My Perception of Black and White

Racism has been a global issue. It is a belief that another person is less human because of skin color, language, customs, place of birth or any other factor that reveals the basic nature of that person. This is characterized the abilities that can be attributed to people simply on his traits and that some racial groups are superior to others. Racism was at the heart of North America. The black Americans and their descendants were seen as lesser human beings while the Whites people are champion of freedom with human rights.

Black is being associated as bad, dark, evil, dull, mourning, the end, secrets, magic, pain while white shows goodness, purity, cleanness, holiness, peace and innocence. Others think that white appears good and black appears bad. But for me, it does not mean that black is negative and white is positive. In school, I observe that one cause of bullying and name-calling is racism. They compare the black people and the white people wherein the black people are being teased and made fun with. Why do they discriminate the blacks? Black people are also beautiful and special in their own way. Skin color is not the basis of things. Treating a person badly won’t get you anywhere.

For me, white symbolizes purity and angels and black symbolizes darkness and demons. People say that white is honest, shows cleanliness and symbolizes all goodness in the Earth while black shows evilness and bad things in this planet. But, it does not mean when someone’s black he’s bad or something we don’t just depend on what we physically see but what’s inside their hearts. All of us our equal, that’s how God created us. We may have unique talents and appearances but in God’s eyes we are one. My point is we should stop racism. We don’t need to organize causes or big things; we can start on our own and be a role model to others.

White and Black have the biggest visual contrast which can be associated with other opposite concepts such as day and night or good and evil. As the years passed by racism is gradually  eliminating. I firmly believe that every individual is born with inherent worth dignity no matter what race you came from. We should respect each and everyone because God created us in his image and likeness.