Racist
Child, Parenting October 20th, 2008This is a topic that’s most likely gonna get me behind bars in Singapore. We are not allowed to talk about this because it just go against Singapore’s ‘mulit-cultural and mulit-national’ image.
So I’m NOT going to say ‘bad’ stuff…
In fact I want to promote what my country has been proving to the world that IT IS POSSIBLE and has been so proud of : that is RACIAL HARMONY…
I received this special poem from my neighbor and I just wanna share it with all of you…
This poem was nominated by United Nations as the best poem of 2006, Written by an African Kid
When I born, I black
When I grow up, I black
When I go in Sun, I black
When I scared, I black
When I sick, I black
And when I die, I still black
And you white fellow
When you born, you pink
When you grow up, you white
When you go in sun, you red
When you cold, you blue
When you scared, you yellow
When you sick, you green
And when you die, you gray
And you calling me colored?
We are living in the INTERDEPENDENT world today, you never know who you need help from and you’ll be surprised that sometimes the person you hate most, ended up as your saviour.
Such values we need and must teach our kids from young, shouldn’t we? Though we have our own likes and dislikes, we have our own preferences, we still need to impart them the value of individual equality irregardless of race, language or religion from an unbiased point of view, isn’t that right? *Hmmmm….*
October 21st, 2008 at 12:22 am
I like this poem! That is so so true. Agree that we must teach our kids to treat everyone equally. I think such things are usually caught more than taught. If parents are racists, most prob the children will end up being that way too.
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October 21st, 2008 at 1:37 am
I heard that poem before! It’s kinda cute.
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October 21st, 2008 at 3:04 am
I love the poem!
October 21st, 2008 at 3:44 am
I like the poem.
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October 21st, 2008 at 8:40 am
I’m all about the person before the colour. I do however love that poem!
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October 21st, 2008 at 12:28 pm
what a great post and poem
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October 21st, 2008 at 1:26 pm
haha..so true..
reminds us that before we point our fingers or make fun at other people..think about ourselves first..are we that good or great ourselves?
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October 21st, 2008 at 10:07 pm
haha!! i like the poem!
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October 21st, 2008 at 11:17 pm
Oh yeah!You’ve said it all!
Tell me about racism!I’m married to an african so I’m quite acquainted with that subject!
xoxo
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October 22nd, 2008 at 12:29 am
Not a racist poem at all, just funny! Not only my skin, but my eyes change colors too! Also, my hair is changing. . . it is getting a little gray! So I guess I am multi-colored!
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October 22nd, 2008 at 2:50 am
Amen!!
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