Now I am going to do my Home-Learning activity. Since my best score is Interpersonal, I have to interview a friend or a family member. Since only my brother is at home, I have decided to interview him. Firstly I asked him whether he knows what is the meaning of prejudice and discrimination. Just like I expected, he didnt know what it means. I asked him to check the dictionary while I continued with my Home-Learning activities.
After a few minutes, he came out with the dictionary in his hand and he said, "Prejudice is unreasonable dislike of a particular group of people or things, or a preference for one group of people or things over another. Discrimination is the practice of treating one person or group of people less fairly or less well than other people or groups." I smiled at him and said,"well done"
Immediately, he asked me," Isn't it the same as the word 'nigger'?" I was shocked. I didn't expect him to come up with an example so fast. I was just about to ask him to give me an example. So I asked him to elaborate.
He told me," In school, my friend calls my other friend a nigger when they were quarrelling. The whole class laughed so I also laugh. Then got one teacher pass by and heard him so he come in scold us. He say that word is not the correct word to describe someone who is black. But after that happened, many of us still continue to call my friend nigger just because he is an Indian." Then he continued," Just like what you do to Siddarth." I was dumbfounded. Siddarth was an Indian who lived in the same condominium as us. He used to be in the same class as me when we were in Primary School. Everyone hated him even myself. Now whenever we played soccer, I would push him and call him names. I was shocked that my younger brother even noticed that. I think from now on, I will try not to insult Siddarth no matter how irritating he is. Even if I have to, I must not do it in front of my brother. This activity has just taught me a valuable lesson.
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