How to Handle Racism in the West?

on Sunday, March 31, 2013

Have you ever been a victim of Racism or Racists comments? Do you really know what racism is? Have you ever thought of the steps you can take to tackle such a situation? There are people who try to ignore racists comments, while there are others who respond to them aggressively, but what actually can be called as a balanced reply, no one knows. The way of reaction or response depends on the situation and the surroundings that you have to deal with, so you may think that your response is good enough at one situation, but in another circumstances, your response may not get the same appreciation and may face a harsh reply, as well. So what you should do to handle the racist attacks.

First of all, you have to analyze the situation and then give your remarks. The best thing is not to retaliate to any infuriating or hurtful behavior. If you retaliate with any cruel words or gesture, then the other person will not get affected by it. They will just keep the same behavior as they have before. So when they are behaving to you in a negative way then you should not reply the same if you do so then you are equally responsible, because God ordered to avoid hatred even for enemies.

Another option that you can do in such a situation is to ask them about their reasons for using such words? You can question the words that they use. This way you will be able to know what are their intentions and how much poison they have in their heart and mind. You can also tell them about your internal reaction and how you feel about their comments. Tell them clearly that you don’t like it , and their jokes or comments hurt you a lot.

A very important point, when reacting to the racists comments, is not to get angry on their comments because the basic purpose of those comments are to make you feel angry as they try to drive you to do something silly. So you must control your emotions, stay calm and let it go. This will have an impact on the person because he will be unable to attain his purpose. So next time when he wants to address someone with racist comments, he will think twice.

One more and better option is not to indulge into any kind of debate or exchange of hatred words. You should try to compliment him/her on anything. You can say, nice beard, or nice shirt, or just simply I love you mate. This will have an instant impact on the person and his mentality. He will defiantly think of his behavior and you may become a reason for a change in his attitude, and he might start thinking positively and stop making racist comments.



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