White, brown, yellow or black : what 's the perfect skin color?

Few months ago, the hubby and I watched the movie Blood in Blood out on DVD. There are situations in the story that somehow strangled my little heart partly because it link to real life situations. Yes, I am talking about racism, about the people who think and believe that they are superior or higher class of species. To say it further, history repeats itself. Racial discrimination started centuries ago and still does exists to this generation.

As a brown-skinned individual living in a white dominated world, I see myself being discriminated both in words and through the public's conspicuous eyes. When I am in a crowd like grocery stores, hanging out in the mall or just stopping at convenience stores, I see nasty opposing visages. I could care less for all they know!

My home country, Philippines, is not a discrimination-free country. A dark skinned Pinoy is ugly for for some lighter complected Pinoys. I used to wish back then to have a lighter skin just to get the attention I want from relatives and guys (lol). Now I am thankful that I have a caramel skin. America envies my color and tanning salon makes a lot of money from tan-wannabe-whites.

Inter-racial marriage is generally not accepted in the society. Before I came here, some of the hubby's narrow-minded friends incisively thought that I just wanna be here for the Greencard per se, that after I get it, I would be gone and go find me a hunk. Such an obnoxious indictment and it did injure me emotionally. It's been almost three years and have proven them wrong. The vexation I had for them had vanished. Now they do talk to me with sincerity. On the other hand, it flatters me when the hubby tells about the compliments from his friends and families. I am not carrying my own chair but they said I am pretty with wit and humor (really?). Thanks for them for seeing the other side of me that I really didn't give a care.

TLC's police women of Broward county reminds me, too, of the movie Blood in Blood out. In that show, there is a scenario where a Hispanic police officer handcuffed a Hispanic suspect for selling prohibited drugs (caught in the act). While doing so, the suspect complained that he is being accused because of his skin, brown skin so to say. What an excuse!! It is so clear that he did something wrong and still he throws the truth off others. Coherently, the hubby is a law enforcer. What pisses him off is when a suspect claims or expresses his resentment that he is being accused/handcuffed/jailed because of his skin color. The statement is on the far side of the truth. How I wish that skin color won't be used against or for a certain thing or situation.

I can not speak for other races as I have not open up an in-depth conversation with a yellow person - Chinese, Japanese etc; as well as black and hispanic. I know for certain that a race discriminates one's race. This nature won't depart a human's soul and is forever contagious like a freakin' virus 'til the world stops breathing.