Blunt Force Truth: Racism comes in all sorts of colors. Intolerance shows up in many forms. So if you are discriminating against someone for the color of their skin–regardless of what shade it is–that’s what racism is. If you’re discriminating because the language someone speaks–even if it’s English–then you’re doing the same thing others have been doing. If you don’t want people to appreciate and share your culture, then get a better understanding of culture itself. Because culture is meant to be shared. Cultures can coexist, but not with limiting beliefs about superiority.
If you want to do better for yourself and teach others about your culture, that’s good. But don’t hate people for sharing, even without a full understanding of what it means or knowing the language of your heritage. Everybody does the best they can with the resources they have at the time.
And yes, the past was fucked up, but you gotta stop holding onto that shit for your own good and stop hating those here today that have nothing to do with the past. Letting go of the past doesn’t change it–it changes the emotional charge you programmed yourself with about it.
So stop blaming.
Stop hating.
Stop discriminating.
Let go and put love in that place.
Help others understand. Or get the fuck out the way of understanding.
In this light, know this–there is only one race: homo sapiens sapiens. Because science.
So learn to love yourself–ALL OF YOURSELF. Even parts that come from cultures that used to (or still do) spread hate. We’re all mixed. We can all love ourselves and where we came from and help others understand. Do That.
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