Hi everyone! So this
is going to be the first of (hopefully) a long series of blogs which give you
an insight into my life….Basically this blog is probably going to suck, but I
just want to rant about my life experiences to people who actually listen. Or
read.
A few months ago, this large group of black people moved in next door. There are so many of them I don’t even know how they fit inside the house (we live in a townhouse and each unit is like 3m2, yes I live in a hut). I don’t remember any of their faces though. Anyways, the little kids are really nice and they play with my little brother all the time so it’s not like they’re bad people.
So one day I go outside to see one of the black kids approaching Kane (my other neighbour’s 4-year old son who’s Asian and extremely spoilt). The black kid was like ‘KANE DO YOU WANT TO PLAY SOCCER WITH ME???’and Kane was like, ‘MY DADDY SAID I CAN’T PLAY WITH YOU’. Kane’s older sister Katie (aged 6) added, ‘YEH WE’RE NOT ALLOWED TO PLAY WITH YOU!!!’ Then me, being the VERY caring person I am asked Kane and Katie, ‘Why doesn’t he let you play with them?’
They giggled and whispered quietly into my ear,‘because….THEY’RE BLACK…’ and continued giggling.
The only time I was more shocked was when I found out that Heath Ledger was Australian (shut up). Their father was racist! I thought that since it was the 21st century now, no one would be racist anymore and that humanity would have finally learnt from the mistakes that we'd made in history. All I could do was encourage Katie and Kane to play with the little black kid. They eventually did, until their father came out and scolded them for ‘playing with the black boy’. I was disgusted with how people actually still thought and acted like this, especially their father, who i thought was a well-mannered man. I guess he's just like any other typical asian.
Katie and Kane are probably going to go to school, see lots of other black kids and not playing with them because of what their father has‘taught’ them. I think that that's pretty sad, considering that they're only children but already, their viewpoint on other races has probably changed. I hope they dont grow up to be like their dad, although i think that the process has already started :/
Haha well thats all I really wanted to rant about... LOL.
A few months ago, this large group of black people moved in next door. There are so many of them I don’t even know how they fit inside the house (we live in a townhouse and each unit is like 3m2, yes I live in a hut). I don’t remember any of their faces though. Anyways, the little kids are really nice and they play with my little brother all the time so it’s not like they’re bad people.
So one day I go outside to see one of the black kids approaching Kane (my other neighbour’s 4-year old son who’s Asian and extremely spoilt). The black kid was like ‘KANE DO YOU WANT TO PLAY SOCCER WITH ME???’and Kane was like, ‘MY DADDY SAID I CAN’T PLAY WITH YOU’. Kane’s older sister Katie (aged 6) added, ‘YEH WE’RE NOT ALLOWED TO PLAY WITH YOU!!!’ Then me, being the VERY caring person I am asked Kane and Katie, ‘Why doesn’t he let you play with them?’
They giggled and whispered quietly into my ear,‘because….THEY’RE BLACK…’ and continued giggling.
The only time I was more shocked was when I found out that Heath Ledger was Australian (shut up). Their father was racist! I thought that since it was the 21st century now, no one would be racist anymore and that humanity would have finally learnt from the mistakes that we'd made in history. All I could do was encourage Katie and Kane to play with the little black kid. They eventually did, until their father came out and scolded them for ‘playing with the black boy’. I was disgusted with how people actually still thought and acted like this, especially their father, who i thought was a well-mannered man. I guess he's just like any other typical asian.
Katie and Kane are probably going to go to school, see lots of other black kids and not playing with them because of what their father has‘taught’ them. I think that that's pretty sad, considering that they're only children but already, their viewpoint on other races has probably changed. I hope they dont grow up to be like their dad, although i think that the process has already started :/
Haha well thats all I really wanted to rant about... LOL.
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