It's Wrong to Discriminate Based on Skin Colour
Discrimination based on a person's skin colour is one of the clearest forms of racism, but it is alive and well in 2022. "Critical Race Theory", the movement to disempower white people, is openly being pushed in Western elementary schools, universities, workplaces, the media, and popular culture. It claims to be a cure for racism, when actually it is just racism by another name. A great example showed up today in my provincial newspaper, which is summarized below:
When Vancouver entrepreneur Kasandy moved to Canada from Kenya as a student, she was eager to launch her own business. But she found herself unable to secure a loan because of a lack of credit history and capital.
Now co-founder of the Black Entrepreneurs and Businesses of Canada Society, she wants to help other non-White would-be business owners, many of whom face financial barriers. So the society launched a new contest to help non-White people secure $25,000. The Black Pitch Contest is designed to help non-White people who have been excluded from traditional investment avenues like loans, grants, and business financing.
Kasandy wanted to start a shop in Vancouver's trendy Granville Island neighborhood, but she couldn’t get a loan. “I was having difficulty accessing funding from financial institutions and investors in an unjust system".
Some of the barriers that non-White entrepreneurs still face include poverty, not having a house or other collateral, or a poor credit score, she said. “Immigrants are renters. They do not have equity,” she said. “And maybe they have made some financial mistakes… now they are locked out of the system because they didn’t have financial literacy and don’t have collateral.”
Kasandy made it really simple to apply for the contest online. All contestants have to do is submit a short video proving they do not have fair skin. The contest is designed to be barrier-free, meaning any non-White can apply, no matter their age, gender identity, or experience level.
Finalists will be showcased at the virtual Black Business Summit in February. Full details can be found here. Those who want to donate money to Kasandy can do so there.
Thoughts
She moved from Kenya to Canada as a student, and wanted to open a store in one of the most expensive locations in the country. Instead of saving up, she felt the best plan was to go into debt. But she had no credit history and nothing of value for collateral, so it took a while to make her dream come true. She formed a society and is now taking donations so she can give money to other dark-skinned people, heavily favouring new immigrants with financial problems.
Nowhere did she claim she was discriminated against because of her skin colour. Banks are not obligated to loan money to students with no job, no savings, no equity, and poor credit. In fact, they would be out of business if they did that. She was not the victim of racism. And yet, her response is to begin a racist initiative that redistributes money exclusively to dark-skinned people, calling it "barrier free". And the media promotes her cause, even calling on readers to send in money, which they will do.
My wife and I recently were evicted (by immigrants, but that's another story) from our rented home because it was bought by a family that wanted to live there, not rent it out. There was nowhere in the entire region to rent, due to a 0% vacancy rate caused by mass forced immigration from the Middle East and North Africa. The immigrants are put into free rental apartments by the government, which pays for everything from our taxes. Millions of Canadians, even those with jobs and savings, are living on couches, in cars, and in homeless shelters.
The housing market is down 30% this year due to an historic jump in interest rates. My wife and I, who are both disabled, and have 2 babies, decided to apply for a mortgage. Mortgage payments are now actually cheaper than rent payments! Our income is guaranteed, and more than enough to pay the bills, but we were denied the loan. The reason given was not that we are disabled - that would be discrimination - but that we don't have enough credit. Neither of us believe in credit cards (spending money we don't have), which is the only way in Canada to build credit. Our credit score isn't bad, it's just empty, like we just got off a boat from Timbuktu (even though we've lived in Canada all our lives).
I would love $25000 to start up a new business! But we don't believe in going into debt, so we don't have "credit". My wife and I happen to have fair skin. But if we didn't, we could get grants, loans, a mortgage, etc.
We had to move to a small town 1000 miles away, in the North-West corner of the province. The demographic here is interesting. About 1/4 descend from Europe, 1/4 from India, and 1/2 from indigenous tribes. Fair-skinned people are the minority here, but there are only social programs, free money, and special treatments for immigrants and indigenous people, collectively called "minorities".
I don't care - I'm not interested in getting special treatment. I want to compete on a level playing field. I want to be treated based on how I act, what I say, and what I do. Not who my ancestors were. I don't want special treatment in life, business, society, etc. But I think that should apply to everyone! Nobody should be included or excluded because of their skin colour.
A few years ago, when I became too sick to work, my doctor designated me as disabled and helped me apply for assistance. As part of the process, I was asked "do you consider yourself indigenous?" This is because those people get more money, rights, and privileges. I said no.
In recent years, some fair-skinned people DO try to claim they have indigenous/native blood, to get extra money and standing in society. There's a huge push to out anyone who isn't really indigenous, with the media running stories to shame anyone doing so, digging through their family trees to find anyone that doesn't have ancestors that were already in North America before 1500 AD.
Funny, though... why don't native people pretend to be white? That's because there's no "white privilege" in doing so. Nothing to be gained. In fact, being white means you are discriminated AGAINST. Like Kasandy's free money for non-white people. This is the basis of Critical Race Theory. It's racism, by the very definition, and yet welcomed into our laws and culture. Virtue signalling self-hating white people gobble it up, afraid to be called racist, afraid to question anything.
I am not afraid. I know I am not racist. I believe in equality, fairness, a level playing field, egalitarianism, equal rights, and freedom for all. I do not believe in racism dressed up as anti-racism. Anti-racist just means anti-white. I will not fall for it.
My children will be taught to be proud of who they are. To love their parents, grandparents, and those who came before. To embrace their culture, to love Canada, and to be fair and decent to everyone they meet. They will not be racist, even if that's expected of them by pop culture, the media, and the educational system. I will be homeschooling them, if I live long enough. And if I don't, my wife will be homeschooling them alone. They will not be subjected to racism (or injection mandates) that is required in elementary schools today.
Please join me in refusing racism, and promoting true equality. Let us not be afraid to reject blatantly racist ideologies like Critical Race Theory.
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