So many of us do not like to admit the fact that we do hold some sort of feelings toward the prejudice that still remains. Some of us fail to admit that we are actually prejudice. It is quite natural in my opinion to segregate and use misguided opinions (assumptions).
I grew up in an age where I did NOT have to witness segregation, however I did have to learn about it and hear of its affects. Those lessons in turn fueled a very early opinion regarding the mindset and thought process of caucasian individuals. Although I do NOT consider myself racist or prejudice, I can not help but admit the pain, frustration and helplessness I feel when I hear about the trials and tribulations of my ancestors. It sparks up a certain disappointment and rage. I have the capacity to contain myself and my thoughts. I have the ability to separate the past from the present, and in that respect I am able to not hold a grudge with individuals based on color alone.
Unfortunately racial bias and discrimination still occur. Because of this, as an African American, we are sometimes forced to be prepared to handle these situations. In those preparations we are planting and harboring seeds of the expectation of prejudice. Some people believe that the capacity to succeed is based on color. Some people believe that their own setbacks are based on color. We have to eliminate the mindset in order to truly eliminate prejudice and discrimination. No one color is more prominent or more powerful than the other. No one color has better chances at success than the other. We have to stop generalizing personal traits and individual moral and standards. We are making assumptions based on generalizations of a nation of individual people. We have to stop making assumptions and making assess out of ourselves. Not only because we are losing innocent lives, but because we are minimizing our own potential. To live in this world and say that it is VOID of prejudice is ridiculous. To live in this world and say that you are not prejudice is arguable.
My question to you all is will this ever end? Will we ever be in a world void of racial discrimination?
I grew up in an age where I did NOT have to witness segregation, however I did have to learn about it and hear of its affects. Those lessons in turn fueled a very early opinion regarding the mindset and thought process of caucasian individuals. Although I do NOT consider myself racist or prejudice, I can not help but admit the pain, frustration and helplessness I feel when I hear about the trials and tribulations of my ancestors. It sparks up a certain disappointment and rage. I have the capacity to contain myself and my thoughts. I have the ability to separate the past from the present, and in that respect I am able to not hold a grudge with individuals based on color alone.
Unfortunately racial bias and discrimination still occur. Because of this, as an African American, we are sometimes forced to be prepared to handle these situations. In those preparations we are planting and harboring seeds of the expectation of prejudice. Some people believe that the capacity to succeed is based on color. Some people believe that their own setbacks are based on color. We have to eliminate the mindset in order to truly eliminate prejudice and discrimination. No one color is more prominent or more powerful than the other. No one color has better chances at success than the other. We have to stop generalizing personal traits and individual moral and standards. We are making assumptions based on generalizations of a nation of individual people. We have to stop making assumptions and making assess out of ourselves. Not only because we are losing innocent lives, but because we are minimizing our own potential. To live in this world and say that it is VOID of prejudice is ridiculous. To live in this world and say that you are not prejudice is arguable.
My question to you all is will this ever end? Will we ever be in a world void of racial discrimination?
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