Anti-racism when there is only one human race! | Jayanti Shah | TEDxSouthamptonUniversity

Race is a term that categorizes

human

beings and was first used in English in the 16th century. Not surprisingly, it was the beginning of European colonization of the world. 16th century onwards, Europeans viewed various people around the world as inferior, uncivilized, and savage. It was slavery. Resources such as cotton, sugar and spices necessitated the exploitation of the local population, classifying and categorizing them as an inferior and different

race

. Europeans justified such exploitation. It was incorporated into the laws of European colonies around the world. The common factor. of the people who were local people who were in the society were not known whites whites had separate schools with very limited resources properties in certain parts of the European colonies the rich parts of the European colonies were reserved for whites

only

the natives could not buy property in certain parts of their homeland they could not walk democracy was reserved for whites

only

in the years of the 16th century non-white people traveled to Europe and the United Kingdom as servants of Europeans as students and as trusted merchants there was a American civil war Africa was intimidated up to the colonies of Spain, France, Italy, Germany, Belgium and a straight line across the borders of the European powers at the Berlin conference in 1884 and 1885.

They created the African nations and states such as we know them today, fast forward to the 20th century, we have segregation in the united states separate development in the british colonies and apartheid in south africa the nazis claimed to be a master

race

in world war ii today we have known white people as neighbors of white people anglo-saxons and celts in britain anti-

racism

is not about recognizing that there is only one

human

race but it is about overcoming the psyche that race is assigned by color we all have it in apache south africa went beyond color a pencil was passed over the hair of a light-skinned, curly-haired person to prove that We were not accused of black South Africans?

Human beings of different colors are not even different species. Biologically different species, such as lions and tigers, can mate but cannot produce fertile offspring. Human beings of different colors. Have the scars of history affected us all? pseudoscientific categorization of race has led us to believe that someone of a different color is a different race david r. reindinger professor of american studies at the university of kansas said a quote the world got by without race for the vast majority of its history the united states always has We had it on the court, it is not surprising that after all the United States emerged as a result of European colonization, anti-

racism

, all of us recognize that these five centuries of history and society's constant reinforcement of the existence of race have turned us all into racists. maybe assumptions based on skin color I am brown and they ask me about far away places assuming I must be an expert in those places because the majority of the population in that place is brown how wrong can one be and that can be a friend of mine academic a high-level scientist I have known him for more than 40 years recently at the social function he asked me if you can go home often yes, I said I live around the corner do you know where I live everything turned red as the only ones were white You can do it a few days later I saw him in the local store and he apologized saying that I had put my foot in that, so I said yes, you did, he better tell me as a way of explanation, I just wanted to talk to you. about my holiday in india i said oh dear oh dear oh dear i said you put your foot in this again i have never been to india this kind of speech is based on the assumption that i am proud therefore i want to want to talk about his vacation in india and my home is india, he is subliminal and historically they make him think that I am the other, a stranger, but the most important thing is that he gives me the message that I do not belong to people of any skin color , they can be of any religion, they can change the religion. they can be they can have any nationality they can change their nationality with difficulty they can help and in fact they have a different culture from that of their parents and grandparents the most common factor the most visible factor that they would have inherited would be the color of the skin people of different skin color they are not even if they have the same skin color they are not even a homogeneous group in the uk we have created confusion and words like race car color and immigrant are used interchangeably a brown friend of mine, many generations from family history in the uk, i got a nice house in the rural chocolate box village in amsterdam, uk, at a garden party, the local manufacturer said that this village is very tolerant of immigrants, isn't it So? my friend said I don't know, I'm not an immigrant in any case we tolerate something that is undesirable tell me what is undesirable about immigrants obviously this was a comedic attempt by the weaker local to acknowledge the fact that one of the neighbors was brown anti-racism is recognizing that language matters even

when

we're talking about the weather in the uk it must be hot where you come from they told me I guess so I guess it's just I live on the south coast entertainment is about acting to eliminate the disparity between white and non-white people to redress centuries of discrimination that has resulted in poor outcomes for non-white people, for example, underrepresentation at the highest level of our organizations and society is a symptom if a non-white person gets a junior position at a company or organization that claims to be an equal opportunity employer, the person may live after a few months or a few years because the culture of the organization may make them feel like they don't belong, we end up without having any junior person to promote to senior level the culture of the organization has to change instead of promising equality they have to practice equity the historical cause of this disparity is never addressed you know if you look at it we still look for people and instead of looking for people known as white people with the skills, we still have a mentality of training non-white people under the assumption that the diaspora does not have the necessary skills.

Anti-racism is about not being a bystander, challenging inappropriate behavior, challenging inappropriate language every time you see a group of white people speaking disparagingly. about non-white people

when

one of them may have a non-white partner or one of them may have a non-white heritage challenge it we all must challenge it and not let that individual suffer in silence we must all examine ourselves and not assume or certain stereotypes of people based on colors you know, treat people like your neighbors, they have different, same or similar interests, discover their interests, don't assume they will be able to talk about places or societies you are curious about, people just want to belong . they don't want to talk about a topic or topic that doesn't interest them you know that a man cannot assume that another likes football even if he comes from a football match cities like Liverpool and Manchester United Kingdom you can't ask which football team Do you support, unless of course they are at a football match in which case they will show their color and if they support the opposing teams they will be segregated?

There is only one human race. The human race is diverse. I have many skills and many interests, but none of them are based on the color of your skin. Anti-racism is creating equity as opposed to equality. We can all do it. You know, we should treat people like people. They have diverse interests. and various abilities and again I repeat, none of them depend on the color of the skin, to quote martin luther king jr. I look forward to the day when people are not judged by the color of their skin but by the content of the character - white people referred to in the UK as African Caribbean, Chinese or Asians are faced with the question of who you are almost daily in different iterations like where you come from, well who you are, the answer is not the color of your skin because I can see it's not nationality or religion or my false perception of your race the real challenge is where you belong my friends are my neighbors I am your neighbor I belong among you thank you