Can you empathise with these people?

I was watching the Tyra Banks show, and in it she talked this incident which happened a few months back.

I'll try to recap everything that I can remember.

There was this guy who promoted his party, and there was only 1 condition. Only light-skinned black people were allowed in the party free, but dark-skinned black people have to pay to go to this party in Detroit.

It sparked national outcry in the United States.

You know what's the ludicrous thing and the irony of the whole thing?

THE GUY WHO PROMOTED THE PARTY IS A BLACK.

Certainly, it was racism at its utmost stupidity.

Bringing back into the topic, why is it that up till this century, this era, this time, and up till this very day that racism is still happening?

Why do humans judge their own kind based on their skin colours? Is it wrong to be of a certain colour?

MOST IMPORTANTLY, CAN WE EVEN CHOOSE WHAT SKIN COLOURS WE ARE BORN WITH?

During the time when South Africa was under Apartheid, the black people were severely restricted. Take a look at this image taken in 1989:

Picture courtesy of Wikipedia

"THIS BATHING AREA IS RESERVED FOR THE SOLE USE OF THE MEMBERS OF THE WHITE RACE GROUP."

Think about it, if you were someone other than the white race group, how would you feel? Everything that is so racially divided, that yet even the beach can only allow certain race to go to?

Take a look at this paper bag:

Picture coutesy of Okami.biz

It looks like any other ordinary paper bag right?

But did you know that the blacks were very offended by this years ago?

Whenever they see this paper bag in parties, and other events, it means that they cannot enter.

What does the paper bag means?

ONLY PEOPLE OF THE SAME COLOUR AS THE PAPER BAG OR LIGHTER ARE ALLOWED TO GO IN. ANY SKIN COLOUR DARKER THAN THE PAPER BAG ARE REFUSED ENTRY.

I think I'm probably refused entry if it happens to me.

Yes, some of you might think it's so ludicrous, ridiculous, and dumb. But these are what happened to these people.

Before you say any racial slur to anyone next time, think about the examples on the above.

Put yourselves in other peoples' shoes. Hopefully, this post will let everyone know how important EMPATHY is, and we should all learn from it.