How to fight racism...

Racism is widespread across the world. Almost all races, less so for Whites (who are usually the antagonists), have been victims of racism. Racism occurs due to the triggering of primal instincts of wanting to be the best, thus any differences between groups of people can be the subject of arguments. And race is the most common one since it is the easiest to observe. Thus how do we fight racism, especially in Singapore? The Singapore government approaches the issue with the weapon of censorship, blocking out any racist views on the TV, books or internet. I for one, beg to differ. I would rather fight fire with fire.

Though racism is a delicate issue with a tendency to spark off racial riots or disunity within Singapore, I feel that only through the use it can we totally eradicate the problem. By allowing people to express racist views openly, it allows individuals of the race being victimized to clear doubts and remove any stereotypic views on their racial group. In the long run, the mass will have a clearer view of individual races and become immune to racism. Thus racism will become just like a dog which can only bark but not bite.

Also by treating racism as a taboo by attempts to avoid it will only make it a more potent force in causing discord among different races. By cringing to racist remarks, we are showing racists people that their views do impact us greatly, thus more racist views will appear. However, by accepting and not shying away from the racist remarks, racists will see that we are not really affected by it, and the thrill in being racist will be gone together with future racist views.

Hence the best way is to fight fire with fire. Censorship would not be as effective as using racism to fight racism. The End.

Reference: http://www.globalissues.org/HumanRights/Racism.asp