“The greatest weapon of the oppressor is the mind of the oppressed”- Steven Biko
What does racism mean? Well race is a physical characteristic that are different and therefore, the ism is a behavior or action that is belonging to a certain class of people that have the power to control the other race. Do we have racism in Hawaii? Yes in a matter of fact, we do have racism in Hawaii with the haoles or tourist. The aggression comes from a certain fear. F=false, E=evidence, A=appearing, R=real. Who is this empowering and who is getting disempowered? With the three P’s, Prejudice, Power, and Privilege, a human being has capability of oppressing another human because they are different. One cannot be a racist unless he/she has the power to subjugate the other. Haole’s need to lose their ignorance when they come to Hawaii because they think Hawaii is like California. I would like to see more humans out of Hawaii act like Kanaka because we are able to communicate to any race without problems because we are the mixed breeds.
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