Who are We Really?

Black, white, yellow, red, caramel, dark chocolate, or milk chocolate. People have been described by a variety of different labels, many of which are starting to sound more and more like sugary sweets. "Trying to Find Chinatown" shows two characters arguing about the importance of race. How big of a part does it play in our lives? Can we really be free of stereotypes?

Race issues have been part of history for as long as history has been recorded and, no matter how hard we try, nothing will ever be equal. As much as people nowadays preach equality, we will never be equal. There will always be racism in the workplace, there will always be that man or woman that locks their doors or holds onto their belongings just a bit tighter when they see a minority walking by. Whether we like it or not, we cannot escape our background, but we can accept it. Like Ben, we can accept who are and grow from the lessons of our ancestors or we can be like Ronnie and completely disregard that part of ourselves.

Our lives and our destinies are our own choice, we decide who we want to be and how we want to live, with our without our culture. If we can't get away from who we are, then why not accept who we are? The only way for complete equality is for the world to be blind.

"In my cartoon, everyone is always scared of me. Just the rulers of my nation are despotic and tyrannical, I'm always classified in their class. Everyone where I'm from is always seen as 'bad' or 'evil' when, in reality, many of us are really nice people. I'm not a bad guy. I'm sick of the stereotypes, and I'm sick of the blind hatred. I hope one day your world can come together and ignore small, irrelevant differences." 


*Image from a Yahoo article about a black equality movement at the University of Michigan