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19/11/2024

Are Filipinos Racist? and the use of racial slurs.

We once had a discussion in class about localized racism in the Philippines, specifically about Filipinos' awareness of the concept/act. I pointed out that Filipinos do commit a degree of racist acts on a normal basis - such as we use the word "negro" derogatorily to someone, as well as call Chinese people "ching-chong", and "ching-chong-kwayla" even before the China issue emerged. It is also prevalent in Filipino films, particularly in the comedic genre of the spectrum. We interpret this racial labeling, name-calling, as only "pang-aasar"

Furthermore, Filipinos have stigmatized notions towards other cultural groups in the Philippines - Bisaya, Kapampangan, Ilokano, Tagalog, Indigenous People, etc. However, if we (Filipinos) do commit 'horrible' and "racist" acts why do we continue? I argued that it is because, for the longest time, Filipinos are not fully aware of the concept and act of racism, this, in turn, continued to proliferate into future generations until it became a social norm, a taken-for-granted consequence. The Philippines, unlike most countries in the global north, did not have a massive movement against racial discrimination thus disregarding it in our education system.

Another probable explanation of why we continue to persist in the stigmatized notions towards our own cultural groups is because we put little, to no, value on the distinction of each group's heritage and historical biography for we, in some sort of way, limit our understanding of their culture to the mere disparity in the language since we consider everyone and every culture as "Filipino" which in parallel to modern black culture whereas it is socially acceptable to say racial slurs as long as it's being said by the group where it was initially intended for.

So, are some or most Filipinos racist? Yes, but are they aware of racism? Probably not.

19/11/2024

"𝐌𝐠𝐚 𝐁𝐢𝐬𝐚𝐲𝐚 𝐧𝐠𝐚 𝐧𝐚𝐦𝐚𝐧.."

It's important to address the issue of racism and discrimination head-on, even within our own communities. We need to acknowledge that using "𝗕𝗶𝘀𝗮𝘆𝗮" as a derogatory term is 𝘥𝘦𝘦𝘱𝘭𝘺 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘣𝘭𝘦𝘮𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘤 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘱𝘦𝘳𝘱𝘦𝘵𝘶𝘢𝘵𝘦𝘴 𝘩𝘢𝘳𝘮𝘧𝘶𝘭 𝘴𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘦𝘰𝘵𝘺𝘱𝘦𝘴.

𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗱 "𝗕𝗶𝘀𝗮𝘆𝗮" 𝗶𝘀 𝗻𝗼𝘁 𝗮 𝘀𝘆𝗻𝗼𝗻𝘆𝗺 𝗳𝗼𝗿 "𝗹𝗼𝘄 𝗹𝗶𝗳𝗲" 𝗼𝗿 "𝗱𝘂𝗺𝗯." It represents a rich and diverse cultural heritage, just like any other Filipino ethnic group. Reducing an entire group of people to a single, negative label is not only disrespectful but also perpetuates harmful prejudice.

𝖧𝖤𝖱𝖤'𝖲 𝖶𝖧𝖸 𝖴𝖲𝖨𝖭𝖦 "𝖡𝖨𝖲𝖠𝖸𝖠" 𝖠𝖲 𝖠 𝖲𝖫𝖴𝖱 𝖨𝖲 𝖴𝖭𝖠𝖢𝖢𝖤𝖯𝖳𝖠𝖡𝖫𝖤:

𝗜𝘁 𝗿𝗲𝗶𝗻𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗰𝗲𝘀 𝗵𝗮𝗿𝗺𝗳𝘂𝗹 𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗲𝗼𝘁𝘆𝗽𝗲𝘀: It perpetuates the idea that Bisaya people are somehow inferior or less intelligent than others. This is simply not true.

𝗜𝘁 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗿𝗶𝗯𝘂𝘁𝗲𝘀 𝘁𝗼 𝗮 𝗰𝘂𝗹𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝗱𝗶𝘀𝗰𝗿𝗶𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻: When we use language that demeans and belittles others, we create a climate where discrimination and prejudice can flourish.

𝗜𝘁 𝘂𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗿𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗲𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘃𝗮𝗹𝘂𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝗰𝘂𝗹𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗮𝗹 𝗱𝗶𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗶𝘁𝘆: The Philippines is a nation built on the strength of its diverse cultures. By using "Bisaya" as a slur, we are erasing the beauty and richness of that diversity.

