What you mentioned (in the quote I highlighted) and the sexism bit...how true and how sad. But it's something we are struggling to this day. My husband is mix-raced and we have many discussions on this topic because as he is trying to build his company, he has to observe the different behaviours of people as he is looking for investment. And the funniest thing is that he has to reprimand certain people on his board of directors to keep it fair and equal, because the sexism issue comes up as well.

What is it with men and the need to "keep a woman at bay"? I won't go into that deeper today. In short I would say it's the fear to relinquish and share power. Or egos are too big to admit that someone else could be smart and capable as well... Whatever.

I find it interesting that the Chinese culture has the same issue as the black communities. Why? With black communities I thought it can be explained because the church and the stupid segregation put black people into a weird position from the start.

But if you want to be seen equal, you have to first see yourself equal and not ever admit to being less just because you're a darker shade or something.

I've seen the same happening in Mexico with descendants from indigenous cultures vs. the white Hispanics...

I mean, I get it. In every country, in every community, some people are looking for a reason "why they are better than others" and other people look for a reason to look up to someone else. The first one I hate and I think could be eliminated. But the second one puzzles me to this day. Why do we need someone else to look up to? What does that say about me for example, if I felt like that? That I'm not as capable, worthy? That I'd rather have an excuse NOT to do more? What is it? Is it the laziness in us and perhaps fear even, fear of life in general, which makes us cow and hope we could hide, especially hide from more responsibility? Because let's face it, the people we admire, are people who achieve more, do more, try more despite all adversities. And while it's pointless to compare yourself, we can't help ourselves BUT to compare and try to feel better by putting others down or putting ourselves down and give up 'because we could never live up to the greatness of someone else'.

Something like that.

That's why I'm against class because guess what?:)

I grew up in a society without a class system. No one could hide, everyone was on display. And yes, that's a lot of pressure, but you had no excuse that you couldn't reach out for an education or good work, therefore you had to do something. It forces you to step up - for yourself! So you can be proud of yourself.

I was 30 when I moved to the UK and was for the first time confronted with a class system. The strangest thing happened.

The working class people hated us newcomers from East Europe, because they couldn't understand why we're so confident. Well, why not? In my country even if I was working as a cashier in the supermarket, I would be nicely greeted by the doctor as by the janitor. Every job was equally important. And just because someone had more money, that didn't mean that person was better than you in any way. People would respect you, yes, but only if you were a decent person. Period.

So people like me, we could have the Queen standing in front of us and we would go "And?" She's just another person, not god, not better than anyone else. Given her function and role in the UK, if anything, she was worse than the biggest criminal, because she didn't side with the people, didn't even dare to make a Christmas speech last year, for the first time in her life, because no matter what she'd say, she would offend either the government or the people. So she did nothing. To me that clearly says one thing - she is a coward. So why should I revere anyone who didn't prove to deserve respect?

That kind of equality thinking is "unheard of" in the UK or most other places. To me it's natural as breathing and I wouldn't want to be any other way. But let's admit how I came by this?

My country has given me this. The government has decided that women should have equal rights, not just voting but job, educational opportunities and what she wants to do with her body. Period. It has also decided against big private corporations. It has made everyone else equal over night (and granted, the family of my great-grand father lost all the properties and land through that but I'm fine with that).

I'd rather be poor and equal than rich and above everyone else, not caring how others suffer.

What I'm trying to say is, as long as we have to FIGHT for equality, even if we gain some, it will stay on shaky ground.

The system has to be such as to provide for it from the get-go, period. Or else it's all an eternal struggle, also a struggle of identity such as am I a woman or a man, light coloured or dark coloured.

Humans...forever intriguing.

But one thing is clear - as long as we have to fight for any kind of equality, it will always be made extra difficult because of the internal fighting: black against other black people, women against other women. Which will never change and which is being used by the ones who claim to be in charge - male, rich and of light skin. I didn't want to say white because I'm thinking it must be similar in countries like India or China.