Martin Luther King Jr.
Walking down a street with tall houses on both sides and civilisation peeking out from big windows, he realised that he is alone on a long early morning street.
Although its still a bit too lonely but atleast its day time and safer. But that presumption was soon wronged by a gang of youth, boys and girls, emerging from one of those previously snoring houses. While waiting for the bus to go to his work-place on that fine sunday morning, when most of people were still cuddled in their duvets,
he was subjected to an unprovoked physical attack from the gang. He was punched on the face by atleast7-8 yobs.
It isn't unusual.Neither the dent in self-esteem.Neither the lack of support from the society who produces such people. Only because he was a foreigner.Because he was not one of them. Because he would never be allowed to be one of them. Because he is, and thus indicated, will always be a vulnerable foreigner.
Although its still a bit too lonely but atleast its day time and safer. But that presumption was soon wronged by a gang of youth, boys and girls, emerging from one of those previously snoring houses. While waiting for the bus to go to his work-place on that fine sunday morning, when most of people were still cuddled in their duvets,
he was subjected to an unprovoked physical attack from the gang. He was punched on the face by atleast7-8 yobs.
It isn't unusual.Neither the dent in self-esteem.Neither the lack of support from the society who produces such people. Only because he was a foreigner.Because he was not one of them. Because he would never be allowed to be one of them. Because he is, and thus indicated, will always be a vulnerable foreigner.
This is not one isolated incident. Most people just chose to tolerate and learn to keep queit.Not anymore!
Do you always have to think twice before entering a pub for the reasons that they'll stare with how-come-he/she-here-aye looks? Do you have to confine yourself in the saftey
of house after dark only because you are a minority? Do you have to keep looking over your shoulder while walking on a lone street for you have been kicked in tha back before? Do you have to keep mimicking their accent for the fear that they'll laugh at you? After all, Do you have to feel alone and isolated only because you live away from your people?
Why should people from ethnic minorities have to live in constant fear- fear of physical assault, fear of verbal assault, discrimination at work place and public places, raised eyebrows, fake smiles, isolated neighbourhoods, and illogical generalisations about our clan?
I have chose not to sit quiet. And would catalyse you people to come and join this community by sharing your personal experience of discrimination leading to recurring mental anguish. Please add your voice to mine. May be a collective voice would be loud enough to be heard.
Do you always have to think twice before entering a pub for the reasons that they'll stare with how-come-he/she-here-aye looks? Do you have to confine yourself in the saftey
of house after dark only because you are a minority? Do you have to keep looking over your shoulder while walking on a lone street for you have been kicked in tha back before? Do you have to keep mimicking their accent for the fear that they'll laugh at you? After all, Do you have to feel alone and isolated only because you live away from your people?
Why should people from ethnic minorities have to live in constant fear- fear of physical assault, fear of verbal assault, discrimination at work place and public places, raised eyebrows, fake smiles, isolated neighbourhoods, and illogical generalisations about our clan?
I have chose not to sit quiet. And would catalyse you people to come and join this community by sharing your personal experience of discrimination leading to recurring mental anguish. Please add your voice to mine. May be a collective voice would be loud enough to be heard.
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yeaps I completely agree with what you say! Keep up the good work!
Anonymous said...
This is indeed a cause of concern for minority ethnics and has been for long time...
Lawfully, there is a solution for this problem and will always be. But the question is how long do we have to wait for our freedom in foreign country/ies? How long does majority ethnics will take to understand that foreigners are human beings like them...
Probably decades or centuries...Isn't it???
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