Racism & LGBT rights.

Day 24 & still here, though I cheated izolo. That topic was something else didn't write anything. "Prejudice or discrimination based upon race or ethnicity" "Racism is taught, no one is born a racist" Individuals of all races & creeds on this almost green earth are capable of being racist. Reading up on the definition of racism you see that racism is very much alive before we even cross racial lines. As people of color we are treated with prejudice by other people of color. Socialization of the colonial era inculcated racism in us. Eons after we are it's guardians & discriminate against our own. How many skits are on YouTube depicting this, the different types of services you get at the POS depending on your skin color? We have somehow accepted it as a way of life. We have tensions the Indian, colored & black communities with the derogatory "kaffir" being used to describe the blacks. The lines are drawn, every now & again they are quite vivid & the gloves come off. There have been instances that have gone viral on social media when individuals of the black community have tried to abuse the fact that have been on the receiving end. Trying to emotionally blackmail their way out of bad behavior using the "racist" term. Yes that's correct blacks can be racist as well. We can sit here & blame the colonial era for inculcating the evil notion in our ethos. Truth be told, we have to own up for perpetuating the ill culture. No one is born racist we have passed down this culture to our cherubs & the onus is on us the contemporary world to rectify this & progress as one. One of the human rights listed on the United Nations human rights list is the "right to life". You cannot then say one has the right to life if they cannot be allowed to be who they are & express themselves. Many will quote scripture for you in this regard, the same scripture notes a myriad of condemned behaviors as well. So why don't we vilify & discriminate against liars, adulterers et cetera. The book also speaks about judging, in so judging others you're committing sin, a bit of hypocrisy huh. We were given free will, let each man choose then for themselves for they will account for themselves. In the same breath as we advocate for LGBT rights, they shouldn't infringe on anyone's on that premise. If there are denominations that aren't for LGBT rights, let them be, their within their rights. Look for one that share your beliefs. I have always wondered why we embrace archaic colonial laws as Africans. The colonial era was marred by gross human rights violations. Somehow those same constitutions seem to be a noble premise to build upon (eyes rolled). Almost everything has proven to be dynamic save for the "Law", we are still using precedence from eons back, surely even law can be dynamic as well. Every other field has evolved why not the ethos of law. Why are laws meant to guide & protect the proletariat written to be understood by a few. Is that not were corruption & abuse come in?

Love. Let us love one another.

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