I am tired of racism. It is rampant in all forms of society. Even here, in Canada, where racial bias supposedly does not exist. It is mostly hidden, existing almost exclusively in the minds of a few ignorant. Recently, however, I was victimized so blatantly that I had no choice to become enraged.
Racism is nothing new to me. In the span of my entire life, I have been subjected to various forms of this discrimination. An Indian child, growing up in a predominantly Arab community, my daily life was plagued with the disease. Being kicked off soccer fields that my friends and I were first to start playing on, just to allow Arab children playing time was commonplace. Snide remarks by hosts in restaurants about "dirty Hindus" was the norm. …
