The author recounts an experience in a discussion group where she was the only African present. When it was her turn to discuss her culture and education in Africa, some of the other participants made disparaging and racist comments comparing Africans to animals. This upset the author deeply. She reflects that injustice can take many forms beyond just breaking laws, such as through harmful words, thoughts, actions, and behaviors that negatively judge others. The author encourages readers to consider whether they may be committing subtle injustices and to treat all people and beings with equal respect.
The author recounts an experience in a discussion group where she was the only African present. When it was her turn to discuss her culture and education in Africa, some of the other participants made disparaging and racist comments comparing Africans to animals. This upset the author deeply. She reflects that injustice can take many forms beyond just breaking laws, such as through harmful words, thoughts, actions, and behaviors that negatively judge others. The author encourages readers to consider whether they may be committing subtle injustices and to treat all people and beings with equal respect.
The author recounts an experience in a discussion group where she was the only African present. When it was her turn to discuss her culture and education in Africa, some of the other participants made disparaging and racist comments comparing Africans to animals. This upset the author deeply. She reflects that injustice can take many forms beyond just breaking laws, such as through harmful words, thoughts, actions, and behaviors that negatively judge others. The author encourages readers to consider whether they may be committing subtle injustices and to treat all people and beings with equal respect.
can't talk about education because our education is different
and
Sometimes, people badmouth our education in Africa.
Cultural
justice?
I was in a discussion group and suddenly it started. A girl
came up with the idea of talking about where we come from, everyone talking about their cultures and what happens in each region or in our tribes. there were a lot of us but unfortunately for me I was the only African in the group. but at first, I was at ease without any worries until it happened. Everyone started talking in turn and I was the last person who had to talk about my origins or my culture. I felt inferior but I didn't take it seriously. there were Portuguese, Chinese, Spanish, German, Brazilian, Italian, African (just me. and on the other hand, I was the only one in the group. I felt inferior but I didn't take it seriously. there were Portuguese, Chinese, Spanish, Germans, Brazilians, Italians, Africans (just me.) and we were all girls in this discussion group. when my turn came and I started talking about how education is in Africa, how we do things in Africa, our habits, our lifestyles, our behavior, our clothes. I started by hearing words like: (savages, dogs, animals, how can we live like that, words not possible.) I stopped talking and without knowing how I started crying. in addition, in our class I was the first in all subjects and it is this education, this culture that they are denigrating which made me who I am today this culture which allowed what I am first in all classes. What is the point of convincing someone to do something but with lies? If I knew from the start, I would never enter this discussion group. and I believe that the law prohibits any form of racist now. but the question I ask myself is that if I had denounced his daughters will they be punished by the law?
In this life, it is not by breaking the law that we commit
injustice. but we can also commit injustice in thought, by action, by our words, and even by our behavior.
I would like my readers, after reading my story, to
understand that nowadays injustice is found in our everyday lives. Just thinking badly about something positive or about someone is injustice. I would like my readers to ask the question whether they are not committing injustice in their everyday lives? ask themselves questions to see if they are on the right track. I would also like to make my readers understand that something that will make us angry that we would not like someone to do to us but we do the same thing to someone else is also injustice. Let’s just learn to treat everyone as we would like someone to treat us and even animals because they too suffer injustice sometimes.