Thursday 22 April 2010

Racism

[rey-siz-uh m] - noun
1. a belief or doctrine that inherent differences among the various human races determine cultural or individual achievement. Usually involving the idea that one's own race is superior and has the right to rule others.
2. a policy, system of government etc, based upon or fostering such a doctrine: discrimination.
3. hatred or intolerance of another race or other races.

But why are certain races more intolerant of others? A recent survey has brought to light that solitary workers such as minicab drivers, shop workers and takeaway owners who are black and minority ethnic are at more of a risk of racist attack. Presumably by white people.

Results like this discust me. When it is brought to light that we are too pussy to attack people who are of a different skin colour to us when they are surrounded by people. It just goes to show the culture we live in today.

However, stories that are not printed in the newspapers or broadcast on television are those of racist attacks against white people. Unfortunately, many people don't seem to think that racist attacks can happen to white people. Now I'm not racist in any shape or form, but what I don't think is fair, is that these attacks are also happening to whites as well as minority groups, but they are never publicised. If everyone has prejudice against each other, why is it only white people who are seen as being the majorly racist ones?

How is this fair?

It sheds a really bad light on all of us, pretty much in the same way as youth culture does, all young adults are trouble. I'm not, nor am I racist, but I cannot condone racist attacks from any cultural group.

For more information on these attacks, simply google racist attacks on white people. You'll be surprised, as I was







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