Racism?
"Institutionalised racism appears good, even noble, in theory. But can it work in practice?"
For those of you who has been following the PPS blog for some time, you probably can guess it by now, the author behind that sentence. Yes! It's SO John Ling.
Racism has been a feature of humanity since the dawn of history. A Jew is regarded as manipulative. A Chinese is greedy. A white man is a redneck. A black man is dishonest.We unconsciously fear what we do not understand. Our fear gives birth to prejudice. Prejudice gives birth to stereotype.
And we are all guilty of stereotyping. Each time we disapprove of our offspring dating someone of another race. Each time we crack a joke about a Malay colleague taking excessive sick leave. Each time we use the term ‘diaper head’ when referring to practising Sikhs.
Read it all at THINK online.