Tuesday, October 7, 2008
Make Love Not War
To me, racism is the like the one person that will always ruin your party. Parties are full of diverse people, great experiences and memorable times. But then racism rears its ugly head and everyone turns on each other, the music dies and all that is left is a bloody great mess. I cannot comprehend why people cannot just get along. It baffles me that even now, after fourteen years of democracy; we still have problems like racism sites on Facebook. Some “Rainbow Nation.” It makes me feel ashamed to be a South African when people, especially young people, come up with racist slurs that do nothing but hurt the innocent. Those that fought the Apartheid system and those that committed the atrocities are now either old or dead. Why should we young people turn on each other? We had nothing to do with what happened and we all know how horrific Apartheid was. Is there a valid reason for racism against the rest of our fellow countrymen and women? Whatever the reason, history should definitely not repeat itself. Racism is never an 
option. It is the last resort of the weak to make someone else feel inferior just so that person can feel superior.
option. It is the last resort of the weak to make someone else feel inferior just so that person can feel superior. Labels: facebook, racism, Rainbow Nation, slurs, student life