Therefore, “happyland” is “der Zustand, in dem weiße Menschen leben bevor sie sich aktiv und bewusst mit Rassismus beschäftigen” (Ogette 2017: 14). Tupoka Ogette effectively described in her non-fiction exit racismhow white people should act towards POCs and leads them towards a more cautious and respecting dealing with black people living in the Diaspora. In the position of a white person who never has experienced the effects of racism, I regard it as essential to educate on this pressing social issue of injustice and discrimination by “exiting happyland” (Ogette 2017: 14). As globalization causes all kinds of cultures to clash together, live alongside each other and interact on a daily basis, the dealing and understanding of altering cultural attitudes and norms is crucial to facilitate a respecting and tolerating intercultural contact. The fear that America is still stuck in their narrow-minded racist behaviour they had during the past dominates the people’s minds and leaves them desperate.ĭue to these occurrences, I decided to immerge into the topic of white supremacy and engage in literature on racism in order to educate myself on the identity formation problems POCs encounter when living in the Diaspora. The fact that riots and protests like this still occur in 2020, calls for justice and equality more urgent than ever. Yet not only “matter”, but are also respected, treated equal and loved like every other human being. Worldwide protests demanded that “black lives matter”. People all over the world were shocked that police brutality and murder due to skin colour is still anchored and legitimized in the heads of the American people years after colonialism, slave liberation, Martin Luther King’s Civil Rights Movement and the still ongoing fight against racism. In the recent times, it became more relevant than ever: The Black Lives Matter Movement ensuing from the US swept over the whole world in the least amount of time. Racism and discrimination is a problem older than humankind itself and persists until now, the 21st century. Ifemelu’s journey of becoming – formation and identity building with regard to race and cultureģ.3 Interpersonal relationships and sexual identityģ.4 Cultural hybridity/ Diasporic consciousness

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