Racism

Last Updated on Thursday, 25 February 2010 11:18

It’s easy to criticize what is foreign to us (because we can let our imagination run wild without knowing that what we are being told or what we hear is wrong) and at the same time, this element of the unknown can be used to create fear amongst whole groups of people, and cause them to see other ethnic groups as a threat to what they see as ‘normal’ and ‘stable’.

Why does being on the receiving end of racism suck?

It can make you feel insecure about your identity and who you are.

It doesn’t make much sense to be picked on for something that you should be proud of- if we all looked and acted the same, how boring would the world be?!

It’s confusing! Especially if it comes out of nowhere.

Its personal- no one likes to be taken at face value and stereotyped.

It implies that the person making fun of you thinks they are superior because of their appearance, which is something they had nothing to do with!