In today's modern society, we live in a world where racism between people of different races has the capacity and potential to express itself in various ways . This expression of racism can vary depending on geography, culture, time period, etc. However, regardless of these possible factors, racism likely takes shape in one way or another, whether one is aware of it or not. This racism that seems to be spreading all over the world has had and continues to have a profound effect on the way we live today, not only economically and politically, but also socially. Many philosophers have studied racism, looking at the situation from different angles and perspectives. In an attempt to better understand racism, it is often studied by both white and black people, while being critically analyzed and evaluated from both perspectives. In his article “The Bad Faith of Whiteness”, Robert Birt is one of these philosophers who develops and develops this term of “bad faith” from which racism has the capacity to arise. In the book “Existencia Africana” by Lewis Gordon, he states “that racism is a form of dehumanization, and that dehumanization is a form of bad faith” (Gordon 85). Such a statement sums up the concept well, but as others have continued to write in their works, this issue is more complex and other racist ideas and explanations may be linked to this issue. The argument put forward by Robert Birt begins by explaining specifically what is happening in this interaction between whites and blacks that leads to this idea of ​​bad faith. The author states that “the illusions of bad faith often find their origin in a project to deny the freedom of others” (Birt 58)....... middle of article ...... as many of these philosophers have had it explained and as we have learned in this course, the situation is complex, but nevertheless, as we have also discussed in class, it can be amended. Works Cited Birt, Robert E. “The Bad Faith of Whiteness.” What White Looks Like: African American Philosophers on the Question of Whiteness. By Georges Yancy. New York: Routledge, 2004. 55-64. Print.Fanon, Frantz. "II- Racism and culture." Towards the African Revolution: Political Essays. New York: Grove, 1967. 31-44. Print.Gordon, Lewis R. "Chapter 4 - What It Means to Be a Trouble." Existentia Africana: Understanding African Existential Thought. New York: Routledge, 2000. 62-95. Print. McIntosh, Peggy. “White privilege: unpacking the invisible backpack. » Independent school winter (1990): n. page. Print.Mills, Charles W. The Racial Contract. Ithaca: Cornell UP, 1997. PDF.