Society, you are wrong and we are through. We do not want to accept the negative misconceptions about who we are, or who we should be.
Since a young age, we are used to being judged by society and it's not easy.
You
were judged by a new game you played on your Game Boy. You were judged
by your cool purple shoes with glitter that your grandmother just got
you. You are judged by your old backpack that is almost falling into
pieces.
You are judged by all you do, and also by what you don't do.
We are often judged by our looks, ethnicity, race, financial status and even our capability of completing a task. It's sad, but true.
The
main problem with these misconceptions, is that we embrace the mass of
people as an unit and not immediately look at them as individuals.
Not all Asians are bad at speaking English, good at math, look identical or are small in stature.
Not all black men are irresponsible, hyper sexual, good at sports or lazy.
Not all Muslims are terrorists, smelly, extremely wealthy or hateful towards others' beliefs.
Not all women are weak, bossy, emotional or slutty.
Not at Latinos are illegal immigrants, maintenance workers, bilingual or abusive.
Not all gay men have aids, have a good sense of fashion or are flaming drag queens.
Not all disabled people are helpless, useless, different or sick.
Not all Native Americans are mascots, animals, diseased or alcoholics.
Can we just live the life we want without worrying about others so much? No worrying about how others, the media and society perceives us.
The chaos is nonstop!
The video of students from the University of Oklahoma went viral in a couple hours, offending a huge community with their nonsense racist jokes.
The video was posted on YouTube this last Saturday by a member of the Sigma Alpha Epsilon, and soon dropped everybody's jaws.
The students were in a bus shouting that no black person will be in the fraternity, chanting and protesting against Blacks, and of course, they used the N-word.
"We apologize for the unacceptable and racist behavior of the
individuals in the video, and we are disgusted that any member would act
in such a way. Furthermore, we are embarrassed by this video and offer
our empathy not only to anyone outside the organization who is offended
but also to our brothers who come from a wide range of backgrounds,
cultures and ethnicity, said the University of Oklahoma."
Hundreds of students are protesting against racism, and the University
of Oklahoma said they won't accept any "jokes" made in the video.
The students involved in the video were expelled and had their membership privileges revoked permanently. (Sorry not sorry!)
Apparently, they looked very happy to say that no Black is welcomed to the fraternity. (Great for them, because this fraternity sucks anyway!)
Unfortunately, I understand that racism still exists, not only in America, but in other countries as well.
My home country, Brazil, had the most slaves in the world! Can you believe that? It's true.
People in Brazil has all the reasons to be mad at whites, but instead, they blend in together. We don't hold racism like in most countries. At least, we avoid as much as we can! I can't wait for America to do the same.
Here's the video:
