Racism
Racism is a very sensitive subject. People sometimes think it’s ok to joke around with somebody because of their race, but in the other persons mind they think it’s offensive they just don’t want to admit it. I’m not saying that everyone thinks it’s offensive when they joke around about it but just be sure that it’s ok with them before you say something that’s really offensive. In my other posts I’ve talked about Influence. Influence is a very key point in racism. If your parents are racist than there is a great chance you will be and then you may influence your friends and they will become racist etc..
Racism is like a sickness. If I had swine flu and I was around my friends then they would get swine flu. Although It doesn’t spread in the same way. As I have said before It spreads through influence. The south generally tends to be more racist than the north. But now it seems like people will be racist just for the sole point of being racist and ticking people off.
Another thing that seems to happen is people think that people are only racist against African Americans. This isn’t true at all. Indians, Hispanics, Asians and sometimes even Caucasians will get ragged on. It’s not just races either. It can be religions such as Christianity,Hindi, Bah Hai, Buddhism, Judiasm, Muslim. When I say Christianity I also mean all of the sub cultures of Christianity like Catholicism, Lutherans, Protestants etc..
So how can we stop racism? Well we can’t entirely stop it, but we can at least try to lower the severity of it. For instance if someone says a racist joke that is against your race or religion give a small laugh to show that you didn’t approve of the joke or don’t laugh at all. If someone really starts ragging on your religion or race just straight up tell them that you don’t like it. If they still persist about it then say you don’t want to be friends with a racist even if that includes them and say you’ll give them a second chance. Second chances should only be made depending on the severity of the joke or saying.
I’m not trying to start a revolution or anything or telling you guys to do this. I was just posting it to see if you would like it or not. And it was on my mind.
