RE: The Hierarchy of Racism: The Filipinos at the Bottom
Yeah, as Filipinos, we should also look to those Filipinas who are proud of their color.
Look at Nicole Scherzinger, because she does not have the pure Pinoy mentality maybe because she is living abroad, she is proud of her color. Other Filipinos who are proud of being Kayumanggi is the daughter of Gary Valenciano: Kiana Valenciano.
That's just one aspect of it. It is just that Filipinos are too nice and we are letting other people treat us badly because we look down on ourselves as well...
Look at what happened when Robin Padilla asserted being a proud Pinoy on Pilipinas Got Talent, he got a lot of bashers. Instead of being proud for putting the Philippines up and educating the contestant of speaking Filipino because he is in the Philippines (for 10 years!) they ridiculed his love for the country. Imagine that.
We can blame it on being colonial minded but c'mon this is 2018, we should be able to realize that we should not let other nations trod upon and insult our fellowmen just because we are kind and hospitable to other nationalities to the point that they abuse us.
I agree that racism should end, beginning with each of us. It can be hard but we each have to realize what kind of thinking we have and how we can be proud to be Filipinos anywhere we go. We should not let other people insult us for being Filipinos.
See how we think we are at the bottom when we should not even be at the bottom. We are hardworking Filipinos as you said. Without us the world's workforce will collapse I say. Hah. I say we don't need to compare ourselves to other nationalities. Each have our own good and bad qualities. No need to say we are at the bottom because we are not and should not be. We must believe in ourselves and be proud to be Filipino. If we are not able to then we should find ways in order to be proud of being one. Like represent the country to a contest or something. Lots of things to do so we can show we are not a nation to be looked down upon.
(Naku nobela na ang comment ko. Lol. Napaqiqil ako eh.)
It's not us who are making ourselves at the bottom but those who treat us with inferiority.
Well then we should not allow ourselves to be treated as such. :)
I'd like to think we are not at the bottom at all. Whatever other people say, we should not consider ourselves as someone at the bottom.
South Koreans study in our country to learn English. Thai people study agriculture and others. Foreigners come here to get educated in our schools, why then are we at the bottom? There are people who think highly of Filipinos too.