THE NEVER ENDING SLUR

Chip Tsao, Alec Baldwin, makers of “The Desperate Housewives” etc. Just to name few of some who were dubbed as “racist” by Filipinos. After an hour or two of deciphering, I managed to set my stand on these issue.

Let us define first what RACISM is. According to the venerable wikipedia:

“Racism is the belief that race is the primary determinant of human traits and capacities and those racial differences produce an inherent superiority of a particular race.”

It denotes violence, oppression and prejudice. It is universal so as to racism is a rancid culture.

I commend all those who bring out efforts to lash back whenever Philippines has been latched on racial issues. Need to say, they have basked the justice they were all fighting for. (They made most of the slurers to apologize.)

However, had they thought that before talking back to other races on regards of these belittling matters, shouldn’t we set the mirror first on our faces? I mean, that we must look a wee bit deeper into our character first. It is presumptive that whenever there is somebody who has the drive to recoil against racists, he is to rant on behalf of the whole country of Philippines, I believe. Therefore, fair it is to take the entirety on the requisite too, right? Does Philippines don’t practice racism? Don’t we rib at Koreans, who we term as “Krung-Krung”? Okay. Let us take the supposition that we are not, albeit we all know it is a total travesty. Given that, is it now okay to launch repercussions against the slurers? On my stand, still, it is big NOT.

Look inside folks. Imagine this, you are off to school since it’s the first day. You saw your former classmates but unluckily, they now belong to other sections. But before the classes officially start, you managed to chat with them first bombastically. Then the bell rings, you find yourself seated again in the four corners of your abominable room. The seat before you is still vacant. You imagine who’s going to sit there for a while. The door opened and you saw a big guy with curly hair and sun-darkened skin. He sat next to you. You knew he is a transfer student. What would be your initial reaction from the moment he sat beside you? What would your mind mutter?

Let us be reminded, racism does not solely take the form of verbal denigration. The time your mind says snide remarks about someone notionally, you are being a racist. That is prejudice, right? Sobering to say, this is rampant in our country. I would not subterfuge. I, myself, do that too before, but now I can say in moderation. I have that superiority complex which has given me a number of pros and cons.

At the bottom, I have nothing against to those who fancies for justice when our nationality has been mucked. This post is meant to abate our prejudicial tendencies to others. It’s in us, accept that. It’s a sort of AIDS. Incurable.

Done.