Racism is a topic I feel very strongly about. It is something that is NEVER acceptable and always frowned upon in all ways – so why does it still happen?
I have never understood what makes a person make a racist comment. Ever since I was little and realized what the term meant it baffled me. Why? It’s just skin colour. Why do people not like others just because of something as simple as their race? It amazes me. I never see a persons colour when I meet them. If they are nice to me I like them and if they are horrible to me I don’t like them. Simple. I would never make a decision on someone based on their race. To me if you are a racist person you are missing out on a lot of very nice people that you don’t like just because of the colour of their skin. What people are like is on the inside. We all bleed the same red blood. Racist people are just ignorant and small-minded.
Once I was watching a television show on racism and there was a little girl, about ten, and she told her experience of racism. She said she was taunted and bullied so badly that she could not go to school and if she did she would get beaten up. Once her mother caught her rubbing a piece of sandpaper against her arm until it started to bleed trying to change her skin colour. This made me so upset. Just imaging this little girl scraping at her arm trying to rub her colour away so she wouldn’t get bullied was chilling. I’ve always remembered that.
As the world gets more diverse and people get more tolerant I hope racism will be something that will be wiped out. Everyone is equal no matter what colour or race they are.
I have never understood what makes a person make a racist comment. Ever since I was little and realized what the term meant it baffled me. Why? It’s just skin colour. Why do people not like others just because of something as simple as their race? It amazes me. I never see a persons colour when I meet them. If they are nice to me I like them and if they are horrible to me I don’t like them. Simple. I would never make a decision on someone based on their race. To me if you are a racist person you are missing out on a lot of very nice people that you don’t like just because of the colour of their skin. What people are like is on the inside. We all bleed the same red blood. Racist people are just ignorant and small-minded.
Once I was watching a television show on racism and there was a little girl, about ten, and she told her experience of racism. She said she was taunted and bullied so badly that she could not go to school and if she did she would get beaten up. Once her mother caught her rubbing a piece of sandpaper against her arm until it started to bleed trying to change her skin colour. This made me so upset. Just imaging this little girl scraping at her arm trying to rub her colour away so she wouldn’t get bullied was chilling. I’ve always remembered that.
As the world gets more diverse and people get more tolerant I hope racism will be something that will be wiped out. Everyone is equal no matter what colour or race they are.
A good link to check out is -http://http://www.childline.org.uk/Racism.asp
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