Have you been paying attention lately? No, not just scrolling past headlines, but really paying attention?!
Because while we’re busy chasing deadlines, posting selfies, arguing over politics, and obsessing over trends, something deeply disturbing continues to echo across this world, louder than we care to admit and quieter than it should ever be.. Racism. Still here! Still breathing! Still poisoning us all..
A woman shouted racist slurs at children through a kindergarten fence, babies, really. She screamed things like, “Go back to your country” and “You’re Black, I’m White.” That happened. Recently. And not in a war-torn region, or some “extreme” corner of the world but in a so-called peaceful, progressive society. But honestly? This could’ve happened anywhere.
Because racism doesn’t need a visa or passport.
It lives in every country, every community, every generation.
We’ve just become better at dressing it up. It’s no longer always loud. Often, it’s quiet.
Polished.
Legalized.
Normalized.
It hides behind smiles and systems and education levels. It doesn’t always come through fists anymore,sometimes, it comes through shrugs.
And here’s the real tragedy:
The world has stopped being shocked.
We scroll past stories of hate. We sigh. We keep scrolling.
We might whisper, “How sad.” But then what?
Where is the fire?
Where is the demand for better?
Where is the unity we always post about when a tragedy strikes, only to let it fade with the next wave of silence?!?!
Let’s be clear guys this is NOT about one woman or one country or one incident.
It’s about a world that keeps slapping over centuries-old wounds, hoping they’ll heal without ever truly acknowledging the pain.
We have to stop pretending that this is just about “Black and White.”
This is about all of us.. yes Asian, Arab, African, European because racism isn’t binary.
It’s layered. Global! Institutional! and yes Personal.
And the cost?
Our children.
Their innocence. Their joy. Their sense of belonging.
Kids who should be learning ABCs are being taught that their skin is a liability.
Kids who should be building LEGO castles are being forced to build emotional walls.
Kids who should feel safe are learning that sometimes, the world looks at them as less before they’ve even had a chance to introduce themselves.
Let that hurt.
LET THAT HURT!!
Because if that doesn’t shake us, what will?
Now, zoom out. Think of the child who hears they are “too dark” to be pretty.
The boy who’s told his name is “too hard” to pronounce.
The girl whose hijab is mocked.
The kid called “terrorist.”
No child is born hating. But if the world around them keeps whispering they don’t belong, eventually, they’ll start to believe it.
And that, right there, is the death of something sacred.
So yes, this is about racism. But it’s also about humanity. Unity. Legacy.
Do we want the next generation to grow up bandaging wounds we refused to name?
Do we want them to inherit a world where some children are warned, while others are welcomed?
Or do we dare to imagine something better?!?
A world where difference is not danger , it’s beauty.
Where inclusion isn’t a trend, it’s a value.
Where being human means exactly that HUMAN. Without footnotes, exceptions, or disclaimers.
It starts with me, It starts with you.
it starts with Us!
The adults.
The “aware” ones.
Because silence is not safety.
It’s permission.
Every time we let a comment slide, every time we stay quiet at the dinner table, every time we say “it’s just a joke” we are teaching our children what is okay to tolerate.
And what we tolerate, we teach.
Because when one child is targeted, every child is threatened.
We owe it to them, all of them to build a world that doesn’t just say “you belong,” but shows it. In our laws. In our schools. In our stories. In our hearts.
Unity isn’t soft. It’s powerful.
It means standing up. Speaking out. Showing up.
Even when it’s uncomfortable and especially when it’s uncomfortable.
So what can you do?!
You start by listening.
Then you speak.. not because you have all the answers, but because you refuse to be part of the silence.
You teach your children to see beyond skin. To value kindness. To protect the quiet kid. To sit beside the one who’s always left out. You model that.
Daily.
Loudly.
Let them bloom. Wildly. Boldly. Freely.
Because we stopped hitting snooze.
In homes. In schools. In conversations. In hearts.
Because if you know, you know!
and now that you do, what will you do with it?!
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