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Very good thread!!
We need to come together to stop racism!
This content was originally posted by: -Wanderer-This is a very crucial issue and I appreciate everyone responsible for making this thread so informative.
While you highlight racism with respect to the whites and the non-whites, racism is actually a broader term. Why just the white-skinned people, racism exists very much in our own country. I believe that before we protest elsewhere we need to introspect and see if we are also prejudiced deep within. Maybe we ourselves are racist in our own way and do not realize it? We have been brought up in a racist society so even if we don't consciously acknowledge it, subconsciously, racism is a part of us. It always has been and I think everyone knows it but they just don't want to believe it. I understand that we should introspect but in reality we don't need to. We learn what society teaches us and I think in today's world many of us are trying hard to come out of the racist mentality and rise above. However hard it may be, all we need to do is try.Whenever one sees matrimonial advertisement, the most important criteria especially for girls seems to be fairness. A little child is also judged that way. Beauty seems to be skin-deep for these people. Fairness cream advertisements much be banned because of the wrong image they put out for society. The show that "Fair is desirable". Truth is, if you are born with with brown being your natural colour, fairness creams can't make you white. With popular actors endorsing these brands, young girls and boys aspire for something that is unnatural and shallow. << - I totally agree with what you've said here and this is another mindset going on from ages. Its cruel and girls who aren't fair are blamed for something they are born with! That's not fair. They aren't handicapped.We can combat racism by changing ourselves first. Instead of protesting for equality we can get out there and prove that our capability and worth does not lie in our skin-colour. Racist people are at fault, not us. Racist mentality should not discourage us. Children should be influenced from an early age in a positive way. Our differences are certainly not skin-deep. It is not our race that separates us, it is our prejudices. Easier Said than done. If the entire society thinks in a particular way, it is difficult to influence a child in a different direction since half of our childhood we spend at school and that is where one should start.Racism comes from a displaced sense of superiority- People think they are superior because of some trait of theirs which they have no control over. Similarly, they feel that the other person is inferior for something they never chose-something they are born with.
I guess its like the saying "charity starts at home" and its time we made that start... our actions will set an example for our children so we need to make sure we set a good example..one where we teach them not to give so much importance to colour and ethnicity. but the truth is we all say it, yet we don't somehow follow it... like how many of us can honestly say that they don't know a family member who looks down upon others for their colour or appreciates someone more than others owing to their skin colour...? when I say skin colour I don't mean different ethnicity I mean fair v dark complexion ..although its not linked to racial discrimination it is linked to skin colour and is a reason why many r discriminated against...This content was originally posted by: TheDreamCatcherOne of the best issue related topics by CCs.
Racism prevails not just across the world, but here, in India too.Recent incident in delhi regarding the north eastern boy is the best example. It is sad that huge number of people still humiliate them by calling them chinese, japanese and what not and dont understand the basic fact that they are the part of India as much as others.I think first we need to clean our own country before preaching the world.
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