Coming to Light
In light of the recent movement which is 'Black Lives Matter' I have decided to look into the racism occurring in Malaysia. As a Malay myself, I have lived in ignorance due to my privilege and foolishly thought racism was no longer a prevalent matter here. Now that I've read a few articles, and heard some rather distasteful words from my parents, I now realize that is not the case. Racism is very much evident in daily life. I am a young girl, my views will not change the world as it is. This is simply how I think. I think all Malaysians should get equal rights for housing, job opportunities, education and such. However, since Malays were the original residents of this land, I suppose a few advantages such as MARA would be good, but not to the point of limiting the opportunities of the other races. All Malaysians should respect each other, no matter what race or religion or even political view. We should be united against racism, not fanning the flames and living in hate. Wh