Re: hate crimes against young Muslim Pakistani
Explains? :aq: Care to explain what it explains?
I don’t consider myself British by nationality anymore, despite the paperwork I’m simply a resident of Britain who will obey its laws, pay his taxes and be cooperative and courteous with fellow residents whether they are foreigners like myself or native British national citizens till my stay here.
How can I consider myself British after I heard a native white person say “Amir Khan the big nosed Paki rat should fight for Pakistan, Bangladesh or wherever else he comes from because simply being born here doesn’t make him British”? I’ve also heard stuff about how coffee coloured Theo Walcott shouldn’t have been allowed to play for England in the world cup because England is a white country and needs to represented as such.
If they don’t accept those who are the flag bearers of their country, what makes me think I’ll be accepted by them? What’s the point in kidding myself? It’s not a nice feeling trying to be a part of a group you’re not wanted by and have to make an active effort to try and make yourself feel a part of it.
There’s many personal racist incidents which come to mind but I wont mention them here, I’ve memorised some juicy comebacks and thorough knowledge of their peoples history to use when the need arises, my chav cousin on the other hand when told to go back home will turn around and tell them “we’re here to use and abuse your country’s facilities, what you gonna do about it”, lol it always sends them fuming but I’m too polite to do that and it doesn’t serve any purpose so I put them in their place by telling them their “glorious” history and I go over current affairs from our perspective so that they never get the cheek to tell us they’re doing us a favour by letting us live here.
I don’t consider myself Pakistani either, my people are exploited by the bureaucracy in Pakistan and are made a mockery out of by the dominant ethnic groups there who call us khochi (gypsies?), nasvarkhor etc. so why should I want to be associated with them? Not to mention the cultural imperialism which can destroy our very identity the gift of our ancestors to us. There was once the “Muslim bhai bhai” argument but Pakistan is hardly Islamic and Islam doesn’t say to let hypocrites rule and exploit you in its name. Untill the blessed Caliphate is restored my people in the Pakistan and Afghanistan controlled areas should work for the liberation of their lands from these countries to form a Pashtun state, maybe not in my lifetime but I want my children and grandchildren to live with their heads held high even if it be in poverty.
I don’t want to be recognised with any group who do not want me and disdain me. When it comes to identity first and foremost I am a Muslim and that’s my permanent-universal identity and then when it comes to temporal identities which I am not arrogant about but I have a soft spot for in my heart I am a Pashtun and I identify with my tribe, simple, identifying with a name given to the land I live by a certain State who rule it holds no value to me anymore.
It’s so nice when you know who you are and you know you truly belong, it’s a nice warm and snug feeling. Wannabes never feel selfrespect, peace and contentment because no matter how much they try and change and kiss backside they’ll never be truly accepted as something they’re not.