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What is Racism?

on September 23, 2020

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The Others

Are you familiar with the Black Mirror episode Men Against Fire ? Season three, episode five. For those of you who aren’t, it depicts a dystopian future in which soldiers are fighting and killing ‘zombies’. Only it turns out they aren’t zombies, but human beings. The soldiers have been fitted with implants that remove their empathy – some might call it humanity – by showing the targeted human beings as roaches (or zombies). A therapist tells the soldier who’s implant seems to be faltering, that most soldiers don’t shoot to kill, but rather aim for the space above their enemies’ heads. So, evidently, to make a person ‘shoot to kill’, we must first remove the target’s humanity. Thus removing any empathy the shooter might feel toward the human. Which is essentially what is happening right now in the real world. In the press and the media, a word is being utilised in a deliberate fashion, to dehumanise innocent children, mothers, fathers, brothers, sisters. That word is migrant . Th

If All Lives Matter, Do Something

All lives matter You cry While Muslims cower in fear Abused, segregated, lynched All lives matter You shout As Yemenites plead for sanctuary And you refuse refugees All lives matter You deplore Yet you sexualise women And patriarchy thrives All lives matter You type Inside the safety That white skin grants Where were your shouts When a man begged for breath? Where were your declarations When a woman was raped? Where are your donations When war steals the screams of a child? If all lives matter Do something

Breathe

Yesterday afternoon I went to Tesco, after spending the morning agonising over whether I could justify going when I needed but a few things. As I’m sure is true for many of you quivering anxious wrecks out there, every action during this lockdown is a well-thought out result of some careful justification, pros and cons, and copious deep breaths. The queue to get in was insane, it stretched across a giant carpark and around Starbucks, almost onto the busy road behind. But the sun was shining cheerily in the bright blue sky so I didn’t mind the wait and basked in the glorious rays, smiling at everyone who passed. So many people didn’t see the queue and tried to walk straight in but staff were on hand to explain nicely that there was a line of people waiting. Once I made it inside I stayed my two metres from everyone and greeted people with smiles. During lockdown I have felt such a sense of community with everyone. Whenever I take a walk I say hello to everyone and everyone greets me w

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