𝗪𝗲 𝗻𝗲𝗲𝗱 𝘁𝗼 𝗱𝗼 𝗯𝗲𝘁𝘁𝗲𝗿. 𝘞𝘦 𝘯𝘦𝘦𝘥 𝘵𝘰 𝘣𝘦 𝘮𝘪𝘯𝘥𝘧𝘶𝘭 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘭𝘢𝘯𝘨𝘶𝘢𝘨𝘦 𝘸𝘦 𝘶𝘴𝘦 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘤𝘩𝘢𝘭𝘭𝘦𝘯𝘨𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘰𝘴𝘦 𝘸𝘩𝘰 𝘱𝘦𝘳𝘱𝘦𝘵𝘶𝘢𝘵𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘴𝘦 𝘩𝘢𝘳𝘮𝘧𝘶𝘭 𝘴𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘦𝘰𝘵𝘺𝘱𝘦𝘴. 𝘓𝘦𝘵'𝘴 𝘸𝘰𝘳𝘬 𝘵𝘰𝘨𝘦𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳 𝘵𝘰 𝘤𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘵𝘦 𝘢 𝘗𝘩𝘪𝘭𝘪𝘱𝘱𝘪𝘯𝘦𝘴 𝘸𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘦 𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘺𝘰𝘯𝘦 𝘧𝘦𝘦𝘭𝘴 𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘱𝘦𝘤𝘵𝘦𝘥 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘷𝘢𝘭𝘶𝘦𝘥, 𝘳𝘦𝘨𝘢𝘳𝘥𝘭𝘦𝘴𝘴 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘪𝘳 𝘦𝘵𝘩𝘯𝘪𝘤𝘪𝘵𝘺 𝘰𝘳 𝘤𝘶𝘭𝘵𝘶𝘳𝘢𝘭 𝘣𝘢𝘤𝘬𝘨𝘳𝘰𝘶𝘯𝘥.

𝗜𝗻𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗮𝗱 𝗼𝗳 𝘂𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗴 "𝗕𝗶𝘀𝗮𝘆𝗮" 𝗮𝘀 𝗮 𝘀𝗹𝘂𝗿, 𝗹𝗲𝘁'𝘀 𝗰𝗲𝗹𝗲𝗯𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗱𝗶𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗼𝗳 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗻𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻. 𝗟𝗲𝘁'𝘀 𝗹𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗻 𝗮𝗯𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝗱𝗶𝗳𝗳𝗲𝗿𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗰𝘂𝗹𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲𝘀, 𝗲𝗺𝗯𝗿𝗮𝗰𝗲 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗱𝗶𝗳𝗳𝗲𝗿𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲𝘀, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗯𝘂𝗶𝗹𝗱 𝗮 𝗺𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝗶𝗻𝗰𝗹𝘂𝘀𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗲𝗾𝘂𝗶𝘁𝗮𝗯𝗹𝗲 𝘀𝗼𝗰𝗶𝗲𝘁𝘆.

18/11/2024

𝐁𝐞𝐲𝐨𝐧𝐝 𝐁𝐍𝐖'𝐬 𝐕𝐢𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧

Imagine a world where every person can reach their full potential, free from the constraints of racism. That's our vision. 𝗟𝗲𝘁'𝘀 𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗸 𝘁𝗼𝗴𝗲𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿 𝘁𝗼 𝗺𝗮𝗸𝗲 𝗶𝘁 𝗮 𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗹𝗶𝘁𝘆.

18/11/2024

𝐁𝐞𝐲𝐨𝐧𝐝 𝐁𝐍𝐖'𝐬 𝐌𝐢𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧

𝗢𝗻𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗱 𝗮𝘁 𝗮 𝘁𝗶𝗺𝗲, we're building a tapestry of equality. Our mission: 𝘵𝘰 𝘤𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘵𝘦 𝘢 𝘸𝘰𝘳𝘭𝘥 𝘧𝘳𝘦𝘦 𝘧𝘳𝘰𝘮 𝘴𝘺𝘴𝘵𝘦𝘮𝘪𝘤 𝘳𝘢𝘤𝘪𝘴𝘮, where everyone is valued and empowered.

18/11/2024

"𝐊𝐚𝐢𝐥𝐚𝐧 𝐛𝐚 𝐧𝐚𝐠𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐦𝐚𝐥𝐢 𝐚𝐧𝐠 𝐦𝐚𝐠𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐢𝐛𝐚?"

Let's break down barriers and create a world where everyone can thrive. This video reminds us that 𝘄𝗲 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗮𝗹𝗹 𝘂𝗻𝗶𝗾𝘂𝗲, with our own colors, languages, stories, and cultures. It highlights the struggles faced by individuals who experience discrimination based on these differences. But it also offers a message of hope, showing how we can build a world where everyone feels valued and respected.

