What is racism?
Racism is a comprehensive concept and has existed in world history for a long time. Different ethnicities in the world’s population have laid the foundation for the idea that humanity can be divided into different races. The basic idea behind racism is the belief that there are different human races and that some of these races are more intelligent than and superior to others.
From ethnicity to culture
Before and during World War II, several researchers claimed that there were differences in genes, and that biological differences gave people a distinct value. After World War II, racism evolved into something that was connected to culture. This evolution was associated with the idea that some cultures are better than others, for example that some people are more violent because of their culture or that they cannot be of a certain nationality because they do not have the right skin color or name.
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