Racism
The sizzling streams of sunlight were just beautifully glimmering down on the crisp
green school yard. Such a wonderful day that was. Nothing could have ruined it. Little
Jimmy, since it was such a wonderful day decided to go to the corner store and buy
himself a little treat. As little Jimmy started walking over to the store, clouds flocked
over the dazzling sun and the sudden pitch dark meant no trouble. On the other side of
the road were three white boys from Jimmy's same school. Upon recognizing Jimmy, the boys
ran over the street to where he was.
"Hey Negro, what's up?", one of the white Boy said.
"Did your mamma pack you enough to eat to-day?", another hooted.
"Just leave me alone.", Little Jimmy said
"Oh no, Jimmy's really getting pist off!?", the first boy retaliated.
"Just shove off and let me be," Jimmy answered.
It is like this everyday, everywhere, and everytime, people suffer discrimination. All
because they have differences amongst each other. Different beliefs, different cultures,
different skin colour, all of these act like building blocks to help construct what we
know as Racism.
Racism has become one of the many burdens amongst multi-cultural worlds like Canada and
the States. Racism is a part of each and every one of us. No doubt, we are all racist,
but this the term racism has been used too loosely. Racism has been mutated to such an
extent that it could be a reason for war, a symbol of terrorism, and even an excuse for
neglecting. Is that all there is to it? No, actually it is just the beginning. Racism is
just like warfare in which there is no shelter and nobody is neutral.
Nobody is exempt from this demon. He has haunted us with a bitter curse. On one occasion
I remember, nobody would play with me at school. I would walk around by myself and ask
people if we could play together. Everywhere that I went, like the process of induction,
everyone would avoid me. Like two inducted poles with the same polarity, they would just
shimmer off into the distance and continue to do whatever they're doing. Because of
racial differences, they neglect me.
People are afraid of the unknown, and it is this difference amongst people that spread
rumors and distrust amongst people. Corrupting our thoughts and reasons, we get
accustomed to thinking differences are omens. Amongst smaller kids, there is no
difficulty in getting them to all play together. There thoughts are not totally corrupted
as others. Probably the demon has no time to bother with smaller children.
As children start to grow up, their knowledge of the world increases in astronomical
figures. They start to mature and realize the barbarous aspects of life. When this
knowledge reaches to a certain point, the demon like racism comes after them. The child
begins to understand the term racism and is encouraged to use it in part of there
everyday speech. Then when one walks around the school ground, you wouldn't see children
from different ethnic groups playing together. They have become insoluble to each other
and will never then mix again.
Interaction between each other thus terminates. Nobody benefits from this kind of
behavior except for the demon that haunts us. Racism, like the demonic figure it has
imposed on us is the reason for distrust, disloyal, and discrimination amongst each and
every one of us.
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