I don't have prejudice against myself. My father was a white and my mother was black. Them call me half-caste or whatever. Me don't dip on nobody's side. Me don't dip on the black man's side nor the white man's side. Me dip on God's side, the one who create me and cause me to come from black and white.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- The speaker rejects racial divisions imposed by others and chooses allegiance to a higher spiritual power that created both black and white people.
- In plain terms
- I don't take sides based on race, I only follow God who made me.
- What can you take from it?
- Transcend racial labels by focusing on shared spiritual origins.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- How do you define loyalty beyond social categories?
Another view
Religious faith is not a universal solution for all racial conflicts.
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