Racism is the belief of the superiority of a race over another. Throughout human history there has always been racism or at least traces of it.

What’s the point of being racist? Weren’t all human beings born the same way? And what defines a person? The colour of their skin?

Everyone is born equal and with the same rights.

Racism just causes wars and chaos, either social, economic or political, which can bring about disastrous consequences.

From the beginning of man’s existence to today’s society, shouldn’t we have evolved? Shouldn’t we be more open-minded and respect each other?

Do we need to have a catastrophe to understand that there is no hierarchy between races?

Maybe if that happened, people would be more united, as no one can live alone.

Why so much hate, power, superiority, and greed, if life could end in a split of a second? There is no benefit in making anyone feel inferior.

A person can never be defined by the colour of their skin. As long as human beings are not aware that differences are meaningless, our society will never evolve. 

“Racism rests on ignorance and cowardice.”

by Barbara Vieira, 10th Year, Class 16