Race plays a role in the way we may be treated by other people, but sometimes we need to ask ourselves are we facing this problem because of race or because of different points of view.

Do you think black people can be racists? The ones who have been said to have been oppressed for centuries after centuries? Do you think sometimes they just see racism where it is not there?

Many black people or minorities rather, who stay in foreign countries normally complain about racism wherever they go. They all seem to have one problem in common, which is being undermined, oppressed and suffer discrimination.

Some get abused for looking too dark, having a big bottom. They can even be called names in the streets even with kids. They struggle to get jobs that they are even qualified for simply because of their skin colour. In some cases, even the police seem not to care about their security issues.

This is true for some people but not all. We have black people who live in foreign countries of different races and they have never suffered racism. They may live their lives carefully to avoid any challenges, but they have never been discriminated against based on race.

Then some live in foreign countries and they know about racism and blame it on every bad thing that happens to them. They feel like if any person of the other race tell them something bad or have an issue with them it’s racism. They take any challenge faced in life to be caused by racism.

I believe there is a difference between facing a problem because of racism and facing a problem simply because it is a problem. Everyone faces challenges in this world despite our race. We may encounter a challenge at work with a coworker probably because we have different views, not necessarily because of our race.

Race plays a role in the way we may be treated by other people, but sometimes we need to ask ourselves are we facing this problem because of race or because of different points of view.

As a human race, we have decided to major in our differences and make it a big issue instead of celebrating the beauty that comes with diversity. We have indeed taken the differences like gender, race, tribe, nationality, skin colour to play an important role in our lives, which is a shame. But we should also check if the problems we are facing in life are because of those differences or just because we as human beings are having a misunderstanding.

Racism is a thing, but it is not always the thing. Let us try to discern the source of our problems before we put it in the same basket of racism.