Sydney Elisabeth Orsorio SNHU SCS-200 August 15, 2021
Project One
Racism and protesting have been evolutionary concern for many of decades. The first
amendment grants citizens the right of free speech and freedom to protest social issues they may
want to address. Racism as the main focus is the topic of the social injustice in the United States
that needs to be corrected by using protesting methods allows citizens of color to fight for their
rights and equal representation. Protesting has been a focal point when it comes to the discussion
of racism because people of color are treated racially different, racially profiled, or racially
targeted because they are so outspoken to the issues of racism. This is significant because how
are people of color going to speak out on racial injustice in the United States if they get brutally
harmed by police, biased protestors, or society in the process of using their free speech. How can
we as American utilize our amendments to our advantage?
Social Norms apply to my issue of racism and protesting because people of color are
treated differently and are seen as a threat when discussing their social issues. Examples like not
pledging to the pledge of allegiance is a form of protesting and it was seen as disrespectful,
unamerican, and a crime (society sees it as a crime but it's not illegal) because it is a social norm
for all American citizens to pledge their allegiance to the flag of United States of America.
Social Roles would be the most important principle that is relevant to racism and protesting
because people of color that protest racism are utilizing their roles as citizens to use their rights
of free speech and the freedom to protest their concerns.
Social Institutions like the government regulate and control how each state manages their
protesting licenses and makes sure that there is a proper number of officers in place to prevent
hate crimes, chaos, and destruction. Beliefs and Values though may not be the strongest principle
out of the four, but has one important example that represent beliefs and values which is we are
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all human, we are all equal and that no race is superior over the other. It is unethical for the
criminal justice system to racially profiling people of color and it is unfair when lives are lost
and the system does not recognize when murder is murder. Racism and protesting applies to this
issue because beliefs and values are displayed on social media, posters, through speeches, and
history to discuss matters of racism in the United States.
"Racist, xenophobes, and bigots that are racist see that what they are doing verbally and
physical is entirely okay to belittle or have some authority over people of color because they
need to protect their traditions or beliefs, having another race interfere diminishes their values,
and it's their freedom of speech. This group needs to see that people of color ar