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In my 19 years of existence, I have yet to experience a day without discrimination. Discrimination is everywhere, all the time. At the same time, I have learned that discrimination comes in many shapes and forms, including the obvious racial discrimination. Discrimination is the downfall of civilization and it hosts so many negative and unnecessary barriers to separate masses of people. Recently, I saw the movie "Crash", which really showcased how prominent racial discrimination is in our society. The movie taught me that there are three distinct levels of discrimination ? cognitive, emotional and behavioral. They each bestow different qualities, but, in the end, they are one in the same.
It all starts with a cognitive perception, or judging a book by its cover. In "Crash", Sandra Bullock's character, while walking with her husband, noticed two black men walking in the distance. Immediately, she grabbed hold of her husbands arm. This is because she assumed they were threatening; thinking that she and her husband were going to be robbed. In the same respect, Ludacris' character noticed Bullock's reaction, and noted it to his friend. Enraged, Ludacris and Larenz Tate's characters stuck the couple up and hi-jacked their vehicle, which was an expression of behavioral discrimination.
There was one character, in particular, that experienced so much discrimination - The Puerto Rican character. After Bullock had been robbed, she requested her home locks be changed, as a means of her feeling safer. The Puerto Rican, who was a locksmith, was assigned to change her locks. Simply glancing at him and noticing his ethnicity, she a ...