hate frustrates me.
This whole issue on Zidane has been pissing me off and absolutely frustrating me so much that I just had to have a 'therapy session' with Sania online about it. I think it's so hard for people who haven't experienced hatred or racism to critize his actions and think that he should have just restrained himself.
Sania was sort of in the middle of this debate and said that people care about the integrity of the game and that its a huge offense to the game and then I told her my side and why I am so sympathetic with his actions. She's Pakistani and Muslim, so I told her what if somoene called her a terrorist just because she's Muslim.. the wrath of her defense would knock you down.. especially if she was in a heated environment.... and that's how he reacted, but used a little bit of violence. Yea, its futbol, yea it's the world cup.. whats your point? Situations dont get heated? People don't fight? If someone said something about my grandparents and the holocaust I would knock them down myslef...
This kind of stuff is SENSITIVE... READ: SENSITIVE. Issues of race and ethnicity.. thats something that touches a nerve in anyone, especially in Europe right now. Sania just mentioned that a lot of Europeans realize his actions and forgive him, and I said yea.. white Americans cant even understand the extent of this frustration. And I also think some of my other frustration stems from that book I've been reading 'Lies my teacher told me' (i read it on and off because it's just makes me so mad if i read too much of it at once) and all the bullshit that I was taught.. and it's just making me so angry that I was so mis-informed about racism and NAtive Americans and just the general history - luckily I grew up in Brooklyn in a diverse environment, otherwise I would think whites were the only people and the chosen ones.
I am SO against racism and hatred.. that this is really infuriating me and the critics of it. My grandmother has never said a bad thing about any race or ethnicity and has never taught me to hate anyone because she knows from experience the true meaning of hate - so it just frustrates me when people dont understand the psychological anger that can arise from people who are constantly being tormented.
So in conclusion, hate frustrates me - violence is not the answer - but standing up for yourself in self-defense is justifiable to me.
Sania was sort of in the middle of this debate and said that people care about the integrity of the game and that its a huge offense to the game and then I told her my side and why I am so sympathetic with his actions. She's Pakistani and Muslim, so I told her what if somoene called her a terrorist just because she's Muslim.. the wrath of her defense would knock you down.. especially if she was in a heated environment.... and that's how he reacted, but used a little bit of violence. Yea, its futbol, yea it's the world cup.. whats your point? Situations dont get heated? People don't fight? If someone said something about my grandparents and the holocaust I would knock them down myslef...
This kind of stuff is SENSITIVE... READ: SENSITIVE. Issues of race and ethnicity.. thats something that touches a nerve in anyone, especially in Europe right now. Sania just mentioned that a lot of Europeans realize his actions and forgive him, and I said yea.. white Americans cant even understand the extent of this frustration. And I also think some of my other frustration stems from that book I've been reading 'Lies my teacher told me' (i read it on and off because it's just makes me so mad if i read too much of it at once) and all the bullshit that I was taught.. and it's just making me so angry that I was so mis-informed about racism and NAtive Americans and just the general history - luckily I grew up in Brooklyn in a diverse environment, otherwise I would think whites were the only people and the chosen ones.
I am SO against racism and hatred.. that this is really infuriating me and the critics of it. My grandmother has never said a bad thing about any race or ethnicity and has never taught me to hate anyone because she knows from experience the true meaning of hate - so it just frustrates me when people dont understand the psychological anger that can arise from people who are constantly being tormented.
So in conclusion, hate frustrates me - violence is not the answer - but standing up for yourself in self-defense is justifiable to me.