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- The sizzling streams of sunlight were just beautifully glimmering down on the
- crisp green school yard. Such a wonderful day that was. Nothing could
- have ruined it. Little Jimmy, since it was such a wonderful day decided to go
- to the corner store and buy himself a little treat. As little Jimmy started
- walking over to the store, clouds flocked over the dazzling sun and the
- sudden pitch dark meant no trouble. On the other side of the road were
- three white boys from Jimmy's same school. Upon recognizing Jimmy, the
- boys ran over the street to where he was. Hey Negro, what's up?, one of
- the white Boy said. Did your mamma pack you enough to eat to-day?,
- another hooted. Just leave me alone., Little Jimmy said Oh no, Jimmy's
- really getting pist off!?, the first boy retaliated. Just shove off and let me
- be, Jimmy answered. It is like this everyday, everywhere, and everytime,
- people suffer discrimination. All because they have differences amongst
- each other. Different beliefs, different cultures, different skin colour, all of
- these act like building blocks to help construct what we know as Racism.
- Racism has become one of the many burdens amongst multi-cultural worlds
- like Canada and the States. Racism is a part of each and every one of us.
- No doubt, we are all racist, but this the term racism has been used too
- loosely. Racism has been mutated to such an extent that it could be a reason
- for war, a symbol of terrorism, and even an excuse for neglecting. Is that all
- there is to it? No, actually it is just the beginning. Racism is just like warfare
- in which there is no shelter and nobody is neutral. Nobody is exempt from
- this demon. He has haunted us with a bitter curse. On one occasion I
- remember, nobody would play with me at school. I would walk around by
- myself and ask people if we could play together. Everywhere that I went,
- like the process of induction, everyone would avoid me. Like two inducted
- poles with the same polarity, they would just shimmer off into the distance
- and continue to do whatever they're doing. Because of racial differences,
- they neglect me.
- People are afraid of the unknown, and it is this difference amongst people
- that spread rumors and distrust amongst people. Corrupting our thoughts
- and reasons, we get accustomed to thinking differences are omens.
- Amongst smaller kids, there is no difficulty in getting them to all play
- together. There thoughts are not totally corrupted as others. Probably the
- demon has no time to bother with smaller children. As children start to grow
- up, their knowledge of the world increases in astronomical figures. They
- start to mature and realize the barbarous aspects of life. When this
- knowledge reaches to a certain point, the demon like racism comes after
- them. The child begins to understand the term racism and is encouraged to
- use it in part of there everyday speech. Then when one walks around the
- school ground, you wouldn't see children from different ethnic groups
- playing together. They have become insoluble to each other and will never
- then mix again.
- Interaction between each other thus terminates. Nobody benefits from this
- kind of behavior except for the demon that haunts us. Racism, like the
- demonic figure it has imposed on us is the reason for distrust, disloyal, and
- discrimination amongst each and every one of us.
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