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I agree with it, racism is still a problem in our world today. And Frank is indeed brave, especially having to face a professors and his 'superior'. I think we all just need to take our stand concerning this, like Frank did.Nisha Ward wrote: ↑06 Jul 2019, 09:42 This is obviously still a problem the world over, but the author makes it a point to confront these because he has a different experience of it.
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I agree that the author was brave and had a strong Will to face discrimination and racism since his childhood and enough resilience to never let it affct his goals.kristine29 wrote: ↑28 Jul 2019, 03:43 For me he is a strong-willed man and he is very brave . I can only imagine all the experience that he went through but nevertheless I've been enlightened and so I thank you dear author of this book for this is a worthwhile read. I do hope someday that I can be as brave. as frank. in facing this kind of discrimination
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I agree that the author was brave and had a strong Will to face discrimination and racism since his childhood and enough resilience to never let it affct his goals.kristine29 wrote: ↑28 Jul 2019, 03:43 For me he is a strong-willed man and he is very brave . I can only imagine all the experience that he went through but nevertheless I've been enlightened and so I thank you dear author of this book for this is a worthwhile read. I do hope someday that I can be as brave. as frank. in facing this kind of discrimination
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Agreed! If someone has poor assumptions of you, prove them wrong! They won't be able to say anything then because you've earned their respect, begrudging or not.Browlyns wrote: ↑27 Jul 2019, 02:35 I think the best way to defeat racism is to excel above them then they will have no choice but to acknowledge you. Recently in Kenya, my home. A great Guyanese with similar background struggles became the CEO of the biggest company in this region of. Africa. When he passed on, a white colleague on his memorial hailed him as a "white man in a black man's skin"
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That is horrible. How degrading! This CEO was obviously intelligent and productive. And, you know, this other man thought he was giving him a compliment. I was very surprised to see that this type of racism goes on even in Africa. I just thought that people who experienced it would not want to participate in it. I guess it's like a bad attitude -- it spreads easily.Browlyns wrote: ↑27 Jul 2019, 02:35 I think the best way to defeat racism is to excel above them then they will have no choice but to acknowledge you. Recently in Kenya, my home. A great Guyanese with similar background struggles became the CEO of the biggest company in this region of. Africa. When he passed on, a white colleague on his memorial hailed him as a "white man in a black man's skin"
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Yes, it was a positive aspect to the author's journey thay he had not encountered racism in Guyana.Aditi Sapate wrote: ↑29 Jul 2019, 11:27 I'm surprised to hear that he didn't encounter racism in Guyana. It's just a happy feeling to know that there is some part of the world that has freed itself from this disgusting and ridiculous discrimination.