Are You in Control, or Does Racism Control You

Racism in South African Universitie's is a problem that has recently drawn a lot of media attention. In August, during inter-varsity, on my very own university campus (Rhodes), a student allegedly shouted out the derogatory term, nigger, at Prof Fakson Banda and his family whilst they where driving by in their car. In another case, at the University of the Free State, 4 students made a video of a group of black workers being instructed to drink beer, dance and play rugby, and also eat food that was allegedly urinated on.

It is sad that years after apartheid we are still dealing with discrimination amoungst our people based purly on the colour of one's skin. I think it is unacceptable and childish. Racism should be treated with zero tolerance. We all have the same needs and wants such as: shelter, food, love and acceptance. For one race to think and act like they are superior to another is ridiculous.

Sadly, incidenes like these are not only limited to universities, they are prevalent around the world. How long will we let such shallow assumptions and stereotypes rule us? I think that we should all learn from the mistakes of our forefathers and strive for a future were everyone is equal and free of the poison, racism, that is dividing our nations.

Related topics:

http://www.grocotts.co.za/content/racism-still-haunts-rhodes-28-08-2009
http://www.sabcnews.com/portal/site/SABCNews/menuitem.5c4f8fe7ee929f602ea12ea1674daeb9/?vgnextoid=966024152c064210VgnVCM10000077d4ea9bRCRD&vgnextfmt=default