteristics such as skin colour; also, a category of people who have been singled out as inferior or superior, often on the basis of real or alleged physical characteristics such as skin colour, hair texture, eye shape, or other subjectively selected attributes . As a female I have had to experience many discriminative actions, such as being called a "dumb blond". As I have also witnessed other females being disgraced about their physical appearance. Racism and sexism meet in the lives of women and affect their daily experiences as well as their access to services.......
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