𝗝𝗼𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗺𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗮 𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗹𝗱 𝗯𝗲𝘆𝗼𝗻𝗱 𝗯𝗹𝗮𝗰𝗸 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘄𝗵𝗶𝘁𝗲.

15/11/2024

𝐂𝐨𝐦𝐛𝐚𝐭 𝐑𝐚𝐜𝐢𝐬𝐦 𝐓𝐨𝐠𝐞𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫!

Let's unpack the insidious nature of racism—from individual biases to systemic oppression, 𝗹𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗻 𝘁𝗼 𝗶𝗱𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗳𝘆 𝘀𝘁𝗿𝘂𝗰𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗮𝗹, 𝗶𝗻𝘀𝘁𝗶𝘁𝘂𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹, 𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗽𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗻𝗮𝗹𝗶𝘇𝗲𝗱 𝗿𝗮𝗰𝗶𝘀𝗺. Then, discover how you can actively 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗯𝗮𝘁 𝗶𝘁: 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗺𝗼𝘁𝗲 𝗱𝗶𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗶𝘁𝘆, 𝗲𝗱𝘂𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿𝘀𝗲𝗹𝗳, 𝗰𝗮𝗹𝗹 𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝗯𝗶𝗮𝘀, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗮𝗱𝘃𝗼𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝘀𝗼𝗰𝗶𝗮𝗹 𝗷𝘂𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗲.

𝑳𝒆𝒕'𝒔 𝒎𝒐𝒗𝒆 𝐛𝐞𝐲𝐨𝐧𝐝 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒔𝒊𝒎𝒑𝒍𝒊𝒔𝒕𝒊𝒄 "𝐛𝐥𝐚𝐜𝐤 𝐚𝐧𝐝.𝐰𝐡𝐢𝐭𝐞" 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒃𝒖𝒊𝒍𝒅 𝒂 𝒕𝒓𝒖𝒍𝒚 𝒊𝒏𝒄𝒍𝒖𝒔𝒊𝒗𝒆 𝒘𝒐𝒓𝒍𝒅. 𝑱𝒐𝒊𝒏 𝒐𝒖𝒓 𝒎𝒐𝒗𝒆𝒎𝒆𝒏𝒕—𝒐𝒏𝒆 𝒔𝒕𝒆𝒑 𝒄𝒍𝒐𝒔𝒆𝒓 𝒕𝒐 𝒆𝒒𝒖𝒂𝒍𝒊𝒕𝒚 𝒇𝒐𝒓 𝒂𝒍𝒍!






References:

https://www.safes.so/blogs/get-familiar-with-the-4-most-common-types-of-cyber-racism/

https://inar.ie/racism-in-ireland/learn-about-racism/dimensions-of-racism/

https://www.rappler.com/voices/thought-leaders/97514-racism-philippines/

12/11/2024

𝐋𝐞𝐭'𝐬 𝐛𝐮𝐢𝐥𝐝 𝐛𝐫𝐢𝐝𝐠𝐞𝐬, 𝐧𝐨𝐭 𝐰𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐬!

"BEYOND Black and White" is an advocacy campaign fighting racism, celebrating diversity, and fostering a truly inclusive world.

The BBNW's logo powerfully conveys a message of unity and connection. Two hands reaching towards each other, encircled by fingerprint-like rings, symbolize the bridging of divides and the coming together of diverse individuals. The color palette—orange for energy and creativity, red for passion and courage, blue for peace and harmony, and black for strength and resilience—further enhances this message. The fingerprint motif emphasizes the uniqueness of each person while highlighting our shared humanity and interconnectedness. Lastly, the contrast of black and white visually represents the transcendence of racial boundaries, demonstrating that strength, diversity, peace, and inclusivity can coexist harmoniously.

𝐉𝐨𝐢𝐧 𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐦𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐭𝐨 𝐜𝐡𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐞𝐧𝐠𝐞 𝐛𝐢𝐚𝐬𝐞𝐬, 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐦𝐨𝐭𝐞 𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐧𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐜𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐬𝐲𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐦𝐢𝐜 𝐜𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐠𝐞. 𝐅𝐨𝐥𝐥𝐨𝐰 𝐮𝐬 𝐭𝐨 𝐬𝐡𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐠𝐨𝐨𝐝 𝐧𝐞𝐰𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐛𝐞 𝐩𝐚𝐫𝐭 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐬𝐨𝐥𝐮𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧!