Response # 2

Beauty is more than skin deep

Dictionary.com defines racism as “A belief or doctrine that inherent differences among the various human races determine cultural or individual achievement, usually involving the idea that one's own race is superior and has the right to rule others.”

I was unable to read the original article by Satoshi Kanazawa,Why Are Black Women Less Physically Attractive than Other Women, published by Psychology Today, because it has been removed from the website due to controversies the racism in the article created. What is the reason for someone to judge others by their race, weight, and gender? Racism has been an issue in societies for hundreds of years and is not only an issue between blacks and whites,also an issue with Hispanics, Asians and all other races in the world today. Although we like to think that racism is over, let’s face it, its not.

The author which critiqued the original article written by Kanazawa has added controversy with this article in the style of writing, the verbiage used and the audience they hoped to hook into the article. The style of writing and verbiage JOS uses in the article such as “Yeah, wonderful guy” and ”fat phobic asshole”, makes the reader closed minded and agree with thearticle. Not that I disagree with the author, but I disagree with their approach on the way this article was written.The author was trying to convey the article to the younger generation and black women to piss them off about the Why Are Black Women Less Physically Attractive Than Other Women article so “maybe if enough of us tell them we’re over this crap this really will be Kanazawa’s last article”.

As women, we should not be classified as to how beautiful we are by the color of our skin and/or the size of our bodies and how intelligent we are according to our race. Race has nothing to do with beauty or intelligence. As human beings we are all created equal. Decisions we make daily mold and create who we are and how others perceive us as individuals. A step toward bettering ourselves each day decreases false images of who we are no matter what Race we represent. Standards and values of individuals are more important than their color or size. Being racist, we fail to grasp the true value of a human being and often fail to utilize their special abilities to assist in bettering today’s society.

I conclude with this true quote from Abraham J. Heschel “Racism is a man’s gravest threat to man - the maximum of hatred for a minimum of reason.”