Our world today...

Race has and always will be something that cannot be passed by; it is something that makes us who we are as individuals and human beings.  Although race can never go away, it can definitely be altered with certain behaviors and mind changes that usually take time.  Even though in our particular classroom, we completely understand and are aware of different races because we live in such a diverse city, many of us fail to realize that this might not be the case in other countries.  There are still nationalities and cultures where people still prefer their sons and daughters to stay in the family and stay with their race.  This is something that is predominant in some countries that they look down upon someone that is dating someone of a different race.
When it comes to the media, we still look at MTV or VH1 and see that when it comes to casting "reality T.V. shows", they still try to mix up the crowd so that the show will be more 'entertaining'.  You will never see a Real World New York with 7 hispanics or 7 Italians.  The producers know that this is a hot topic and that race is always something that will be a part of our lives even if we like it or not, we cannot escape this.
As many people might have already mentioned, when it comes to the recent movie, The Hunger Games, many people were outraged that the producers decided to cast African American actors for some of the parts.  They stated that they only had dark skin in the book but they were appalled at the choices of actors.   I believe that this is completely ignorant and is simply a sign that not everyone has moved on when it comes to the topic of race.