Racism

1. What does the word racism mean to you?  What behaviors and attitudes does a racist person display?
Racism is discriminating or treating others differently based on their race.  Racist people might behave normally but keep their opinions to themselves.  Others voice their opinions by using racial slurs.  You can't tell a person is racist just by looking at them.

2. Do racist publications, such as song lyrics or Web sites, influence people's opinions and attitudes toward others?  How do they make you feel?
In my opinion, racist publications won't influence a person if they have already established their position on racism.  Racist publications are more likely to offend a person than to change their opinion on racism.  As a teenager, I don't mind racist publications, but I don't consider myself a racist.  I do feel uncomfortable when adults are around when there are racist publications, though.