Problems With Racism Is there an underlying problem promoting racism? I believe that there is and I feel that it is due to the fact that most people believe and try to make themselves believe, that racism no longer exists. Many people today live their lives oblivious to what is happening in the world around them, often trying to convince themselves that racism is not a problem in their world. Others know all about the problem, but don’t really realize that they themselves could possibly be adding to the problem by discriminating against someone else’s human rights, and at the same time going around telling everyone how open-minded they are.