Racist Race
We're all racists, and that means all races, creeds, colors, religions, in short the whole human race.
Malcolm X, upon his return from Africa, it was noted he had changed, not so outspoken about the white devil, me thinks he found some black ones too.
There it was on a library shelf, a book, a history of slavery in Africa and on it's cover an African Chief. He was a hero to the slavers, the white slavers, whom he taught the ricks of the trade.
There were so many tribes enslaving each other over the millenniums, it goes back to the beginning and continues to this day.
Like racism, it all comes down to this—I am better than you, I am over you, I can do things you cannot. You are inferior, you are below human, an animal, and you must be treated as such.
And in every culture around the world there are examples of this.
There is nothing wrong with being happy or proud of your race, but remember you share this feeling with all races.
Race is really the last thing it comes down to for equality, because we are not equal, but different, and we, all of us, make up the colossal experiment called civilization. We all have a unique potential that goes beyond our race and makes us unlike even our own.
Those racial slurs, those words that have so much power, too much power, those that would remind us of them, keep them and hold them over us. We need to pull the plug on the power of those words and see it is just a game they make us play. The I'm better than you are game.
There is an equalizer in the world. More powerful than the racist game. It is called family. And even someone of another color can become the son to another color, a brother or sister, father or mother. Feeling of paternal guardianship comes to us all and it matters not the race, because family is in all our blood streams flowing on and on, it becomes a mighty river, this family feeling, and it is stronger than the silly game they make us play.
We are family, a very big family that stretches around the world, that speaks many languages and wears many hats, that walks many roads and lives many lives and all, all, all of us are part of this huge racist race, we are all part of this game they trick us with. We must not be tricked anymore.
Nice to see you in this community. Your images speak volumes and so do your words. I found thhis to be an honest and confrontational piece. As you boldly acknowledges that racism is a universal flaw—"We're all racists"—which dismantles the illusion of innocence and forces self-awareness. I liked your reference to Malcolm X and slavery rooting it in historical and cultural references. Fianlly your powerful call to action - to pull the plug!!
Thank you @saltycat I appreciate you understanding the words.