Question

The text discusses the plight of Irish immigrants in the United States in the late 1800s, when vicious, racially motivated attacks were directed toward them. In 2014, there was a series of angry demonstrations in Waterford, a town in Ireland, directed against the Roma (formerly referred to as gypsies). The irony of the attacks on the Roma in Waterford is that, like the anti-Irish attacks in the United States, they are an example of:________.a. prejudice.
b. racism.
c. discrimination.
d. racialization.

Answer 1

Answer:

B. Racism

Explanation:

Racism is an act of prejudice against a particular individual or group that results into discrimination, hatred, antagonism, violent or intimidating behaviour, undue show of superiority or bias. This racist act is always due to social perceptions of race or ethnic differences.

The attacks on the Roma in Waterford in 2014 was racially motivated because the Roma (formerly referred to as gypsies) are of different ethnicity