We are not all born a racist
Our genes may be selfish but
Our thoughts are malleable
And nothing is never ending
We are sexually attracted
We have anger provoked
We are affectively attached
We have phobic generalisations
And nothing is never ending
We are all made flesh and
We are all constructed concepts
Our emotions are reflective and
Our senses are contingent
But nothing is never ending
We are all made flesh and
We are all constructed concepts
Our emotions are reflective and
Our senses are contingent
But nothing is never ending
Some have been exploited
Some are being disabled
Some will be silenced
Some must be broken
But nothing is never ending
If silence is consent then we are obliged to speak. But what can anyone say to a victim of crime? What words will ever deliver justice after the damage is done? Life is about 'breaking the cycle' Prince Harry says; he refuses to be silenced on the matter; I only hope his children are able to benefit from his actions in the way that he hopes they will, as a parent. This meditation is written by someone who has marched in Tower Hamlets with the Anti-Nazi League, who has always enjoyed the benefits from everything that a multi-cultural environment has to offer. In saying that, I have learnt that all cultures practice some form of exclusion, without it they would not be self-defining. Racism is a form of social stigmatisation, that leads to the self-stigmatisation of individuals, who do not fit the stereotypical norms of a prevailing ideology. This is an assault against the person, a crime that we have to own collectively, if it is ever to be reversed through collective action. Every generation has its battle grounds. Let's hope the next generation benefits from the battles of the last.
