By Carlene Gill-Kerr
I am no expert but I have an opinion. I wonder if people realise that your race is what you are. There is no choice here. At no point is your opinion sought on the matter. Why then do we embrace prejudice. At what point do we become conscious of differences. Why are our prejudices based on the earth-suits we are given? People go beyond their outward appearances. Prejudices derive largely from culture, upbringing and society. Those, in my view, are the things in need of fixing.
Take the Caribbean, our Caribbean as an example. Ours is a history of migration. We were thrown together from out of various socio-cultural backgrounds and left to work out our own salvation. How have we fared?
The native Lucayan called their home Guanahani. They preceded European invasion and the attendant imposition of their cultural value systems. African slavery was the most profound outcome. After that came subsequent ethnic imports, their own cultural practices already embedded.
