Racism: A quick call to the World from a Filipino’s point of View

Filipino is a term coined to someone living in the Philippines. It is a continent located in the south-east part of Asia surrounded by 7,107 islands, a country full of culture, traditions and naturally made spots from island to island. This is my country and I am proud to be in this country and will never change it for any other country.

Through decades, the Philippines has been one country fought over by some other countries for colonialism. That’s how great the Philippines is ever since the 18^th century. Spaniards, Americans, Asians and some other races have forced a lot of efforts just to buy our islands making us think that there is something about this Pearl of the Orient Seas.

It is a mere fact though that changes would take place as time pass us by. There have been a lot of things that had happened and prides were stepped down. There were years when we are cited negatively and some years cited for being well enough. Well, that’s how life goes not just for the Philippines but for all the Filipinos who embodies the country.

Yes, we are a part of the third world. Our country is deprived of wealth, power and goodness. We are those people who eats someone else dusts as some would say. We are the imitators as others would proclaim. We are nothing but Asians who doesn’t have the right to be on top thus much crab-mental are trying to put us down every time we are winning a race. Sad but true.

There are just people all over the world who can’t let them selves see us over-powering them. Those people seem to negate us always. They don’t want us to succeed. They don’t want us to be heard and they don’t want us to be noticed.

I have been living for 29 years in this world and since I was about 6 years old and know how to read and write, certain instances have already passed my thoughts. Waking up from oppression, criticism, discrimination and racism, these are too few to mention that I have learned through different medium.

How on earth would a third world country top on Miss Universe? How is it possible that someone from the Philippines would gain a world-wide claim for being good in theater? Why do Filipinos top in sports races? How does a “monkey” sing that way? These are just few of those RACISMS that I have lived with. And, from these points of views of the other races I come to think that there really is insecurity built within ourselves.

Racism has been rampant in this world. Who ever has the power to rule the universe should only immerge as the natural heir for supremacy. What??? What happens to us then? Are we not allowed to take a stand? Don’t we have our chance to grow? Don’t we have our place in this world? OFCOURSE WE HAVE! We are all made to occupy this world needless of what race are you or what skin color you have or how round your eyes are or how blonde your hair is. Ugh! Such a pity for people feeling insecure to all the Filipinos. 

Ever wonder why we ASIANS are dominating the world? It's because we value our race, we value our lives, we value our family, we value our culture, we value our traditions and we value the reason why we are given a chance to be in this world and nobody can say something about us unless you are clean enough not to be judged.