Stories of Casual Racism

Many of us have friends of different races. When we do not tune in to their feelings, we may do or say things that hurt them without meaning to. We call that casual racism, or everyday racism. To learn more about casual racism, read the stories below.

01. Was that a compliment or an insult?

02. “You don’t look Singaporean.”

03. Racial jokes: “But they’re cool with it!”

04. Why is my accent funny to you?

05. Language can be a weapon

06. What it means to be friends

07. What’s in a name?

08. Ouch! What a thoughtless question

09. One human race, many peoples