WHEN “BLACK” IS RACISM & “WHITE” IS NOT (Why PSG Vs Istanbul Basaksehir Match should not have been dumped)

 


Last night, 8/12/2020, the match between PSG of France & Istanbul Basaksehir of Turkey was postponed because the fourth official by the name of Sebastian Coltescu called Basaksehir’s Cameroonian’s assistant manager, Pierre Webo “black”. It is ridiculous that such a high-profile match would be stopped for that reason.

What I see is black-skinned people playing victims to get certain privileges and that is not the best. Do not get me wrong – there is racism and most black people face it, but I do not see racism in being called black. I am an African, a fucking proud African and I am proud of being black – I can never consider being called a black man an insult.  

Have you seen the whites get annoyed when you call them “whites” no matter what circumstance leads to it? I have not seen one reported in the media to date. Why is being called “black” a racist remark and being called “white” is not?

If I live in Europe, I will make the whites want to be black because no matter how I am treated for being black, I will continue to carry myself with pride and even always wear my shirt with the inscription “Black is beautiful; I am proud to be black”. If Black players can adopt this style, you will see that racism will reduce in football and other works of life within a few years.

Being a philosopher and a leader in the realm of self-discovery and development, I know that people only insult you with something you are not proud of. If such a thing is your skin color and place of birth, then the problem is not those that insult you with them, but you because you not proud of how you look and where you are from despite you cannot change them.

No one attempts to insult you with something that you are proud of. That is why no one insults the whites by calling them whites. I know it may have happened, but does that ever get media attention? Why? Because the Whites do not feel insulted or inferior for being whites as the blacks feel for being blacks.

The blacks feel insulted when they are called blacks because they believe in the narrative that black is evil and associated with inferiority. They say black is beautiful, but their reactions when they are called by it show that they are not proud of it and it further reveals to those that try to insult them that black is not beautiful.

 The same reason why people feel insulted for being called blacks is the same reason why many black people bleach their skin - they are not proud of their complexions. Bleaching of skin is the worst racist act; it shows you are not proud of your race and wish to change it. It is psychologically sickening to think that people will be proud of something on you that you are not proud of but this is what the blacks try to do by tagging a racist, anyone that calls them blacks.

There are no more differences between white and black skins than complexions; if you are proud of yours, others will be proud of you. The whites do not try to be black, not because they see black as evil or inferior complexion, but because they are proud of their skins. The latter is the reason why many black people also try to be whites.

Africans should feel good about being addressed as blacks but not being treated as inferiors for it – we should never see it as an insult to be called blacks. Being called black is a reminder of your uniqueness, be fucking proud of it! If you are not white, you are not! Nothing changes that; be proud of who you are!

Soul’e Rhymez, an Author & Public Speaker writes from Lagos-Nigeria.
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