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“Bussa is breeding contempt towards whites, they should leave bussa statue and move his.” I’m sitting here being forced to listen to a person with identity issues rant on about how he sees this as the case. He sees this as the case because his Caucasian manager stating this and he agrees with it. Bussa is a reminder of those bad days of slavery and will make “the black locals” want to rise up again or have contempt towards the whites. Nelson however was a hero for all to admire. The more this individual speaks the sadder I become to think that we as a people still look at things this ways.
This person goes out of his way to try “rub” shoulders with the lighter complexions in the office. It is ironic that he is light skinned and acts like the house slaves did. The fact he and others like him seem to believe that your colour makes you “better” or worse than another person or that you need to belittle yourself to be in the graces of these people makes me sad for these people. If a man has no pride in himself then what is he? When you like your existence to the approval/standards of another man what does that say about you or your accomplishments?
This type of behavior is sad but then it hits me that it is real. Whenever a black man starts to develop a successful business we hear he’s either doing drugs or has sold out. I’ve heard saying such as “I can’t work for a black man cause they can’t be trusted” or “white people treat ya better.” These saying to me show that slavery very much lives. It just now exists in a worse form. When mentally subjugated a person is happy to sit in their position and allow the abuse of powers because they can’t do any better. Physical slavery can lead to mental slavery but it also led to people fighting to be free. For the mind refused to settle for not being able to live like everyone else.
“white people don’t like we.” Another popular quote tossed around. I say to you how can anyone like you when you obviously don’t like yourself. these lyrics still ring true
