Are we really over it?

Past generations , such as our parents and grandparents, has had race a common constant issue in society. But has these past generations dealt with race to a point where our generation has reached a point where is doesn't even matter? Although race is not highly discussed as an issue in media as it once was in TV shows such as  A Different World I do believe that racism still exists whether more people discuss it or not. Race has become a subject where people are afraid to bring it up and because of this people believe that this generation doesn't see race at all. Not discussing race is in some ways more harmful then the ways past generations discussed it. Race has become this thing where some people are afraid to say something because they may offend another race, but if the subject isn't discussed I don't believe that we will ever get past any kind of racial segregation and stereotypes.

Our generation is more open to different kinds of people than any other generation before, but we are not blind to the past and therefor can not truly say that race isn't an issue with us. Even if it isn't as obvious, media still stereotype races but now makes such comments about other races as a tool for comedy such as the Asian from The Hangover or the token black character from any majority white cast comedy film. We just don't see it as being racist because it is being used as a form of entertainment. Also our parents and grandparents can have a negative influence on us on how we view other races because that is how we were raised. We see what we see and sometimes it invokes a negative stereotype towards a race whether we mean to or not, its what we have been taught. Overall though I do believe that race has become a lesser issue than it once was.