Its Not Race, Its Money Since Katrina there has been many allegations that the government has mistreated victims because of their race. Although racism still happens in America today, much of the perceived racism in our country is not really race, but treatment based on economic status. Lets say you are driving y0ur car through a bad part of town. When you stop at a stop sign a black guy crosses the street. Do you lock your doors? What if it was a white guy? Now let’s give you four options. What if the Black guy was wearing a suit? What if the White guy was wearing a suit? What if both these men were dressed like stereo typical gangsters? You would lock the doors for the men dressed like gangsters, and leave the doors unlocked for the men in suits. Now the issue is not color of the men’s skin, but the economic status of the men represented by how he dresses.  ¶ 7:29 AM