How Far We Still Have To Go...
The world is changing constantly but we still have all types of problems, which make you wonder when will this end. Or if it will never end as Frederick Douglass once said: “there is no progress without struggle”.
The facts
- 64% of Americans say racism remains a major problem
- 30% Say racism exists, however it is not a major problem
- 3% Say it existed once, but not anymore
- 1% Say it has never been a major problem
The majority of Americans believe that racism is very prevalent in today's society, and they are scared of it. This is an occurring problem started in the 1600s and has followed into 2019, it has been approximately 400 years it has existed and has not left, even though it is not as severe as before.
Hate crimes are at an all-time high with the percent raising, there has been a 17% increase within the last year which is a new all-time high.
- 39,615,423 “faggots”
- 13,950,812 “no homo”
- 12,873,210 “so gay”
- 6,963,361 “dyke”
The number shown above is the number of times people on Twitter have used homophobic language in a negative context since 2012 till now. We still have a lot of improving to do before these numbers equal to 0.
Sexism around the world
- 42% of women in America experience sexual harassment in the workplace at some time in their life.
- 42%of women also pay more for feminine products (these are products that are targeted at women, so they are at a higher cost).
- 10 million woman experience domestic violence each year.
- 62 million women are denied an education yeah year.
The statistics go on and on and are included between both sexes
Human trafficking in the world today
- Human trafficking is a more in society than it ever has. It is basically modern day slavery often times using women but not in all cases. Human trafficking raises billions of dollars each year. It is a tragic event happening constantly all over.
- This is a interview with a survivor from
- To sum up the story, Karla Jacinto was taking from her home town of Mexico City and has been raped 43,200 times during a 4 year period.
- She was taken when she was 12 coming from a broken family. This was one of the hardest moments of her life.
What we have to do for an equal world
- Meet the requirements for human rights around the World allowing equal opportunities to everyone.
- Give beneficial information about our world to minors
- Provide the poor with more FREE resources
- Use less inappropriate language on social media platforms
- Everyone needs to try their best to start doing better things for this society
- Outreaching to your local community and raising awareness.
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