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The ugly Face of RACISM As I walk along a particular tranquil lane on the seventy-seventh street, I will always come across a beautiful graffiti on the wall. It looks impressive at the first sight, not many would have noticed it is just another obvious expression on racism. Intimidation, physical violence, also racial ethnic slurs are just another examples of obvious racial discrimination.
I just do not understand why these people would rather squander their time in expressing gruesome remarks on racism whereas other beneficial things can be done with the time spent. There are also more subtle examples on expressing racism, such as discrimination in hiring, apartment rentals and admission to certain areas.
Still wondering what discrimination means? Discrimination is the denial of equality based on personal characteristics, (what i am referring to is races and colours) which is usually based on prejudice and stereotype. No law can prevent prejudiced attitudes. However, the law can prohibit discriminatory practices and behaviour.
Unfortunately, these expressions are often ignored as people do not know how to deal with them. However, each individual has the right and responsibility to speak out against racism. Otherwise, their tongue-tie may be interpreted as tacit approval of discrimination.
It is not as if we cannot combat racism. Object to racist jokes and insults, organise poster or essay contests, intercultural activities and develop a policy statement against all forms of racial discrimination. These are just some ways to combat racism, there are other ways that can be done.
Racism poisons the atmosphere of trust we need in order to live in peace and harmony. It just creates more havocs and chaos in this world. There will never be peace when we keep ourselves busy differentiating with others. Are we really that different? Even if we are, is it wrong to be different? Why don't we just appreciate each other's diferences and accept the fact that our blood are red and our bones are white. We are all humans. Even animals do not make their differences as big issues. Comments (5)
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