So – another post that might just open your eyes to the reality of my opinions. You might disregard entirely after reading this post, or, you might just be convinced. It is hard, thinking about it, to argue my point when the culture here overwhelmingly accepts comedy that brings about race in a very light manner. So, consider the reality now but be critical of it if you are to continue reading my post.
Coming to Canada, many of you by virtue of knowing me, have realized that at times, I have become uber-sensitive to certain situation wherein I take things that have said to me to a very deeper meaning that what is intended. Therefore, when I am sitting in the common room and Russell Peters is on - I sometimes am troubled. The jokes that he makes sometimes are never consolidated by the fact the he sometimes say is in the spirit of jokes. Now, don't get me wrong, some of the jokes - by virtue of response of the audience lead to the fact of the same but my realization is that I someone out there is being hurt, offended or insulted - that bothers me. Some of the jokes that he makes are generalizations that at times are not clarified as that - generalizations. Russell Peters is just an example. The reality is more important, and when I say reality, I'm talking about the reality outside the realm of the comedy world. Let me explain more.
Some of you may know about my wonderful experience when I went up to Vernon. Let me narrate it for those of you who have not heard this tale. After the Bahrain vs. New Zealand match (wherein Bahrain lost =[), I left the hotel to take some fresh air. I met two men who upon looking at me asked me where I am from. I simply responded that I am from Dubai (many of you the story of why I say that, in fact I am from Bahrain). So, one of them responded with saying: "where the f**k is that?” I responded "the middle east. Now the shock comes: the guy bluntly says: so do you have a bomb. Me realizing that he might be playing a joke, I asked him are you joking. He responds by saying, no I am serious. His friend, realizing the situation as getting out of hand tells his friend that that is not a nice thing to say. So he simply walks away.
Again, I might be taking things to a sensitive level, but I am left to wonder. So, putting things together, the reality is this: this person might or might not be a huge fan of Russell but the fact that there are some people here in Canada that thinks like that is just horrifying to me. If there is someone, around our small community at UBCO, at REZ specifically that might be racist, in some way, shape or form, society is broken down. Tying things together, the comedy that is shown on mainstream media might solidify that sadness of reality - racism. It might breed hate - if at all at a small level, hatred breeds hatred. It becomes alright, through this form to become racist, even if the intention is not prevalent. So I ask you this, is it alright? Is it alright to be in some way hypocritical when you think it is alright to laugh at racist jokes?
(Abdul) - As I am now called!
Coming to Canada, many of you by virtue of knowing me, have realized that at times, I have become uber-sensitive to certain situation wherein I take things that have said to me to a very deeper meaning that what is intended. Therefore, when I am sitting in the common room and Russell Peters is on - I sometimes am troubled. The jokes that he makes sometimes are never consolidated by the fact the he sometimes say is in the spirit of jokes. Now, don't get me wrong, some of the jokes - by virtue of response of the audience lead to the fact of the same but my realization is that I someone out there is being hurt, offended or insulted - that bothers me. Some of the jokes that he makes are generalizations that at times are not clarified as that - generalizations. Russell Peters is just an example. The reality is more important, and when I say reality, I'm talking about the reality outside the realm of the comedy world. Let me explain more.
Some of you may know about my wonderful experience when I went up to Vernon. Let me narrate it for those of you who have not heard this tale. After the Bahrain vs. New Zealand match (wherein Bahrain lost =[), I left the hotel to take some fresh air. I met two men who upon looking at me asked me where I am from. I simply responded that I am from Dubai (many of you the story of why I say that, in fact I am from Bahrain). So, one of them responded with saying: "where the f**k is that?” I responded "the middle east. Now the shock comes: the guy bluntly says: so do you have a bomb. Me realizing that he might be playing a joke, I asked him are you joking. He responds by saying, no I am serious. His friend, realizing the situation as getting out of hand tells his friend that that is not a nice thing to say. So he simply walks away.
Again, I might be taking things to a sensitive level, but I am left to wonder. So, putting things together, the reality is this: this person might or might not be a huge fan of Russell but the fact that there are some people here in Canada that thinks like that is just horrifying to me. If there is someone, around our small community at UBCO, at REZ specifically that might be racist, in some way, shape or form, society is broken down. Tying things together, the comedy that is shown on mainstream media might solidify that sadness of reality - racism. It might breed hate - if at all at a small level, hatred breeds hatred. It becomes alright, through this form to become racist, even if the intention is not prevalent. So I ask you this, is it alright? Is it alright to be in some way hypocritical when you think it is alright to laugh at racist jokes?
(Abdul) - As I am now called!
