FIGHT RACISM !

“ All of us need to call out and openly condemn all messages – especially political messages or discourses – which disseminate ideas based on racial superiority or hatred, or which incite racism, racial discrimination, xenophobia and related intolerance ”
Michelle Bachelet,
United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights
What is Racism ?

Let’s start by examining the most basic definition of racism—the dictionary meaning. According to the American Heritage College Dictionary, racism has two meanings. This resource first defines racism as, “The belief that race accounts for differences in human character or ability and that a particular race is superior to others” and secondly as, "Discrimination or prejudice based on race."

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In 2009, there is campaign #FightRacism which is to mark the International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination, which commemorates the brutal killings of 69 anti-apartheid protestors. In December 2019, the UN Human Rights Office extended the campaign to run on a year-long basis, as part of its commitment to end intolerance, xenophobia & discrimination of every kind.

What is effect from Racism ?
Basically, individuals who experience racism in their everyday life find that they become very limited. Fear can become an everyday occurrence with low self-esteem being a common side-effect. When someone faces harassment and persecution regularly throughout their life, they naturally come to view themselves as less worthy than they truly are and this can only perpetuate the cycle of oppression.

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Recently, I had read a post an 18 y/o black women was set on fire by four white men who approached her car at a spotlight screaming racial slurs at her before throwing lighter fluid and a match in her face. Guess what happens ? she suffers from THIRD DEGREE BURNS to her body 😭😭 Racism is not a joke because it can bring side effect to someone. So PLEASE, STOP RACISM!





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