Racist Genes
OK, due to popular demand, it seems there's a majority requesting a shift in my recent blog topics. So here goes: The hottest topic in England right now - "Racism in the Big Brother House".
I'm assuming you people know what is "Big Brother" right? Yes... That aimless reality TV show which deliberately induces conflict amongst the contestants for our insane entertainment, where most of the time you actually see them sleeping.
Regardless what Jade Goody says: she is a racist person - which applies to the rest of the British nation. She was racist to Shilpa, disregarding the kind of excuses she give. It was deliberate, maybe a slip of a tongue, but tha only confirms the fact that racism is a problem embedded deep within English culture - just like binge drinking. She should be condemned by the world for her actions, she deserves it - thinking the fame Big Brother had once brought her can carry her through the deepest shit.
I found it so funny and angry at the same time at how Britain is acting towards this issue. Gordon Brown makes a public announcement to save his own fat British arse; Tony Blair did it to save what's left of his boney arse. What disgusts me most is how these British react to this issue: they seem so surprised at the magnitude of racism faced by Shilpa in the Big Brother house, where its like... Common as dirt in our regular daily life.
Racism is the result of generations of ignorance by the government to enforce whatever law they have against racism (are there racism laws, Hui Lynn? ^^"), or to encourage the right attitude to the people. Ooops... I forgot, the British are SO stuck up of their superior culture (not so anymore) and their empire (which does not exist anymore) that their ego has been reinforced by concrete cement over the years. They're so stubborn and ignorant that racism is like... Part of their genetical structure.
My mum was racially abused when she was at university 30 years ago; I'm STILL being racially abused now at univeristy. Some things will never change.
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The US constitution has a really general clause that says There Should be No Discrimination..haha you can research the rest...
hui lynn: so wat bout da uk laws? ^^ if i can be asked 2 research it, i wouldn't be consulting a proffessional now would i? ^^
Racism? I've got another word for you... Xenophobia. Not all of us are rascist, the same as not all of us are binge drinkers. Why do you feel it is necessary to condemn a whole nation when you fail to see through a rubbish television program and look at all the things that are good about our country. Namely beer and white skin. HA!
That was a joke by the way. I'm as upset with my country as you are which is why I left for a year. But please don't assume that we're all arseholes because of some schoolkids. They can be the cruellest animals in existence. You've just been unlucky, and attitudes will change when you get out of school and into uni. Most kids are just confused and looking for someone to blame.
clever boy: of course, its a generalisation - just like how brits all think of how all yellow skinned people come from china, n all eat sweet n sour pork or stir fried beef in black bean sauce.
of course, i hav met really really nice english people. even so, they still very conciously take our skin colour into consideration, when talking to us. its only da few dat make a special effort 2 cross that fine line n be racist towards foreign people. even though some r not racist, they still draw the distance between us foreign people n their "high n mighty" culture, such as questions like "how do YOU people eat wif a chopsticks? i absolutely LOVE chinese food... the sweet n sour pork was wonderful..." actualy, chinese people dont eat sweet n sour stuff, its commercialised for western taste.
kids, yes... i can forgive their ignorance. so wat of good family values? did their parents teach them anything? does the government enforce this issue? the answer is no.
its nice 2 hear frm u clever boy, we should talk more... ^^
I realised after I posted that you're actually at uni so I apologise for not reading the last paragraph (an alarming habit of mine).
I hear what you're saying about the drawing distance thing, but the fact is that a lot of the time, there is a difference in culture that often runs parallel in skin colour. I lived with an Asian - born and bred in London - for 2 years. We always used to discuss racial and cultural differences. He always used to call me a whiteboy and I would call him a brownboy, I would put on an Indian accent, he would put on a country boy accent, and we'd be taking the piss out of corner shops and cider all day long. It was all banter, and we'd both be pissing ourselves laughing throughout.
I suppose the point I'm trying to make is that people natually rely on stereotypes. People think because I'm English that I love football, eat black pudding for breakfast every morning, and have to take an umbrella everywhere I go for fear of getting drenched by this legendary rain that supposedly falls in monsoon quantities every day.
