What is racism?

What is racism?

• Racism is the belief that groups of humans possess different behavioral traits corresponding to physical appearance and can be divided based on the superiority of one race over another.
• People can also experience prejudice because of their religion or nationality.
• Racism can include:
• personal attacks of any kind,
• verbal or written threats or insults,
• damage to property,
• inappropriate language.

How racism arises?

• People are not born racist - it comes from our views and beliefs that develop as we grow up.
• We can be influenced by friends, family, media and society in general.
• If a child grows up within racist environment, they may believe that racism is normal and acceptable.

Sources of racism

• Family:
• teaching wrong principles,
• isolation from society,
• bad behavior against children.
• Education:
• historical facts are presented according to each nation’s interests,
• distorted views on certain races are promoted and received,
• incapability on forming right behavioral standarts in social groups.
• Media:
• content of communicated messages is not controlled,
• focus on making profit without considering the effects on the people’s lifes.

Racism in Lithuania

• Racism in Lithuania appears mainly in the form of negative attitudes and actions towards people who are not considered ethnically Lithuanian, especially if the foreigner is of different race.
• According to the data provided by the Centre for Ethnic Studies, Romani people, Chechens, refugees and Muslims are regarded with disfavour most of all in Lithuania.
• Anti-Polish sentiments are also very strong in Lithuania.

Racism in Lithuania

• However, recent research showed that Lithuanians themselves claim to be tolerant.
• The problem of racism is still not widely admitted, although the Government itself is trying to reduce xenophobia in Lithuania.
• Since the mid-2000s the Law on Equal Opportunities forbids any direct or indirect discrimination on the basis of racial or ethnic origin, gender, religion, nationality or belonging to any other group.

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