Like the man himself said, "It don't matter if you're black or white!" In a country where it's inhabitants have dark skin it is out of the ordinary for a blonde, blue eyed white girl to wonder the markets in search of jewellery and saris. When a young toddler sees a white person for possibly the first time in he/she's life it is often a response of shock, fright and uncertainty as it is not an everyday occurence. So you would think that dogs too would be more comfortable amongst Sri Lankans, however not the case. Like the Fijian dogs, they bark at their black natives and favour white people. There are dogs everwhere, many that make your heart sink and turn away as the sight of reality is unbearable. All one can think is that hopefully this dog's life is soon to end and so will it's suffering. In our western world we show dogs affection, in Sri Lanka the dogs have no sense of belonging nor love to feel a connection with humans. Do the dogs sense our white soft spot or is it the difference of physical appearances where past experienced have detered them from black Sri Lankans? However, aren't dogs colour blind?
adventures of a nomadic surfer
Wednesday, April 6, 2011
Racist Dogs
Like the man himself said, "It don't matter if you're black or white!" In a country where it's inhabitants have dark skin it is out of the ordinary for a blonde, blue eyed white girl to wonder the markets in search of jewellery and saris. When a young toddler sees a white person for possibly the first time in he/she's life it is often a response of shock, fright and uncertainty as it is not an everyday occurence. So you would think that dogs too would be more comfortable amongst Sri Lankans, however not the case. Like the Fijian dogs, they bark at their black natives and favour white people. There are dogs everwhere, many that make your heart sink and turn away as the sight of reality is unbearable. All one can think is that hopefully this dog's life is soon to end and so will it's suffering. In our western world we show dogs affection, in Sri Lanka the dogs have no sense of belonging nor love to feel a connection with humans. Do the dogs sense our white soft spot or is it the difference of physical appearances where past experienced have detered them from black Sri Lankans? However, aren't dogs colour blind?
