Pio's Proverb 131: "RACISM" is Racist!

Any referral or catergorizing of peoples into a "brown, black, white and yellow race" is intrinsically "racist"!
Why? The reason is that the implication is that there are brown, black, white and yellow races. Absolutely the plural of the world "race" is racist because there is ONLY ONE RACE: the Human Race! The brown, black, white and yellow people are different not as to "race" but only different in "nationality".  We have on this earth: Hispanic, Native Americans, African Americans, African Africans, Italian, German, Irish, Polish, Middle Eastern, Arabic, Asian Americans, Asian Asians, Maltese Americans, Maltese Maltese, Croations, Greeks peoples and many more nationalities.  So when I receive an application or any form that has the category "Race", I cross it out vigorously and write the word "nationality" with a note that there is only one race: the human race.

The KKK hanged many African Americans because of the "false abstractions" that these people were less than they were. The Nazis killed millions of Jews as the "final soluton" because the Nazis believed that Jews were less than they were. It is a self-lie to ever think we are better than someone else based on nationality.

Racism can even infilter our subconscious: I heard someone say: "I am dating a nice man; but he is black." That is a somewhat racist statement because when someone is dating an Italian, they do not say: "I am dating a nice man; but he is Italian." We do not say: "I am dating a nice girl; but she is German." Racism can be subtle. The statement "but he is black" means that he will not be accepted or that somehow a black person is just lower than other nationalities.  Let us never pre-fix with the word "but" when referring to an African American because they have exactly the same dignity as our own. We cannot let some segments of racism actually become part of our thinking as to have to use the word "but" when referring to African Americans. In God's eyes, they are just as precious as any other nationality. "Black is beautiful" is a good standard. In the Song of Songs written by King Solomon, there is a line (in the Latin) that says: "Niger sum et pulcra." - "I am black and beautiful". Solomon inspired by the Holy Spirit puts into the mouth of his wife these words that categorize herself as "black and beautiful."

Additionally, there are two Saints that stand out among others that are distinctively African: St. Augustine, Doctor of the Church, and a medical doctor and Dominican brother who was the son of an African woman and a Spanish father. He took care of the sick slaves on board ships. Africans are very precious, precocious, loving, caring and saintly.

Our Father who are in Heaven, please give us Your eyes and Your love when looking at all Your nationalities. Let us not displease You by thinking that my nationality is better than any other nationality. Please correct the world in the plural misuse of the singular word "race".  Most of all, let us know that we are all members of one family: the Human Race" whom You created and are Father of us all. Also, let us realize that we all on this earth come from two parents common to all of us: Adam and Eve which makes us all brothers and sisters of one another. All this we ask in Jesus' Name. Amen.

Love, Pio