Are you Racist?

@mbilagan (178)
Philippines
September 3, 2007 3:05am CST
I got an email from friend. It's actually an open letter of a radio host from Nevada. He is pertaining to all Filipinos around the globe. I will not write here the entire email that he announced and reannounced at 400 stations accross his country but I will just qoute one of the most hurtful words I ever heard from a foreigner like him. He said that "To all Filipino people, please recognize your roots! You came from a third world! Your country is a disgusting and filthy place. Most of filipinos live in poverty! Your culture has MUCH MORE OF SPANISH influence than Chinese, and absolutely no Japanese whatsover. People in Japan and China do not act like you." "Nothing good has ever come from Philippines and I dont believe anything good either" Those are just some of the hurtful words he said against us. It's as if Filipinos should not live anywhere. Is this the way foreigners think about us? Because I tell you, we are all human and everybody deserve a place wherever we are. Yes, we might belong to a third world country but definitely we are not an idiot just like this host trying to point out. We live a borderless world and thus not belong to Americans, European, Japanese nor Chinese alone. This world is made by God and God made us all so everyone of us has right to live and have a good life. I'm just wondering if you too think this way? Because if you are thinking just like this radio host then I piety you because you dont know what it should like to have a filipino around you. America, Japan, China or even other country are not perfect. We all have our own trash to deal with.
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• Indonesia
4 Sep 07
I don't agree with all racist people. we learn so many from history, how Japan can develop itself after worldwar 2, china, which economic condition is growing very fast. Even USA and all europe country afraid of this fast growing economy. So, maybe this is the time for us to prove and open the racist people that the third world can be grow. So, don't get hurt to any word that said by racist people.
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@mbilagan (178)
• Philippines
4 Sep 07
Thanks for the comments. It makes me feel good!
@wisedragon (2325)
• Philippines
4 Sep 07
sore loser - that racist is a sore loser
I think I have read that a few years back. Don't worry. What he said was so hateful that I suspect there's something personal about it. He probably courted a Filipina in the past ang got turned down. Now he's angry at all Filipinos. So he's just a loser venting his frustration. Don't believe him one bit. He surely doesn't deserve the love of a beautiful Filipina. He's also very stupid. For him Asia is only comprised of China and Japan. He doesn't realize that Asia is the largest continent in the world, comprised of more than 40 countries. If the Philippines is not part of Asia, then why do we participate in the Asian Games? Why are we a member of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN)? If we're not Asian, then what are we? Europeans? Caucasians? He is so stupid.
@mbilagan (178)
• Philippines
4 Sep 07
I definitely agree with you. I am proud to be a filipino and even if he said that I will remain to be proud because I know of who we are. Thanks wisedragon for your beautiful thoughts.
@msjigga (864)
• United States
20 Sep 07
Hi mbilagan! WHat a jerk that radio host is. He should be fired. I am not at all racist. I love all people who are good. I have experience alot racism growing up being a mixed raced Woman. I wish people would learn to accept people the way they are. It is so sad that is 2007 and racism still exists. I am so sorry that radio was so ignorant. Stay strong :)
• Philippines
23 May 08
this man doesn't really know what he is doing! he just got me angry with those words...how on earth would a man like this and all racist people could think so narrow...if Philippines at first hand is nothing of good thing..why do other foreign people still enjoy visiting Philippines and even loved to stay and migrate in here for good..if he really knows well about filipino's then he should think twice before he let go of his words..because if he thinks he's just so smart to know everything..be my guess i'm sure this kind of a racist b@stard wasn't even a good thing himself...
• Philippines
22 May 08
It's really sad to hear a host being a racist. He should be a model on searching for the truth and not hiding or misuse of information. Ther are only two kind of people on the world, one is who do often good well the other you know what. Pray for his soul and mind to be cleansed. Always remember what RIZAL teach us, " matulis ang lapis kaysa espada ". God Bless