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Article edited: Desegregation

Yes everything read in the article is relevant to the article topic, although there was a section labeled "U.S. Military" which is interesting because I never thought about segregation in the military. When discussing the topic of desegregation, one assumes that the discussion will solely be based on African Americans. However in this article, other cultures such as Asian Americans were discussed which is a great insight on the struggles of segregation with others. Something that could be added to the article is a section dedicated to desegregation today and how segregation still affects people, especially African Americans. It is a very short article which is surprising because desegregation is such a huge topic and should have much more information. The article is not biased and seems to be based on facts only. The "Modern History" section seems to be a bit over presented because some of the words are repeated and the facts seem repetitive. All the links in the article work and are related to the topic of desegregation. All of their sources come from separate wikipedia pages and from articles.

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Article: Discrimination -the article's content is relevant to the article as it describes discrimination and all the types associated with it. It is written neutrally and just states facts about discrimination and how all of its affects. The citations are reliable and correct. The hyperlinks also prove to work for each time they are used.

Article citation: Aversive racism

Prejudice has been a wide phenomenon while racism is a broader topic that connects individual beliefs and behavior to broader social norms and practices that disadvantage particular groups.

'''Article draft: Week 7 (Covert Racism) ''' Understanding the Concepts •	There are steps needed to fully understand the idea of covert racism. The first step is to understand privilege. White privilege is prevalent in the United States and has been for the past couple of decades. To be a covert racist is to be “racially color blind,” which means not understanding that privilege does matter in the states unfortunately. This concept of understanding privilege is not to misjudge the white community and claim that they have not worked for what they have achieved. However, because of their skin color, they do not have to face the backlash of racism forehand. The following step requires educating oneself about the culture of other people. Covert racism counterparts into also not acknowledging that someone is a different race than them and believing that all races share the same hardships. At times when people are being racist, it comes out in a harsh way and belittles the person being attacked. With covert racism, the subtly of the racist comments are much more dangerous because it proves the person making the comments does not see that they are harming the other person.

Power and color mute society •	The concept of social inequity and inequality is a vast subunit when talking about covert racism, as people continue to believe that inequality and inequity are nonexistent. Social inequity is described as a disparity in power and wealth, which is accompanied by discrimination and social exclusion. Social inequality simply means unequal opportunities based on social status. In relation to inequity vs. inequality, covert racism uses both conceptions to continue leading the mentality of being unaware of the different social constructs each race has to deal with. •	Since racism is a common defect of the United States, people are becoming cautious of their words, especially the white community. Most people nowadays believe that anything you say is considered racist and call the community hurt by the racist comments “sensitive,” but fail to realize that it is not only what you say, but how you say it. There is a fear that any word spoken will be racist and that person will be then labeled as a “racist”. However, it is not hard to refrain from speaking upon topics they are not educated on. The passive aggressive side of covert racism becomes complex as people defend their comments as not “outwardly racist,” but fail to comprehend that any type of racist comment is still considered racist. The mindless thoughts of those who use subtle racism backtrack to the older generation of whites in a time where slavery was present and desegregation was up and coming. These thoughts carried on to recent times where instead of being as externally racist as they could, they have realized that the generation now is very much different than their own and believe that turning a blind eye to racist situations is “helping” the situation. Not only do they turn a blind eye, but they begin to contribute to the idea of becoming racially unaware that some people have it much different than them.

Peer Review (Stephanie Lee)

 * I edited your paragraphs to fix structure and grammar:
 * "The first step in fully understanding the idea of covert racism is to understand privilege. White privilege is prevalent in the United States and has been for the past couple of decades. To be a covert racist is to be “racially color blind,” which means not understanding that privilege does matter in the states. This concept of understanding privilege is not to misjudge the white community and claim that they have not worked for what they have achieved. However, because of their skin color, they do not have to face the backlash of racism forehand. The following step requires educating oneself about the culture of other people. Covert racism counterparts into not acknowledging that someone is a different race than them and believing that all races share the same hardships as well. At times, when people are being racist, it is perceived in a harsh matter and belittles the person being attacked. With covert racism, the subtly of the racist comments considered dangerous because it proves the person making the comments does not see that they are harming the other person."
 * I was confused by what you meant here: "This concept of understanding privilege is not to misjudge the white community and claim that they have not worked for what they have achieved. However, because of their skin color, they do not have to face the backlash of racism forehand. "
 * The information you added was important, but I think there should be more cohesiveness. Also, there were some words that made this paragraph opinionated by words like "much more dangerous" and "unfortunately." I would work on making the paragraph be organized more smoothly to better understand the information you're putting out. As it is right now, I was able to read through it, but I was confused on some parts and the organization should help clarify.
 * The concept of social inequity and inequality is a vast subunit when talking about covert racism, as people continue to believe that inequality and inequity are nonexistent (needs citation). Social inequity is described as a disparity in power and wealth, which is accompanied by discrimination and social exclusion. Social inequality simply means unequal opportunities based on social status. In relation to inequity vs. inequality, covert racism uses both conceptions to continue leading the mentality of being unaware of the different social constructs each race has to deal with. •	Since racism is a common defect of the United States, people, especially the white community, are becoming cautious of their words. Most people nowadays believe that anything you say is considered racist and call the community hurt by the racist comments “sensitive,” but fail to realize that it is not only what you say, but how you say it. There is a fear that any word spoken will be racist and that person will be then labeled as a “racist”. However, it is not hard to refrain from speaking upon topics they are not educated on. The passive aggressive side of covert racism becomes complex as people defend their comments as not “outwardly racist,” but fail to comprehend that any type of racist comment is still considered racist. The mindless thoughts of those who use subtle racism backtrack to the older generation of whites in a time where slavery was present and desegregation was up and coming. These thoughts carried on to recent times where instead of being as externally racist as they could, they have realized that the generation now is very much different than their own and believe that turning a blind eye to racist situations is “helping” the situation. Not only do they turn a blind eye, but they begin to contribute to the idea of becoming racially unaware that some people have it much different than them.
 * "Most people nowadays believe that anything you say is considered racist and call the community hurt by the racist comments “sensitive,” but fail to realize that it is not only what you say, but how you say it." I would reword this because it comes off as a biased sentence, and I would take out "you."
 * Also reword "However, it is not hard to refrain from speaking upon topics they are not educated on." because "it is not hard" is opinionated.
 * And "The mindless thoughts of those who use subtle racism"
 * This paragraph had a lot of good points, but I felt like some sentences showed a bias against those who are racist because it seems so easy not to be. (I know it's hard to not show opinions when talking about this)
 * I also see only one citation. You need to add a lot more, probably one for every sentence, to show that this is not all just from your opinion. The one parenthesis I put in especially needs a citation to show that this really is a belief among many today.
 * Overall, you contributed a lot of good information about covert racism, but there needs to be a change of words for sentences to make sure it doesn't come off as opinionated. There should be more citations added too. I enjoyed reading this, though, the topic is really interesting to me.