Folks, this is not about family day, business sense, or labour.
in anycase, like i said, no problem in family day, but what nic has pointed out is a case of clear racism (unless we got our definitions wrong)
I witnessed racism first hand the other day
at khalifa stadium.
There were a lot of people (all with valid tickets mind you) trying to get inside but the gates were closed because apparently the stadium was full. This is also
understandable, they have no choice when its full. A stadium in any other country would have done the same thing. May be a management problem but this thread is not about complaining about oversold tickets.
Then to my shock, one of the guards stepped forward and pointed to four blokes and invited them in. The only difference between them and the 100 people at that gate was skin color.
A one off case may be overlooked as a a favor for a friend or recognizing someone in the crowd. Obviously this is also not correct but happens everywhere.
But noooo....
At the next gate, the crowd (all standing peacefully), at the front of the line were 2 ladies with their kids. At the far right side, was another girl with two friends. Suddenly, someone in a white robe came from behind and
asked the guards to let the girl on right and her companions in. If they were following a policy of allowing only families inside, then that is fine too but nah.... the family right in front of the gate was denied entry while the girl from the far side was allowed in.
Guess what was different... skin color.
There were a couple of more such examples
that i saw myself. But it pains me just to
think about it. This is a country i love
(along with my homeland) and it would give me
heartache if this country was to descend into
something so archaic.
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Quidquid latine dictum sit, altum sonatur.
Folks, this is not about family day, business sense, or labour.
in anycase, like i said, no problem in family day, but what nic has pointed out is a case of clear racism (unless we got our definitions wrong)
I witnessed racism first hand the other day
at khalifa stadium.
There were a lot of people (all with valid tickets mind you) trying to get inside but the gates were closed because apparently the stadium was full. This is also
understandable, they have no choice when its full. A stadium in any other country would have done the same thing. May be a management problem but this thread is not about complaining about oversold tickets.
Then to my shock, one of the guards stepped forward and pointed to four blokes and invited them in. The only difference between them and the 100 people at that gate was skin color.
A one off case may be overlooked as a a favor for a friend or recognizing someone in the crowd. Obviously this is also not correct but happens everywhere.
But noooo....
At the next gate, the crowd (all standing peacefully), at the front of the line were 2 ladies with their kids. At the far right side, was another girl with two friends. Suddenly, someone in a white robe came from behind and
asked the guards to let the girl on right and her companions in. If they were following a policy of allowing only families inside, then that is fine too but nah.... the family right in front of the gate was denied entry while the girl from the far side was allowed in.
Guess what was different... skin color.
There were a couple of more such examples
that i saw myself. But it pains me just to
think about it. This is a country i love
(along with my homeland) and it would give me
heartache if this country was to descend into
something so archaic.
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Quidquid latine dictum sit, altum sonatur.