writing prompt 6/13

I agree with what Jordan Peele is saying, when he says he believes that “the scariest thing to me is humanity”. Because humans are powerful creatures and people can do terrible things to other people. I think that there is a general fear of change or of something being different, even when / if the change is for the better. People also tend to believe that their opinion is the right one, that’s why it is their opinion. We then get so caught up in defending ourselves, defending our opinion that we can’t listen to other opinions to better our own. We would rather protect ourselves from judgment by placing the blame, placing that judgement upon someone else. I think that racism comes from the fear of being the odd one out, nobody wants to be the strange one, so they make someone else the ‘weird’ person. All discrimination comes from the fear of differences and then the fear of accepting those differences. Just think if you accept the difference you and someone else has and realize that is okay you then have to change the way you treat them, what you call them, your relationship with the members of this minority etc. I think that is why it takes so long to change social norms, but each new generation is becoming more and more accepting of these differences, and minorities are progressively getting the acceptance and representation they deserve. But I also think that racism not only comes from fear but ignorance that race has nothing to do with the quality of your character the only thing race affects is what you look like. What Jordan Peele is saying about racism can apply to all sorts of other discrimination as well. The only way we can end racism and discrimination is to educate ourselves as to what our differences really mean, and to get over the fear of change. If we get over our fear of change then we are able to change society for the better.