A lot of minorities don't help themselves. They band together, live in the same districts, have their own customs, and don't attempt to integrate into British culture in any way whatsoever. I think what pisses us off so much (and, presuming you were born in the country, 'us' includes you), and seems to instill so much hatred towards other races is this growing demand for us to change our customs and laws to suit that of other religions. Imagine if we set up a Christian church in Iraq and said that our women were allowed to walk around without being covered head-to-toe. Uproar. But I digress.
I agree with you. There are a lot of white racists, as there are black racists and asian racists. There always will be and unfortunately, until we 1. Get rid of all the chavs in England ;-) and 2. Learn to integrate instead of segregate, it always will be a case of us and them.
clever boy: its actually quite a relief 2 find actually someone is as sensitive bout this topic as u r... maybe there IS hope after all! ^^ hahaha...
i wouldnt call it hatred... forgive my "explosive agressive style" enlish. but im juz rather annoyed and irritated bout this issue.
actually, im not born in the uk: im a malaysian born chinese. growing up in a multi-racial country living in perfect harmony, its easy 2 see why i can clearly understand this situation.
i really yearn for da days where brits were at least more civilised, u know: high tea drinking wif their pinky sticking out, raising top hats n going 2 da theatre etc. living in manchester, when u see those teenage skullies walking around u cant help thinking, "whose fault is it they turned out like dat? family? government?"
i mean, as a foreigner, we do draw da distance from brits too. if a british were 2 came abroad 2 china: yes, we would mumble a few words, but one will not be racially discriminated, shouting n condemning one. as a chinese, i can tell u its bcoz of family values - we're taught 2 keep our thoughts 2 ourselves, n avoid confrontation.
hahaha... its been mentally stimulating talking 2 u. ur cool, chill n take care! ^^
i think i'd argue with the racially friendly "Malaysia truly asia" tag there...
in all honesty I mean, fine I do get along with people regardless of race, but I think it's got a lot to do with ure social standing rather than the actual race, i.e. if ure international school student *raises hand*, u'll be mixing with all kinds of races etc, but u wouldn't mix with people that were sorta out of ure own social level what not...
And I also realise that u hold truer to ure own cultural identity when in a different society...question is, is it called "sacrificing" being a chinese if u adopt some of their customs/habits what not? coz my parents would certainly call it that...its a hard issue i think...but i do realise for all my openness to other cultures I'll still crave asian food no matter how nice spaghetti is...
christina: being an international school student doesnt mean u''re gonna be less racist than a public school student - but a good education helps.
social standing only outlines the fact dat if ur richer, u tend 2 be brought up frm a more well mannered family. one nvr sees a rich skully do they? ^^ but nevertheless, rich or poor... racist is part of their culture.
its only natural for humans 2 change accordance 2 their environment, so its not sacrificing or anything, but its how one weights the importance of wat they hold closer 2 their heart...
I had been watching celebrity brother everyday..haha! Very funny...LOL..I like Shilpa sometimes...but she is a bit cocky as well..=P
wendy: why do people watch it? i dont understand! so shilpa is a bit cocky... wat bout jade goody then? ^^
well im not saying coz im in an international school im more "open to cultures"...im just saying that u end up socialising with a certain class of ppl, like seriously, my parents can make sweeping statements like "omg, malays are so lazy" and yet have close malay friends? u get what i mean? its double standards lah...race only becomes an issue when we want it to be.
christina: of course, i mean... im a bit of a racist person myself as in... i enjoy a good racist joke - only sharing wif people whom appreciates it of course.
so it really comes down 2 da person himself/herself doesnt it? so us asians dont want it 2 be an issue so we shut up; so when brits dont shut up, what doees dat mean? exactly my point...
vss3t: thank u! finally, somewan wif more sense! snow? where r u now? ^^
wendy: yakah? i told u i really dont watch big brother... dunno anything much bout it... ^^
hehe!
now bk in newcastle!
hurray!
will upload TONS of pics in my blog soon.
vss3t: welcome home! well... not home... but uk... anyways... hope u had a good time in prague! ^^
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