Alright I’ll admit it – I rarely use click-bait headlines but I wanted to get the reader’s attention with this one. I never fell for the identity nonsense that manipulative politicians and celebrities actively stir up and use for their own ends (and 1000 other purposely divisive names).
Either way – if you are so-called ‘white’ or ‘black’ or have a skin-tone somewhere in the middle – yes I said that – think back with me if you will, to the first time you heard the term ‘black and white‘ being used a child to describe yourself or others. Was it just me – or did you think like I did (I must have been between 6 and 8) that ‘white’ (or perhaps in your case ‘black) was a strange and weird thing to call me – as I was clearly not white – but light tan – and in summer quite a dark tan – perhaps pink in winter – but if you’ve ever used white paint, I’m definitely NOT that.
As a child – in my stupidity (I hadn’t yet become a wise politician) I simply didn’t see colour – I saw people – and guessed they probably came from warmer or cooler places judging by the way my own skin changed over the course of every year – that was it.
Bear with me for a minute before you have a fit as I’m sure I’m not the only person who thought this. In fact – I remember feeling distinctly I was being called something I wasn’t – and resented it slightly in a childish way even at such a young age. But then promptly forgot about it – but always felt it wasn’t quite right every time I had to tick the [] White box.
Our caring (like hell) politicians are the biggest pushers and users of this form of division
OK – so maybe it was our (the white man’s ) invention – perhaps! But forget this for a moment – either way I am sorry (and for my part in slavery and colonization also) and have decided as of a couple of years ago to come out and say; I no longer identify as white – and I suggest if you are labelled ‘black’ – you consider dropping this same labelling system. Why? Because apart from the fact I am not factually white – we are all shades of light tan – to dark tan – the minute the word ‘white’ or ‘black’ is used – you have created the greatest possible contrast between people that can ever be created. Think of it – there is nothing further from white than black – and nothing further from black than white. This ignores the obvious relation of white to ‘purity’ and black to ‘darkness’ – another thing I don’t like for the sake of all those called ‘black’. Gosh – it’s almost as if someone was trying to invent a way to create the greatest possible division between people and nations! Wait a minute?.. no person or politician would ever do that? And what was that old name of the Devil?.. He who weakens the nations.
“Oh it’s just a means to identify people.” Rubbish! There are a 1000 other ways to do this – in this day one use – division!
If it was just my preference I would say no – why add to the confusion – this is daft – but its a physical fact that I am nothing like ‘white’ – and most ‘black’ people are nothing like black – I never liked being called white and I never will so don’t call me white – caucasian perhaps – naa.. I don’t much like that either.
Diverse skin tones, features, cultures and differences are wonderful things!
One more thing – more important to the actual tone of my or anyone’s skin which is totally unimportant – is that fact that we are NOT of different races in the first place – another myth almost designed to create as much mischief and human suffering as humanly possible – we are all of ONE blood Jesus said – and HE WAS RIGHT! Even the scientists acknowledge we probably came from single set of parents somewhere near or in Africa – news – this is true – the Bible was right!
There is but ONE race – the human race – cliche or not this is the truth! So put that in your political pipe anyone who wishes to leverage ‘race’ issues for personal gain or create division between us.
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