When you turned on your television today or yesterday, you probably noticed the extreme amount of news about discrimination against African Americans in the United States. You also probably noticed the extreme amount of news about things that white people were doing, such as hairstyles, house decoration, and other useless things that nobody should really care about. What I'm sure you didn't see were any Hispanic or Latino people on your television.
I find it funny how America is very against its unjust system of commercialism and discrimination, yet haven't even acknowledged a very important group of people who have been discriminated against since day one. Latinos are the second most discriminated race after African Americans. If America is so keen on fixing itself, then it needs to start thinking not only in black and white, but in other colors as well.
A new study shows that Latinos are more stereotyped on television today than they were 20 years ago. Another study shows that 22% of Hispanic/Latino workers reported experiencing workplace discrimination, compared to only 6% of whites. Not only are Hispanics discriminated against at work or on the street, but they are discriminated against internationally on television. I haven't seen nearly as many articles on this subject as there should be and America needs to wake up as to who they're neglecting in the whole "Black vs White" debate.
About one in 10 U.S. Hispanics say they've experienced discrimination because they're ethnicity over the past month in each of several locations: their place of work, in dealings with police, while getting healthcare and at an entertainment venue such as a restaurant or bar.
Let me also bring up Donald Trump and his extreme racism against Latinos that has inspired even more discrimination against Mexican and Spanish origin. The fact that he's so supported and accepted by some citizens of the United States says by itself the amount of discrimination that people are facing today. I find it sad that so many people are neglecting us. I am Latina AND Hispanic, and I hope for a better America where there is no discrimination of any race.
