Racism is discrimination towards another race and claimed that one's race is superior to others. It is a significant issue that has been around since the 19th century. Racism exists in every part of the world such as in the West, and racial discriminations are most severe against the Black, Asians, African Indians and more. These people faced difficulty to being accepted in the social world as they suffered from prejudices made by ignorant people. Although this racial issue is not severe in Brunei and may not be taken seriously, it is still prevalent and cannot be denied that racism does happen and exist among Brunei community. There are many kinds of racial discrimination that existed in Brunei. It is in the form of verbal abuse such as racial
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All of these privileges are deemed as unfair in comparison to the ethnic minorities, and thus they may end up feeling inferior. For example, the Bruneian citizens who are mostly Malays could easily get free access to education. While at the same time, for the Chinese and Indians that are non-Bruneian, they had to make a certain amount of payment to get an education in Brunei. It showed that Brunei government favored its people and made other ethnic groups have lesser gratification. Another example of Malay privileges can be seen through jobs qualifications. In Brunei, to acquire a job, it is essential to have excellent Malay language skills which can be obtained and seen through resume and CV. In this regard, the system can be seen as being biased towards the Malays as Malay is their native language. On the contrary, other ethnic groups suffer from this discrimination because they are required to learn the Malay language that is not their forte to get a decent job and make a living in …show more content…
Although it is subtle the presence of racism is undeniable. The existence of racism in Brunei should be eradicated to form a harmonized country. The act of racism could also affect the image of a nation and its well-being. Thus, it is vital to put an action against this alarming issue. There are several ways that can be made to diminish racism. For example, the government could implement laws and regulations regarding racial discrimination. Regardless of what kind of racism that is acted out, the effect it had towards the targeted ethnic minorities could prolong, and there are high possibilities that it would affect them mentally. The outcome of the stereotypes that are made out of racism will have definite impacts towards the targeted individuals. For instance, they will have difficulty with being socially accepted due to the racial discrimination by the society. Ashaunta Anderson, a pediatrician, found out in her study that a child's odds of having ADHD increased by 3.2 percent when being exposed to racism (Panko, 2017). The act of racism is inhumane and should not be tolerated anywhere. People should be treated equally, and nobody deserves to be discriminated against their rights. Putting race aside, internally every individual is the same human beings after
All of these privileges are deemed as unfair in comparison to the ethnic minorities, and thus they may end up feeling inferior. For example, the Bruneian citizens who are mostly Malays could easily get free access to education. While at the same time, for the Chinese and Indians that are non-Bruneian, they had to make a certain amount of payment to get an education in Brunei. It showed that Brunei government favored its people and made other ethnic groups have lesser gratification. Another example of Malay privileges can be seen through jobs qualifications. In Brunei, to acquire a job, it is essential to have excellent Malay language skills which can be obtained and seen through resume and CV. In this regard, the system can be seen as being biased towards the Malays as Malay is their native language. On the contrary, other ethnic groups suffer from this discrimination because they are required to learn the Malay language that is not their forte to get a decent job and make a living in …show more content…
Although it is subtle the presence of racism is undeniable. The existence of racism in Brunei should be eradicated to form a harmonized country. The act of racism could also affect the image of a nation and its well-being. Thus, it is vital to put an action against this alarming issue. There are several ways that can be made to diminish racism. For example, the government could implement laws and regulations regarding racial discrimination. Regardless of what kind of racism that is acted out, the effect it had towards the targeted ethnic minorities could prolong, and there are high possibilities that it would affect them mentally. The outcome of the stereotypes that are made out of racism will have definite impacts towards the targeted individuals. For instance, they will have difficulty with being socially accepted due to the racial discrimination by the society. Ashaunta Anderson, a pediatrician, found out in her study that a child's odds of having ADHD increased by 3.2 percent when being exposed to racism (Panko, 2017). The act of racism is inhumane and should not be tolerated anywhere. People should be treated equally, and nobody deserves to be discriminated against their rights. Putting race aside, internally every individual is the same human beings after