John Biewen : The lie that invented racism

John Biewen·TEDxCharlottesville

The lie that invented racism

Summary

The expression: Racism didn’t start with a misunderstanding, it started with a lie was really new and surprised us, though, I was sorry that it didn’t make me refreshed. It’s because I think that people must want to know about a stronger solution that many people can take action.

The speaker is a white person whose parents worked with Martin Luther King to be able to have the civil rights for all people. However, the media recently seemed to tell that it’s strange and the reason that all white people were racists against black. It leads to that white people think that they don’t want to be racists and they don’t relate to racial problems. However, even among all white people groups, there are problems about themselves being divided. It’s by religion, tribal groups, and languages. People in the past had no notion of race, though, the world has swayed about white and black too much.

It’s just a lie, swayed, a tool, and invented. We don’t need to feel a lot of guilt, and history isn’t our fault or yours. As the same humans, we have a responsibility to do something.

To stop showing up grudgingly for the diversity and equality meeting and being a real accomplice to colors. Creating a society that is not built on the exploitation or oppression of anyone is important.