Recently I have heard stories of racism in the news and witnessed it myself and I have a lot to say on this topic.
I read an article about American girl group Fifth Harmony's member Normani being racially cyberbullied.
A while ago I was at a young band's show working behind the scenes. This band's members are teenagers. After they performed they did a meet and greet where they signed autographs and took photos with their fans, who are mostly girls, and as I was watching I was appalled at what I saw. The band were so nice to the girls who were tall, fair skinned and what they considered pretty. They spent a few minutes talking them but completely ignored the girls and boys with darker skin. The look on those fans faces broke my heart. They left in tears.
The article, that experience and other things I have seen and heard make me so angry.
Racism is a product of ignorance. People of colour should not have to worry that their skin could make them seem less valuable and diminish any of their other beautiful, amazing attributes. No one should ever be made to feel inferior because of their appearance or cultural background.
With all the pain and bad things happening in the world right now like war, shootings and terrorist attacks, it is sad that people still spend their time brining others down. It is not just bullying and abuse, people actually get killed in racist attacks. What is the world coming to?
Nelson Mandela said, "No one is born hating another person because of the colour of his skin or his background or his religion. People learn to hate."
Some kids these days are learning to hate and judge others based on their skin colour. I don't know where they are learning to be so racist but it needs to stop. Adults need to set an example for the younger generation and accept everyone, no matter where they come from or what they look like.
I for one strive everyday to represent peace and love and spread positive vibes and kindness to everyone around me and I encourage all of you to do the same. Love goes a lot further than hate.
Whether you are black, white, asian or latin, it does not matter. You all deserve the best in life!
I read an article about American girl group Fifth Harmony's member Normani being racially cyberbullied.
A while ago I was at a young band's show working behind the scenes. This band's members are teenagers. After they performed they did a meet and greet where they signed autographs and took photos with their fans, who are mostly girls, and as I was watching I was appalled at what I saw. The band were so nice to the girls who were tall, fair skinned and what they considered pretty. They spent a few minutes talking them but completely ignored the girls and boys with darker skin. The look on those fans faces broke my heart. They left in tears.
The article, that experience and other things I have seen and heard make me so angry.
Racism is something none of us should tolerate. It has no place in the hearts of any human, it shouldn't. I don't understand how fair people can hate on people with dark skin or vice versa. We're not doing anything wrong. We all look different and come from different backgrounds and religions but we all feel the same emotions and we all study, work, have families and are trying to achieve what we want to, just like everyone else. The hatred associated with racism is skin deep and superficial.
Racism is a product of ignorance. People of colour should not have to worry that their skin could make them seem less valuable and diminish any of their other beautiful, amazing attributes. No one should ever be made to feel inferior because of their appearance or cultural background.
With all the pain and bad things happening in the world right now like war, shootings and terrorist attacks, it is sad that people still spend their time brining others down. It is not just bullying and abuse, people actually get killed in racist attacks. What is the world coming to?
Nelson Mandela said, "No one is born hating another person because of the colour of his skin or his background or his religion. People learn to hate."
Some kids these days are learning to hate and judge others based on their skin colour. I don't know where they are learning to be so racist but it needs to stop. Adults need to set an example for the younger generation and accept everyone, no matter where they come from or what they look like.
I for one strive everyday to represent peace and love and spread positive vibes and kindness to everyone around me and I encourage all of you to do the same. Love goes a lot further than hate.
Whether you are black, white, asian or latin, it does not matter. You all deserve the best in life!
Look at all these people. They're doing great things for the world!
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