It's been a long while since I wrote. Been busy with work and eluding the staff politics. It sucks big time when i expend so much energy trying to be careful of what i say and do. Mind you, these so called pious people who claim to be self-righteous do not practise what they preach esp when they are the ones shooting arrows behind your back. And worse still, they reinforce or stereotype gender roles in the name of their religion. Note this speech that was made in front of a young impressionable crowd: It is alright for a woman to carry out her daily household chores as this is what she should do and by doing so, she is glorifying god. I turned livid when i heard this. They are obviously manipulating the mindset of the young through a powerful institution - religion. It is bad enough that gender roles are deeply rooted in our patriarchal society and the last thing we need is reinforcement of these roles from other avenues. I would have stood up and protested and condemned the speaker for instilling such sexist statements but that would have warranted eternal condemnation from my colleagues so I shut my trap. I begin to see how my colleagues discourage us from discussing issues on sexism and racism with the young coz it is a 'sensitive' issue. The reasons for discouraging us from discussing about sexism are obvious, as illustrated by what i have said earlier. As for racism, By avoiding such discussions, the young are not able to respect the other races. It is really up to how the leader of the discussion control such talks about racism, it has got nothing to do with sensitivity. Do people have to wait till they take up modules on racism in uni or study lit texts which explore racism before they get a chance to discuss these issues? I am so against the idea of obscuring the harsh reality of racism from the young. Well, it is obvious by now that half of my colleagues ought to be fired as they are deemed unsuitable for this job.