This is actually my first post from 2017 after a well-deserved hiatus . Things have not changed that much where I left off last time. Nonetheless, there is one thing I should mention. I got to make a lot of progress with my paperwork, and I am almost done with it. The aforesaid leads me to believe that I will be finishing up my studies in the foreseeable future after all. On a different note, I wanted to focus on the topic for today. Racism is surely a controversial topic. Albeit, nothing warrants discrimination of any sort against people who have done nothing wrong. In the following post, I will be talking about my take on the matter and my experiences with it.

 

First of all, I wanted to start by admitting that I have been on both sides of the spectrum. Have I been both the perpetrator and victim of this unspeakable attitude. Be that as it may, did I learn my lesson a long time ago. A case in point would be what happened to me just before I was about to return from my relatively long stay in Canada. You see, it was Christmas time back then. I had been job-hunting to no avail for almost a year. I presume they gave me a hard time due to my English still improving at the time. Back to the topic at hand though. Had I already sensed something suspicious after picking up my job-application form from this furnishing store. It was inside a big mall in downtown Toronto. The store manager replied in an extremely rude manner when I asked him about any job opportunities available. However, someone close to me told me not to worry and try the following day anyway.

 

Therefore, I went to the store after listening to this person with my application filled in. What happened afterwards was definitely uncalled for though. I confidently went into store while holding my resumé at the same time. Since I knew this so called manager would be difficult, I tried to hand in my document to one of his employees. Notwithstanding, the aforementioned only compounded the situation even more. Not only was his boss insulting to me, but he also lied to get out of the situation. For instance, one of the things he said was that he knew where to find me. That was obviously not the case though. After what happened I can only assume that he discriminated against me on account on finding out that I was Peruvian. That alone could have been more than enough for me to file a lawsuit against him. Be that as it may, I had neither the support, nor the knowledge of how to do it at the time.

 

Finally, I will close things out by saying as follows. I may have disrespected a few people back in the day. Even so, I was only a child who did not know better. It had been an unreasonable belief passed down from generation to generation in my community. However things have drastically changed now. As I was growing up, I started realizing what an inconsequential belief racism was. Especially when I finished high-school at 16. Not only do most of my best friends have dark skin, but they have also been the ones who have helped me the most. That completely disproves the idea that having white skin makes you better in any way. Before I leave, I will add a quote from Martin Luther king Jr: "I have a dream, that my four children will one day live in a nation where they will not be judged by the color of their skin, but by the content of their character"

 

PS. I will also attach a video like I always do with some statistics regarding racism in the US. Since I could not find more about other countries for now.