ens are filled to capacity and many are denied services that are long overdue such as food stamps. Discrimination and prejudice are so prevalent, you would think that the state of New York would want to do something. Why do these people get overlooked? One form of prejudice that I couldn't help but noticing was the medical waste incinerator built on Locust Avenue. Originally it was going to built in another part of New York, but when parents complained of cancer worries they decided to build in Mott Haven, despite the protest of the parents there. It seems as if they didn't even care about the welfare of these people, these people can get cancer because they're already "unclean". The people of Mott Haven, as seen in Jean Kilbourne's discussion "Deadly Persuasions", seem to portrayed as not human. If the people of NY see them as less of a person, then its easier to overlook them. Cultural bias is another form of prejudice. Cultural bias can be in the form of standardized test to get into a better school or even to get a better job. Access to resources makes it harder for minorities to get ahead. If a child can't even get proper schooling due to teachers not wanting to pass 96th street to teach, what are they suppose to do? Some wait hours for care in a hospital because they're too afraid to hop on the train to go into Manhattan and go to a nicer hospital where care would be available sooner. Why are they scared, because they fear they won't be accepted there. They feel they would probably get less respect there than if they stayed where they felt they belong.The discrimination that is present in Mott Haven is in the form of racial segregation. Discrimination is an attitude put into action. The action here is that these people are being ignored. It truly is amazing how the South Bronx and Harlem make up the most racially segregated area in the United States. While this is true, the issue is never discussed politically. I...
