Racism

[carole]

We too in NZ are a very multi-cultural country, I am a firm believer there is good and bad in every race, its a shame people discriminate because of the colour of your skin.

Being a white person, I believe I have never known prejudice, in the same as way as others, until the day I became a solo parent, then I knew what it felt like to be judged, and tarred with the same brush ,as others who were bad solo parents.

Those few had spoiled it for the rest of us who were just trying to raise our children the best we could, and it was not nice to be feeling the brunt of it all.

I felt extremely upset, as I did not choose to become a solo parent, my marriage just did not work out.

Oh well a learning experience for me, one that I did not like one little bit. It is the only comparison I can make, as to how it would feel to have these awful comments being made, just because you have a different skin colour.

Why can we not just learn to get along with each other and respect each others cultural beliefs.